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Chapter: | 423
 | Title: | EMPLOYEES RETRAINING ORDINANCE | Gazette Number: | L.N. 130 of 2007 |
| Section: | 2 | Heading: | Interpretation | Version Date: | 01/07/2007 |
For the saving and transitional provisions relating to the amendments made by the Resolution of the Legislative Council (L.N. 130 of 2007), see paragraph (12) of that Resolution.
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-
"applicant" (申請人) means an eligible employee who makes an application under section 17(1); (Amended 5 of 1997 s. 3)
"Board" (再培訓局) means the Employees Retraining Board established under section 3;
"certificate of exemption" (豁免證明書) means a certificate of exemption as defined in section 17G of the Immigration Ordinance (Cap 115); (Added 5 of 1997 s. 3)
"Chairman" (主席) means the Chairman of the Board appointed under section 3(2)(a)(i) or any other person when acting as Chairman;
"condition of stay" (逗留條件), in relation to any person, means a condition of stay imposed in respect of the person under the Immigration Ordinance (Cap 115); (Added 5 of 1997 s. 3)
"contract of employment" (僱傭合約) has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Employment Ordinance (Cap 57);
"Director" means the Director of Immigration;
"eligible employee" (合資格僱員) means an employee who-
- (a) is the holder of an identity card or a certificate of exemption; and
(b) (i) is not subject to any condition of stay, other than a limit of stay; and
- (ii) is not in breach of any limit of stay; (Added 5 of 1997 s. 3)
"employer" (僱主) has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Employment Ordinance (Cap 57);
"Executive Director" (行政總監) means the Executive Director of the Board appointed by the Board in the exercise of the power conferred on it by section 5(2)(b); (Added 102 of 1994 s. 2)
"financial year" (財政年度) means the financial year of the Board referred to in section 9(1);
"Fund" (基金) means the Employees Retraining Fund established under section 6;
"identity card" (身分證) means an identity card within the meaning of the Registration of Persons Ordinance (Cap 177); (Added 5 of 1997 s. 3)
"imported employee" (外來僱員) means a person who is the subject of an application by an employer under section 14(4); (Amended 5 of 1997 s. 3)
"labour importation scheme" (輸入僱員計劃) means a scheme referred to in section 14(3);
"levy" (徵款) means the levy imposed under section 14(1);
"limit of stay" (逗留期限), in relation to any person, means a condition of stay limiting the period during which the person may remain in Hong Kong; (Added 5 of 1997 s. 3)
"quota" (配額) means a quota allocated under section 14(4);
"retraining allowance" (再培訓津貼) means the retraining allowance referred to in section 21(4);
"retraining course" (再培訓課程) means a course provided or conducted by a training body for the purpose of training or retraining trainees to acquire new or enhanced vocational skills;
"Secretary" (局長) means the Secretary for Labour and Welfare; (Replaced L.N. 130 of 2007)
"supplementary retraining programme" (附屬培訓計劃) means a programme approved by the Board and provided or conducted by a training provider for the purpose of training or retraining eligible employees to acquire new or enhanced vocational skills or to facilitate their employment; (Added 102 of 1994 s. 2. Amended 5 of 1997 s. 3)
"trainee" (受訓僱員) means an applicant invited to attend a retraining course or a supplementary retraining programme under section 19(2); (Amended 102 of 1994 s. 2)
"training body" (培訓機構) means a body specified in Schedule 2;
"training provider" (附屬培訓機構) means a body or person appointed under section 4; (Added 102 of 1994 s. 2)
"visa" (簽證) means a visa issued under section 61 of the Immigration Ordinance (Cap 115);
"vocational skills" (職業技能) means any skills leading or related to employment. (Added 102 of 1994 s. 2)
(Amended 102 of 1994 s. 2; 5 of 1997 s. 3)