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BY VIRTUE OF OTHER PROVISIONS IN THE ORDINANCE, DEPENDANTS OF SUCH FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR WILL ALSO BE ELIGIBLE TO BENEFIT.
+HOWEVER, FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR OR THEIR DEPENDANTS WILL STILL HAVE TO PROVE NEED. THOSE WHO ARE ABLE TO EARN A REASONABLE LIVING WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE FUND, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
TO AVOID DOUBT, THE OPPORTUNITY IS ALSO BEING TAKEN TO LIST SEPARATELY THE AUXILIARY NURSING SERVICE, THE ROYAL NAVAL YARD POLICE AND THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE IN THE LIST OF FORCES AND ORGANISATIONS WHOSE MEMBERS OR DEPENDANTS OF SUCH MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO BENEFIT.
THE FUND WAS ESTABLISHED ON FEBRUARY 21, 1947, BY THE HONG KONG WAR MEMORIAL FUND ORDINANCE,
THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE FUND IS TO PROVIDE FOR THE MAINTENANCE, EDUCATION, BENEFIT OR ADVANCEMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE FORCES AND ORGANISATIONS LISTED IN THE ORDINANCE WHO SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF THE PACIFIC WAR, AND THEIR DEPENDANTS.
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND IS VESTED IN A COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
AT PRESENT THERE ARE 101 BENEFICIARIES, ALL AGED OVER 40. THE CURRENT RATES OF SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE PER MONTH ARE $870 FOR A SINGLE PERSON, $1,740 FOR A COUPLE, $580 FOR EACH OF THE FIRST TWO DEPENDANT CHILDREN AND $445 FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT CHILD.
PRIZES FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTEST WINNERS
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WINNERS OF THE HONG KONG IN PROGRESS+ PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTEST WILL RECEIVE THEIR PRIZES TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT A CEREMONY TO BE HELD IN THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES THEATRE.
THE 32 PRIZE-WINNING PHOTOGRAPHS WERE SELECTED FROM 926 ENTRIES FOR THE CONTEST, WHICH WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OF HONG KONG WITH THE AIM OF PROMOTING HONG KONG'S IMAGE BOTH LOCALLY AND OVERSEAS.
THE WINNING PHOTOGRAPHS, TOGETHER WITH 130 OTHERS WHICH HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR EXHIBITION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN AUGUST ARE NOW BEING SENT TO LONDON BY AIR. THERE WILL BE TWO EXHIBITIONS, ONE IN THE ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL AND THE OTHER IN THE PENTAX GALLERY.
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