FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1980
THEY WERE LAST INCREASED BY 15 PER CENT IN SEPTEMBER AND WILL GO UP BY ANOTHER 22 PER CENT FROM SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR.
THE NEW PAYMENT RATES IN THE CASE OF A SINGLE PERSON WILL BE $280 A MONTH FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE- $355 A YEAR FOR LONG-TERM SUPPLEMENT $280 A MONTH FOR DISABILITY ALLOWANCE AND $140 A MONTH FOR OLD AGE ALLOWANCE, OLD AGE SUPPLEMENT OR DISABILITY SUPPLEMENT.
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SEMINAR ON THE WORK OF GOVERNMENT
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A SEMINAR ON THE SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT+, ORGANISED BY KWUN TONG CITY DISTRICT OFFICE, WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (SATURDAY), FROM 3 PM TO 6 PM AT THE UNITED COLLEGE, CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.
THE SEMINAR, ONE OF A SERIES ORGANISED FOR RESIDENTS IN KWUN TONG, IS AIMED AT PROMOTING GOOD COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP TO MEET INCREASING DEMANDS GENERATED BY THE GREATER SCOPE FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION.
THE ACTING CITY DISTRICT COMMISSIONER OF KWUN TONG, MR WONG YING-WAI, SAID THE SEMINAR WOULD BE USEFUL AND CHALLENGING SINCE IT PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL LEADERS TO EXPLORE THEIR ALREADY RICH EXPERIENCES.
+THE GOVERNMENT'S MOVE TO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION CAN ONLY BE SUCCESSFUL IF LOCAL PEOPLE HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE GOVERNMENT MACHINERY AND HOW THE EXISTING AND FUTURE CONSULTATIVE CHANNELS CAN BE USED MORE EFFECTIVELY TO IMPROVE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR WONG ADDED.
AT THE SEMINAR, A SLIDE SHOW ON THE WORK OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE WILL BE SHOWN BY THE ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS, MR DAVID TSUI KWAN-PING.
IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A TALK ON THE CONSTITUTION OF THE URBAN COUNCIL AND ITS WORK+ BY URBAN COUNCILLOR MR STEPHEN LAU MAN-LUNG.
MR ANDREW WONG WANG-FAT, LECTURER IN GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY, WILL SPEAK ON +GOVERNMENT MACHINERY AND AREA COMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIP.
THE SEMINAR WILL CLOSE WITH A PANEL DISCUSSION FOR PARTICIPANTS TO EXCHANGE THEIR VIEWS AND IDEAS.
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