Ex Gratia

20 Apr 2008

Jobless former Oasis employees are seeking more than HK$10 million in back pay and salaries in lieu of notice through the Protection of Wages on Insolvency Fund.

1:57AM

HK$9m paid to victims of violence

20 Aug 2006

Victims of violent crime or of injuries caused by law enforcement officers using firearms were paid HK$9.82 million in compensation in the year 2005-06, the Social Welfare Department said...

2:25AM

Factories offered $1.7m to clear out

17 Apr 2006

Operators at the Housing Authority site say the compensation, equal to 10 years' rent, is inadequate

2:50PM

Exco due to discuss civil service retirement plan

14 Jan 2003

Voluntary retirement plans to help cut the size of the civil service are expected to be discussed by the Executive Council as early as today.

6:00AM

Lamppost protest over hurt thumb

3 May 2002

A prisoner had to be talked down from a 10-metre lamppost after a three-hour protest over compensation for an injured thumb.

12:04AM

$20m for 10 officials forced to retire

9 Feb 2002

Ten senior officials have been forced to retire with compensation of $20 million under a scheme to get rid of mediocre staff, the Government has revealed.

2:49PM

Opinion

The 1-2 punch heard around the world

5:37PM

Wang Xiangwei

Placating graduates a work in progress

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5:24AM

OWNERS AFFECTED BY URBAN RENEWAL MAY GET MORE MONEY

Owners of property affected by urban renewal projects could receive more compensation to help them buy a replacement.

Under current policy, the calculation of the cost of a...

1:27PM

Compensation hope for home-owners

Executive Council convenor Leung Chun-ying has agreed to look into property transactions involving homes built on government land that has been slated for clearance.

12:04PM

Aid plea after $20m fish loss

A group of 250 fish farmers is asking for government financial aid to help them weather a red-tide disaster that has killed hundreds of thousands of fish in Tai Pang Wan in the past two weeks.

3:35AM

Cannot get compensation

I refer to the report headlined, 'Boats blockade harbour as fishermen demand cash' (South China Morning Post March 10), where a spokesman for the Planning, Environment and Lands Bureau was...

2:14AM

Poultry slaughter payouts increased

The Government yesterday bowed to pressure from the poultry industry and increased compensation for chickens slaughtered in the hunt for the deadly bird flu virus.

7:35PM

Last-ditch protests bid to lift compensation package

Chicken industry workers and political parties demonstrated yesterday in the hope of getting a last-minute increase in the poultry slaughter compensation package due to be finalised today.

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