MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Deputy President, I thank the 12 Members for speaking on the motion. Now I would like to give a response. A Member has pointed out that not all work-related injury cases involve insurance frauds and private detectives are hired by insurance companies to harass workers. I must emphasize that the …
Motion on “Combating Insurance Frauds” (2015.01.21) Read More »
MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Mr LEE Cheuk-yan’s amendment urges the Government to set up a “central employees’ compensation fund” to save on the administration fees incurred for handling insurance claims in respect of industrial accidents, and to reduce frauds relating to workmen’s compensation insurance. I respect Mr LEE Cheuk-yan’s wish for the setting up …
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MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): President, I move that the motion, as printed on the Agenda, be passed. Insurance frauds have become unmanageable, and among them, the worst cases are those about workmen’s compensation insurance and motor vehicle insurance which involve personal injuries or death. What is more, the frauds have become syndicated. Very often, …
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MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Chairman, the proposal to allow employees to withdraw the accrued benefits of their Mandatory Provident Funds (MPF) in instalments actually aims to avoid the current situation marked by either a full withdrawal or non-withdrawal of accrued benefits by scheme members. The purpose of this proposal is to give scheme members …
Motion on “Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes (Amendment) Bill 2014” (2015.01.21.) Read More »
MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): In my capacity as Chairman of the Bills Committee on Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes (Amendment) Bill 2014 (Bills Committee), I would like to report on the deliberations of the Bills Committee. The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes (Amendment) Bill 2014 (the Bill) seeks to amend the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance …
Motion on “Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes (Amendment) Bill 2014” (2015.01.21) Read More »
MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): President, the main reply points out that over the past three years, no loss adjuster was successfully prosecuted. Actually, this is only one side of the story. This is because there was a recent court case about a loss adjuster, only that no sufficient evidence was found. Also, as Members …
MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Chinese): President, the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance (Cap. 485) (MPFSO) has been in force since 2000. The complaints received by the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) in recent years were mainly related to employers’ defaults on contributions to Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) schemes and failure to enrol their employees …
MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Chinese): President, recently, some workers who were injured at work have pointed out that in the public areas of various public hospitals’ departments which are responsible for making medical assessments for injured workers, branch offices of the Employees’ Compensation Division of the Labour Department (LD) as well as offices of the …
President, the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) engaged a consultant to study on the trustees of mandatory provident fund (MPF) and administration costs of MPF. The relevant report was published last year, recommending a number of measures to improve the MPF system, including promotion of computerization in the relevant processing to reduce costs and …
Council Meetings (Question): Measures to Improve MPF Scheme (2013.11.06) Read More »
MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): President, I did not intend to speak at first because this is just a very simple motion regarding the minimum level of relevant income for Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) contributions. Unfortunately, as is usual in this Chamber, this very simple matter has been made very complicated. Members have been delivering …
