WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1980
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MRS DIANA LEE, HEAD OF THE SECTION, SAID INJURY GRANTS WERE PAYABLE FOR INJURIES WHICH HAD CAUSED AT LEAST SEVEN DAYS' LOSS OF EARNING CAPACITY.
+WHILE IT IS NOT KNOWN AT PRESENT IF ALL OF THEM WILL REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF SEVEN DAYS' SICK LEAVE, WE WISH TO EXPLAIN TO THEM THE SCHEME AT AN EARLY STAGE AND ARRANGE INITIAL APPLICATIONS PENDING MEDICAL CERTIFICATES, SHE SAID.
THIS WILL FACILITATE PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS AND SUBSEQUENT PAYMENTS ONCE APPLICANTS ARE MEDICALLY CERTIFIED TO BE ELIGIBLE, SHE ADDED.
MRS LEE ALSO URGED THOSE VICTIMS OF THE ACCIDENT, WHO WERE ON SICK LEAVE AFTER DISCHARGE FROM HOSPITAL, TO OBTAIN SICK LEAVE CERTIFICATES WHERE APPROPRIATE AND APPLY AT THE TAVA SECTION.
UNDER THE SCHEME, THE PAYMENT RATES OF WHICH WERE INCREASED BY 15 PER CENT IN OCTOBER, INJURY GRANTS RANGE FROM $160 TO A MAXIMUM OF $4 960 DEPENDING ON THE GRAVITY OF INJURY.
THE MAXIMUM DEATH GRANT FOR THE LOSS OF A SOLE WAGE-EARNER IS $23 000, AND FOR THE LOSS OF HUSBAND OR WIFE WHO IS NOT A WAGE-EARNER BUT WITH CHILDREN, $16 200. BURIAL GRANT IS $1 600 PER PERSON.
THE TAVA SCHEME IS NON-MEANS TESTED AND PROVIDES QUICK CASH RELIEF FOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS OR THEIR DEPENDANTS REGARDLESS OF WHO WAS AT FAULT IN CAUSING THE ACCIDENT,
TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS CAN APPLY WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THE ACCIDENT AT THE TAVA SECTION ON THE 14TH FLOOR OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTRE AT 280 GLOUCESTER ROAD, HONG KONG (TEL. NO. 5-779421 AND 5-7903650).
NOTE TO EDITORS:
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SIR MURRAY TO OFFICIATE AT TUEN MUN CEREMONY
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE WILL OFFICIATE AT THE STONE LAYING CEREMONY FOR THE YAN 01 TONG COMMUNITY AND INDOOR SPORTS CENTRE, KAI MAN PATH, TUEN MUN ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 5) AT 2.30 PM.
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND MEMBERS OF YOUR STAFF TO COVER THE CEREMONY. PRESS TRANSPORT WILL LEAVE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER AT 1 PM. MR DONALD STRANGE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION PRESS UNIT WILL BE PRESENT TO HELP MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES.