Hong Kong Ordinances

PERSONAL DATA (PRIVACY) ORDINANCE - SECT 9

Staff of Commissioner, etc.

(1) The Commissioner may-

   (a)  employ such persons (including technical and professional persons);
        and

   (b)  engage, other than by way of employment, such technical and
        professional persons, as he thinks fit to assist him in the
        performance of his functions, and the exercise of his powers, under
        this Ordinance.

(2) The Commissioner shall determine-

   (a)  the remuneration and terms and conditions of employment of any person,
        or any person belonging to a class of persons, who may be employed
        under subsection (1)(a);

   (b)  the remuneration and terms and conditions of engagement of any person,
        or any person belonging to a class of persons, who may be engaged
        under subsection (1)(b).

(3) The Commissioner may-

   (a)  grant, or make provision for the grant of, pensions, gratuities and
        retirement benefits to employees;

   (b)  provide other benefits for the welfare of employees and their
        dependants;

   (c)  authorize payments, whether or not legally due, to the personal
        representatives of a deceased employee or to any person who was
        dependent on such employee at his death.

(4) The Commissioner may-

   (a)  establish, manage and control; or

   (b)  enter into an arrangement with any company or association for the
        establishment, management and control by that company or association
        either alone or jointly with the Commissioner of, any fund or scheme
        for the purpose of providing for the pensions, gratuities, benefits
        and payments referred to in subsection (3).

(5) The Commissioner may make contributions to and may require employees to
make contributions to any fund or scheme referred to in subsection (4).

(6) In this section "employees" (僱員) includes any class of employee which
the Commissioner specifies and in subsection (3) includes former employees.
(Enacted 1995)

"employees" (僱員)