Luo Zhiguang: No-stop 2 yuan ride discount but no timetable, Cathay Pacific contract cannot be controlled by the government

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Written by: Zhai Ruimin

2020-10-24 10:40

Last update date: 2020-10-24 10:40

At the beginning of the year, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor proposed to implement a two-yuan ride concession plan for 60 to 64 years old. However, there have been reports recently that some members of the Executive Council believed that the annual expenditure derived from the measures amounted to tens of billions of dollars and had no economic benefits. The government intends to suspend the plan.

The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Law Chi-kwong, attended the radio program this morning (24th) to explain that the bureau’s consultancy study report has been roughly completed and briefed the guild on Monday. During the process, news leaked, so some members made a strong statement. Response; but he clarified that the government has never issued any statement, emphasizing that there is no stopping plan, and the work is still going on or even speeding up.

Luo Zhiguang also said that the current situation is very different from the beginning of the year. The government did not expect to spend 300 billion yuan to deal with the epidemic. The financial situation is an important consideration, and the economic benefits of the plan are of secondary importance. The authorities still target the launch in the following fiscal year. But failed to implement a specific timetable.

Luo Zhiguang received interviews with commercial and RTHK programs this morning. He mentioned that in the research work of the authorities, special attention was paid to the abuse of the elderly Octopus. He said with a smile that encouraging non-elderly people to travel is not a policy goal.

The government initially prefers to use personal Octopus to reduce abuse, but it takes a long time to issue it. The bureau plans to adopt a phased replacement method and first allow 590,000 elderly people aged 60 to 64 to apply.

When the government announced the policy at the beginning of the year, it was expected that the plan would involve an additional expenditure of about 1.7 billion yuan. Luo Zhiguang said that the intermediate figure was based on the preliminary report. specific number.

In addition, in addition to dealing with sustainability issues such as the increasing number of elderly people, Luo Zhiguang also mentioned that some transportation companies provide half-price concessions for the elderly, which in a disguised form allows other passengers to subsidize. At the level of welfare policies, it is necessary to examine whether this expenditure should be Government burden.

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Earlier news reported that the government plans to increase the statutory labor holiday from the current 12 to 17 days in 10 years.

Luo Zhiguang pointed out that it is a preliminary proposal and is currently being discussed with the LAB, hoping to balance the opinions of all parties and the economic environment.

Regarding Cathay Pacific’s large-scale layoffs, Luo Zhiguang said that the government has two observers on the Cathay Pacific Board of Directors. The plan to announce the layoffs was announced by the former Financial Secretary’s Office and the Transportation and Housing Bureau. He was informed indirectly.

He described layoffs as a business decision. The role of the government is to provide assistance to employees. The Department of Labor has received more than 100 enquiries including understanding of labor rights, and will try its best to provide job matching and retraining.

As for the remaining Cathay Pacific employees who need to sign a new contract, Luo Zhiguang said frankly that the government could not control it in theory, reminding the employer that compensation should be made if the original contract is cancelled, and the reasonable rights and interests of the employees are taken into consideration.

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