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THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1980
AS TO THE DISABILITY SUPPLEMENT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID IT FORMS PART OF THE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE SCHEME AND WILL BE PAID TO THE PARTIALLY DISABLED WHO ARE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS.
THOSE WHO ARE ALREADY RECEIVING AN OLD AGE SUPPLEMENT UNDER THE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE SCHEME OR A SPECIAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE AS THESE PAYMENTS ARE INTENDED TO COVER SIMILAR NEEDS, HE SAID.
THE DISABILITY SUPPLEMENT, HE SAID, WILL BE $115 A MONTH AND WILL BE ADDED TO THE BASIC PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PAYMENT.
PARTIAL DISABILITY, HE ADDED, MEANS A 50 PER CENT OR MORE LOSS OF EARNING CAPACITY AS DEFINED IN THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ORDINANCE, OR A MENTAL OR PHYSICAL CONDITION MEDICALLY CERTIFIED AS BEING BROADLY EQUIVALENT.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE DISABILITY SUPPLEMENT WILL BRING TO THREE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SUPPLEMENTS UNDER THE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE SCHEME TO MEET SPECIAL NEEDS,
THE OTHER TWO, IMPLEMENTED IN 1978, ARE THE MONTHLY OLD AGE SUPPLEMENT FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS AGED 60 AND OVER, AND THE ANNUAL LONG-TERM SUPPLEMENT TO REPLACE ESSENTIAL HOUSEHOLD ITEMS FOR THOSE RECEIVING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE FOR 12 MONTHS OR MORE, HE SAID.
FOR ANYONE DISSATISFIED WITH OFFICIAL DECISIONS ON SOCIAL SECURITY MATTERS, INCLUDING ELIGIBILITY AND PAYMENTS, AN
INDEPENDENT APPEAL BOARD IS AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE A SPEEDY MEANS OF REDRESS, HE ADDED.
VALUATION LISTS FOR EIGHT NT RATING AREAS DECLARED
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THE COMMISSIONER OF RATING AND VALUATION, MR R A FRY TODAY (THURSDAY) DECLARED THE VALUATION LISTS FOR EIGHT AREAS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WHICH WERE SPECIFIED FOR RATING LAST JUNE.
THE LISTS WERE THEN HANDED OVER TO THE DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING SERVICES, MR G D EDEN IN HIS CAPACITY AS COLLECTOR OF RATES.
RATES WILL BE CHARGED BY THE COLLECTOR BASED ON THESE
VALUATION LISTS EFFECTIVE FROM APRIL 1, 1980.
THE LISTS DECLARED BY THE COMMISSIONER CONTAIN SOME 6 500 ASSESSMENTS WITH A TOTAL RATEABLE VALUE OF ABOUT $45 MILLION. THEY ARE IN RESPECT OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
AREA P
AREA Q
AREA R
AREA S
CHEUNG CHAU,
PENG CHÂU,
LANTAU AND MA WAN ISLANDS,
LAMMA ISLAND,
/AREA D2