Occupational Deafness Compensation Board

Occupational requirements: - at least 10 years of employment in aggregate in specified noisy occupations in Hong Kong or at least 5 years in the case of 4 occupations that are particularly noisy ; and - having been employed under a continuous contract in a specified noisy occupation in Hong Kong within the 12 months prior to making the application for compensation. (A continuous contract means a contract of employment under which the employee has worked for the same employer for 4 weeks or more, and for at least 18 hours in each of these 4 weeks.) Hearing loss requirements: The hearing loss, being the average of hearing losses measured by audiometry over the 1, 2 and 3 kHz frequencies, should fulfill the following requirement: - Binaural hearing loss - sensorineural hearing loss amounting to not less than 40 dB in each ear, where such loss of at least one ear is due to noise; or - Monaural hearing loss - sensorineural hearing loss amounting to not less than 40 dB in only one ear, where such loss is due to noise.