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Saturday, December 2, 1972
AID FOR TENANTS INVOLVED IN REHOUSING SCHEME
Cash grants ranging from $150 to 3400 have been approved for
seven families who are poountering financial difficulties involved in
moving from Shek Kip Mei to the new estate at Pak Tin as part of the
rehousing scheme there.
This follows the completion of investigations by the Shek Kip
Mei field unit of the Social Welfare Department. The unit has been
looking into cases where tenants receiving public assistance claimed
to have difficulties in moving to the new address.
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Another 13 applications for grants are being considered.
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The Social Welfare Officer, specially seconded to the rehousing
unit, has also finished his round of home visits to about 140 families who
applied for assistance of one form or another.
He has referred more than 40 tenants to the Labour Employment
Service for jobs, three disabled people to the Family Services Division
of the Social Welfare Department for vocational training and eight families
for public assistance.
Counselling service was also offered to several tenants.
The current phase of the Shek Kip Mei rehousing scheme involves
the transfer of some 1,860 families from the old estate to Pak Tin.
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