The Labour Department will conclude the Pilot Rehabilitation Programme for Employees Injured at Work on September 22 as planned, in view of the participation rate and the need to utilise public resources effectively.

Making the announcement today, the department said that as of the end of July, a total of 2,309 injured employees, or about half of the original estimate, had joined the pilot scheme, with 1,729 of them having recovered after treatment.

The programme will stop accepting new applications from September 23, although the relevant office will continue to provide assistance to cases that still require rehabilitation treatment and follow-up services.

Launched on September 23, 2022, the three-year pilot adopts a case-management approach to provide timely private outpatient rehabilitation treatment services to injured construction employees.

The scope of the scheme was later extended to cover the catering and hotel sector, as well as transportation and logistics.

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