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THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1975.
NEW SOCIAL SECURITY FIELD UNIT IN KOWLOON CITY
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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT WILL OPEN A NEW SOCIAL SECURITY FIELD UNIT IN KOWLOON CITY, ITS TWENTY-THIRD, ON SATURDAY (FEBRUARY 1). IT WILL BE LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF FOOK TAO MANSION AT 8-12, SUNG WONG TO ROAD OPPOSITE THE AIRPORT.
THIS FIELD UNIT WILL HANDLE APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER THE SOCIAL SECURITY SCHEMES OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT FROM PEOPLE LIVING IN KOWLOON TONG KOWLOON CITY INCLUDING THE WALLED CITY, SAI TAU VILLAGE, MODEL VILLAGE AND THE WANG TAU HOM AND LOK FU ESTATES.
WITH THE OPENING OF THIS NEW OFFICE, IT WILL BE
NECESSARY TO ADJUST THE GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FIELD UNITS IN SAN PO KONG, WONG TAI SIN AND NGAU TAU KOK, EXPLAINED MR. LU YU-HUA, PRINCIPAL SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF FIELD UNIT OPERATIONS.
THE SAN PO KONG FIELD UNIT WILL THEREFORE DEAL WITH APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE FROM PEOPLE IN SAN PO KONG, CHOI HUNG AND PING SHEK ESTATES, NGAU CHI WAN, DIAMOND HILL, THE AREA EAST OF SHA TIN PASS ROAD, NORTH OF CHOI HUNG ROAD AND SOUTH OF FUNG TAK STREET, TAI HOM VILLAGE AND SAI KUNG.
THE WONG TAI SIN FIELD UNIT WILL COVER WONG TAI SIN AND TUNG TAU ESTATES, NGA TSIN WAI, YAN OF, YAN YEE AND LION ROCK VILLAGES AS WELL AS MA CHAI HANG" AND CHUK YUEN.
THE NGAU TAU KOK FIELD UNIT'S RESPONSIBILITITY EXTENDS OVER THE AREAS OF NGAU TAU KOK, JORDAN VALLEY, FOOK WAH VILLAGE, KOWLOON BAY, KWUN TONG, TO THE WEST OF HONG NING STREET AND RENNIE'S MILL.
BECAUSE OF THE ADJUSTMENT IN BOUNDARIES OF RESPONSIBILITY, MR. LU POINTED OUT, SOME CASES WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM ONE UNIT TO ANOTHER.
ANYONE CURRENTLY RECEIVING ASSISTANCE THROUGH ANY OF THESE FIELD UNITS WHO IS UNCERTAIN WHICH ONE THEY SHOULD DEAL WITH FROM SATURDAY, SHOULD THEREFORE CONTACT THE UNIT AT WHICH THEY HAD ORIGINALLY MADE THEIR APPLICATIONS.
AT THE END OF DECEMBER 1974 THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 41,267 CASES OF FAMILIES OR INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN ADDITION TO 53,862 PEOPLE WHO WERE RECEIVING EITHER THE DISABILITY OR INFIRMITY ALLOWANCE. PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR AMOUNTED TO $82,154,145 AND $53,095,218 RESPECTIVELY.
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