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Wednesday, November 21, 1973

$400,000 FROI COLUNITY RELIEF TRUST FUND FOR KOWLOON BAY FIRE VICTIS

The Social Welfare Department has made available a sum of $400,000

from the Community Relief Trust Fund for victims of the Kowloon Bay fire

to build new homes, This money will be distributed to them through

the Housing Department.

Meanwhile, the City District Office, Kwun Tong, today distributed

$20 per head to the victims from the Fat Choy Fund to help them meet:-

any urgent need of cash.

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The Social Welfare Department is still supplying two meals daily

to the victims.

The Department has also arranged with the Medical and Health

Department to supply milk powder for babies under one year old.

Following is a list of the total number of relief articles issued

to the victims by the Social Welfare Department since the outbreak of the

fire on Thursday night:

Cooking pots:

465

bowls

1,747

chopsticks:

1,747 pairs

blankets:

1,802

clothing:

5 bales

tovels:

1.747

soap:

1,747 cakes

tooth brushes

1,747

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