The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Law Chi-kwong, will be stepping down. He wrote to colleagues today (29th) that with the support of various departments, the Bureau has achieved great achievements during his term of office. It is believed that under the leadership of the new government, the next five years Works more smoothly.
During the tenure of the Secretary for Labour and Welfare Law Chi-kwong, the Legislative Council passed the third reading of the bill to abolish MPF hedging.
(File photo/Photo by Liao Yanxiong)
Law Chi-kwong said that in the past five years, he was honored to serve as the Secretary of the Labour and Welfare Bureau. With the support of his colleagues from the Labour and Welfare Bureau, the Labour Department, the Social Welfare Department and other departments, he has made great achievements, which have been detailed in his blog. .
He said that while the five-year tenure was at times frustrating and anxious, he enjoyed working with colleagues.
Law Chi-kwong pointed out that the past three years have been the biggest challenge since the establishment of the SAR. He believes that the future will be bright and will proceed very smoothly under the leadership of the new government. He believes that colleagues will fully support the new director, Sun Yukhan.
Today is Luo Zhiguang's last working day. He believes that he will meet colleagues on other occasions in the future.
Law Chi-kwong wrote two articles in the Secretary's blog earlier to end the progress of labor benefits during his tenure, including increasing the maternity leave to 5 days, extending the statutory maternity leave to 14 weeks, canceling the MPF hedging, etc. He also stated that the expenditure of the Social Welfare Department is the highest ever. The total expenditure is 57.2% more than the previous government.
Law Chi-kwong pointed out that the 57.2% increase in the current government's SWD expenditure is the highest after the handover. Law Chi-kwong is still trailing behind. Law Chi-kwong: The process of repairing social divisions is long and cannot be resolved by one or two policies or a symposium on the 25th anniversary of the handover | The grassroots calls for heightened vigilance in response to the resurgence of the epidemic. Luo Zhiguang recalls a number of amendments, saying that the term of the current government will end, but labor protection will not come to an end
