FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1986
CASH ASSISTANCE GIVEN TO FAMILY
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INJURY GRANTS AMOUNTING TO $1 380 HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT UNDER THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS ASSISTANCE (TAVA) SCHEME ON BEHALF OF TWO CHILDREN INJURED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED IN CASTLE PEAK ROAD ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
A MAN AND HIS SON WERE KILLED IN THE ACCIDENT WHILE TWO OTHER SONS AND A DAUGHTER WERE INJURED. ONE OF THE INJURED BOYS DIED YESTERDAY (THURSDAY).
THE GRANTS ARE IN ADDITION TO THE $2 700 MADE AVAILABLE BY THE DEPARTMENT FROM CHARITABLE TRUST FUND TO THE FAMILY YESTERDAY FOR TEMPORARY MAINTENANCE.
THE DEPARTMENT WILL KEEP IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE FAMILY AND GIVE COUNSELLING AND OTHER ASSISTANCE THAT MAY BE REQUIRED.
HONG KONG-AUSTRIA TEXTILES AGREEMENT INITIALLED *****
HONG KONG AND AUSTRIA HAVE INITIALLED A NEW THREE-YEAR TEXTILES AGREEMENT, THE TRADE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE AGREEMENT, CONCLUDED AFTER CONSULTATION IN VIENNA THIS WEEK, WILL RUN FROM FEBRUARY 1 NEXT YEAR UNTIL JANUARY 31, 1990.
THE NEW AGREEMENT COVERS THE SAME FOUR CATEGORIES PUT UNDER RESTRAINT IN THE CURRENT AGREEMENT AND PROVIDES FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN SOME ASPECTS.
THE NEW ACCORD PROVIDES FOR AN ANNUAL GROWTH RATE OF ONE PER CENT FOR WOVEN SHIRTS AND BLOUSES COMPARED TO 0.5 PER CENT IN THE CURRENT AGREEMENT.
ANNUAL GROWTH RATES FOR THE TWO OTHER RESTRAINT CATEGORIES WOVEN SLACKS, SHORTS, TROUSERS AND DIVIDED SKIRTS AND KNITTED AND WOVEN DRESSES AND WOVEN SKIRTS - REMAIN UNCHANGED AT TWO PER CENT.
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CARRYOVER-CARRYFORWARD FOR THE FOUR RESTRAINT CATEGORIES WILL BE INCREASED FROM THE CURRENT TEN PER CENT AND FIVE PER CENT TO ELEVEN PER CENT AND SIX PER CENT. WHILE THE SWING PROVISION FOR ALL CATEGORIES REMAINS AT FIVE PER CENT, THE SAME PERCENTAGE ALLOWED FOR IN THE CURRENT AGREEMENT.
/FOUR ITEMS