Volume 3, Issue 1 (2008)
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Preface
Katie Roney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v [PDF]
Occupational Accident Insurance for All Workers: The New Challenges for China
Robert Guthrie and Mariyam Zulfa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 [PDF]
Abstract: Traditionally, benefits payable for occupational injury or disease in China were only available from State-run enterprises. Rural workers in China have until recently been excluded from workers’ compensation schemes. In addition, China has experienced a steady increase in privatisation leading to a lack of accident coverage for workers, and also correlates with a growing number of occupational injuries and diseases. Beginning July 2004, China has legislated the expansion of the coverage of its occupational accident insurance to include all forms of enterprise. These regulations present considerable challenges to Chinese administration and businesses. This Article explores the details of the Rules for Occupational Accident Insurance and compares them with international norms and practices. This Article likewise offers some comments and reflections on the likely areas of difficulty for the administration of the Rules.
The Influence of Hong Kong Banking Law on Banking Reform in the PRC
Duncan Alford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 [PDF]
Abstract: After the hand over of Hong Kong by the United Kingdom to the People’s Republic of China ("PRC"), some commentators predicted that China would interfere with Hong Kong’s economy and legal system despite the Basic Law's protections. This Article argues that in the area of financial supervision, particularly bank supervision, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has significantly influenced banking reform in the PRC. The PRC’s implementation and development of bank supervisory standards that approach compliance with international financial standards has been significantly influenced by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority ("HKMA"), Hong Kong’s central bank, through both informal and formal contacts between HKMA officials and PRC bank supervisory officials. The Article briefly analyzes the PRC banking system, provides a short history of banking reform in the PRC, describes the influence of the HKMA and the Hong Kong financial sector generally on the PRC banking reform efforts, and finally examines the prospects of continuing Hong Kong influences on PRC banking reform.
Media Disclosure of Individual Privacy: A Proposed Framework for China
Jianyuan Yang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 [PDF]
Abstract: This Article observes the methods of applying the rules about the protection of individual privacy against the media in the United States and the United Kingdom. By comparing these two approaches, potential solutions to problems relating to Chinese privacy law may emerge. This Article therefore attempts to build a practical framework for Chinese courts to utilize in handling relevant privacy cases. Though privacy law concerns a broad range of problems, this Article is limited to the invasion of privacy by media.
Cite As: 3 E. Asia L. Rev. 1 (2008)
E-ISSN 1943-8249
