TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1986
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CASH AID FOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS
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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT GRANTED $4 140 FROM THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS ASSISTANCE (TAVA) FUND TODAY (TUESDAY) TO THREE OF THE 12 PEOPLE INJURED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN NORTH POINT ON TUESDAY LAST WEEK.
THE THREE WERE GRANTED PAYMENTS RANGING FROM $690 TO $1 840.
THE ACCIDENT, WHICH OCCURRED NEAR THE JUNCTION OF KING'S ROAD AND SHELL STREET, INVOLVED A PUBLIC LIGHT BUS AND A DOUBLE-DECKER BUS. SEVEN MEN AND FIVE WOMEN WERE INJURED.
FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT, STAFF OF THE TAVA SECTION VISITED THE INJURED PEOPLE IN HOSPITAL OR CONTACTED THOSE DISCHARGED BY TELEPHONE TO OFFER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
AT PRESENT, THE TAVA SECTION IS AWAITING FOR A REPLY FROM TWO OTHER VICTIMS. THE OTHER SEVEN WERE NOT QUALIFIED AS THEY HAD NOT BEEN IN HOSPITAL FOR THE MINIMUM PERIOD OF THREE DAYS.
THE TAVA SCHEME PROVIDES QUICK FINANCIAL HELP TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS OR THEIR DEPENDANTS, REGARDLESS OF WHO WAS AT FAULT IN CAUSING THE ACCIDENT.
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REVIEW ARTICLE ON HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE PUBLISHED
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THE MAY ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS CONTAINS A SPECIAL REVIEW ARTICLE ENTITLED +RESULTS OF THE 1984/85 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY AND THE NEW CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES+.
A HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT BETWEEN OCTOBER 1984 AND SEPTEMBER 1985 TO COLLECT UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON THE AVERAGE EXPENDITURE PATTERNS OF HOUSEHOLDS IN HONG KONG.
BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY, THE WEIGHTS FOR COMPILING THE NEW CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES WERE DERIVED AND THE NEW INDEXES HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED SINCE APRIL THIS YEAR.
THE SPECIAL REVIEW ARTICLE GIVES THE SUMMARY FINDINGS OF THE 1984/85 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY AS WELL AS THE SALIENT FEATURES OF THE NEW CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES.
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