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Tuesday, June 20, 1972
"It is expected that they will be able to move into their new
homes either today or tomorrow," a department spokesman said.
Officers of the Social Welfare Department have begun investigations
among victims of the thunderstorm to see what aid can be given to them
within the terms of the Community Relief Trust Fund administered by the
Director of Social Welfare as Trustee.
A spokesman for the department said members of the public wishing
to donate to the Fund should make their cheques payable to the Community
Relief Trust Fund and address them to the Director of Social Welfare
Distribution Of Funds
Of the $2 million available in the Fund for immediate allocation by
'the Director, $1 million is expected to go to the Agriculture and Fisheries
Department to help residents suffering losses of life, stock, crops and
pond fish.
An allocation of $200,000 has already been made to the New
Territories Administration to assist people in the New Territories.
The Public Assistance Division of the Social Welfare Department
is using the Fund for burial grants and cash allowances to families who
have lost their chief bread-winners. It is also being used to help
victims who have lost their homes, and to repair dwellings damaged by
the thunderstorm.
Up to four o'clock this afternoon, a total of $100,320 had been
received from members of the public for the Community Relief Trust Fund.
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