Explanatory Notes
Note 1: The signature and company chop which appear in both copies of Form 2 submitted to the
Commissioner for Labour should be in the original.
Note 2: If the Business Registration Certificate No. is not available, the Identity Card No. of the
employing person should be entered.
Note 3: Section C on particulars of principal contractor/holding company should be completed only when
the employer is either —
(a) a subcontractor; or
(b) a subsidiary of a holding company within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap.
32) and which is covered by and specified in the insurance policy taken out by the group of
companies to which it belongs.
Note 4: Describe how the accident happened, state what the employee was doing at the time and give
details of how the accident happened, e.g. what work was the injured doing, what factors (directly
and indirectly) leading to the accident, and how he was injured, etc.
Note 5: The name and address of the insurer as appeared on the insurance policy, instead of those of the
broker or agent, should be entered here.
Note 6: Earnings include —
(a) cash wages;
(b) the value of any privilege or benefit which can be estimated in cash, e.g. food, fuel or
quarters supplied to the employee if, as a result of the accident, he is deprived of any of
them;
(c) overtime or other special remuneration for work done, whether in the form of bonus,
allowance or otherwise, if it is of a constant nature; and
(d) customary tips.
But remuneration for intermittent overtime, casual payments of a non-recurrent nature, the value
of travelling allowances or concession and the employer’s contributions to provident funds are
not included.
Note 7: Construction Site
Building worksite: site for building substructure, superstructure, etc.
Civil worksite: site for building roads, bridges, etc.
Renovation/repair of existing buildings: internal or external renovation, repairing, painting or
external wall cleaning, etc. (Note: Fitting-out in new buildings should be regarded as a building
worksite.).
Shipyard
Floating vessel: ship building or repairing conducted on floating shipyard or floating vessel.
Non-floating vessel: ship building or repairing conducted on slipway or shore.
Maintenance workshop: maintenance workshop of the shipyard where parts of ships are
machined, repaired or maintained.
Manufactory
Production area: production workshop or any location where actual production is being carried
out.
Maintenance workshop: maintenance workshop of the manufactory where machinery parts are
machined, repaired or maintained.
Loading/unloading area: location inside the manufactory assigned for loading and unloading
activities including cargo handling.
Storage area: location inside the manufactory used for storage purpose.