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Friday, June 29, 1973
"It is a public scheme of non-contributory social insurance as
necessary as other social security provisions," he said.
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The scheme is administered by two boards the Criminal Injuries
Compensation Board and the Law Enforcement Injuries Compensation Board -
comprising members of the community, including solicitors and barristers
who have the competence to determine each application according to its
merits from the social and legal points of view.
The procedure for applying is very simple. All an applicant has
to do is to get a form from any police station, city district office or
district office of the New Territories Administration.
Mr. Chau said that while there would not be any "bureaucratic delay"
in the processing of an application, some time was usually required for
the applicant or the Secretary to the Boards to obtain an accurate medical report.
This report was needed in order to understand and assess how the victim
was injured or disabled and in what way he should be compensated.
Awards to fatal cases can be paid out within a very short time
after the receipt of an application which is considered eligible by the
compensation board,
Release time: 0.30 p.m.