C
I
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION
for WRITTEN answer cn
cn24...April...1978.
HK +GD
The draft reply should reach the Parliamentary Unit through your Under-Secretary by
NOON ON TUESDAY
25 APRIL 1978.
Mr Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what are the qualifications for, and the value of, the old-age supplement and the long-term supplement recently introduced for those receiving social security assistance in Hong Kong.
MR Evan Luard
Old age supplement of HK$100 per month is paid to those aged 60 and over not already receiving Welfare Allowance under the
Public Assistance Scheme. The long term supplement of
HK$500 per family, and HK$250 for single people, is paid annually to those who have received Public Assistance for one year.
7.
3?
27/4