SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1979
OVER $6.5 MILLION PAID OUT UNDER TAVA SCHEME
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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT HAS PAID OUT MORE THAN $6.5 MILLION AS QUICK CASH RELIEF TO PEOPLE UNDER THE NO FAULT TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS ASSISTANCE SCHEME SINCE ITS IMPLEMENTATION ON MAY 1.
THE PAYMENTS WERE MADE TO 215 CASES INVOLVING DEATH AND 1 843 CASES INVOLVING INJURIES WHICH HAD CAUSED AT LEAST SEVEN DAYS' LOSS OF EARNING CAPACITY OF A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIM.
MRS. DIANA LEE, HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT'S TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS ASSISTANCE TAVA) SECTION, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THE AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS FOR THE FATAL CASES TOTALLED $1.38 MILLION AND THAT FOR THE INJURY CASES, OVER $5.1 MILLION.
SHE SAID THE GRANTS FOR THE INJURY CASES INCLUDED FURTHER PAYMENTS IN 560 CASES WHEREBY THE APPLICANTS WERE MEDICALLY CERTIFIED TO REQUIRE EXTENDED SICK LEAVE.
IN CASES ALREADY PROCESSED, SHE SAID, THE HIGHEST PAYMENT WAS $21 100 MADE IN ONE FATAL CASE, WHILE OTHER PAYMENTS RANGED FROM $800 TO $20 100.
+AT PRESENT, 332 OTHER APPLICATIONS ARE BEING PROCESSED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND THE APPLICANTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS IN A FAIRLY SHORT TIME, SHE SAID.
THE NON-MEANS TESTED SCHEME AIMS AT PROVIDING QUICK CASH RELIEF TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS OR THEIR DEPENDANTS REGARDLESS OF WHO WAS AT FAULT IN CAUSING THE ACCIDENT.
MRS. LEE SAID PEOPLE INVOLVED IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AFTER MAY 1 THIS YEAR COULD APPLY WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THE ACCIDENT.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SCHEME CAN BE MADE AT THE TAVA SECTION OF SWD ON THIRD FLOOR OF THE FIRE BRIGADE BUILDING AT 46 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG (TEL. NOS. 5-222392 AND 5-223254).
TEMPORARY RAILWAY STATION FOR MONG KOK
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A TEMPORARY RAILWAY STATION WILL BE BUILT ON THE EMBANKMENT BETWEEN YIM PO FONG STREET AND PEACE AVENUE IN MONG KOK.
THE TEMPORARY STATION IS TO MINIMISE INCONVENIENCE TO TRAIN COMMUTERS DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW MONG KOK STATION.
THE CONTRACT FOR THE WORK WILL AWNINGS, A COVERED WAITING AREA AND TOILETS AND A SNACK SHOP.
INCLUDE THE BUILDING OF PLATFORM ANCILLARY FACILITIES SUCH AS
ACCESS TO THE TEMPORARY STATION WILL BE THROUGH A RAMP OR STAIRCASES FROM YIM PO FONG STREET WHILE THE EXIT WILL BE VIA STAIRCASES TO A FOOTBRIDGE ACROSS ARGYLE STREET AND PEACE AVENUE.
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