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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1987
UNDER THE CATEGORY OF "CASH, SAVINGS, INVESTMENTS, READILY
THE RATE FOR A REALISABLE ASSETS AND VALUABLE POSSESSIONS",
SINGLE A PERSON IN PERSON LIVING ON HIS OWN WILL BE $12,900 AND $8,600 FOR THE FAMILY.
FOR REAL PROPERTY, IT WILL BE $6.
450 FOR A SINGLE PERSON LIVING ON HIS OWN AND $4,300 FOR A PERSON IN THE FAMILY.
IS
OCCUPY
IN CONNECTION WITH UNOCCUPIED PROPERTY, AT PRESENT A PERSON
BUT FAILS TO DISQUALIFIED FROM PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IF HE OWNS PROPERTY WITH A CAPITAL VALUE OF $6,150.
IN FUTURE, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE WILL HAVE THE OF ANY DISCRETION TO DISREGARD THE VALUE
PROPERTY TEMPORARILY NOT
IN SPECIAL OCCUPIED BY THE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS
CASES, FOR WIFE CASE WHERE EXAMPLE, IN A DIVORCE OR BATTERED
ONE SPOUSE HAS
MOVED OUT OF THE FAMILY'S HOUSE.
WITHIN THE
IF
IT WILL ALSO BE
DIRECTOR'S DISCRETION TO GRANT PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TO A YOUNG PERSON AGED 15 TO 17 IN HIS OWN RIGHT
AS HOME, SUCH HE HAS STRONG JUSTIFICATION FOR LIVING AWAY FROM CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT REQUIRING HIM TO LIVE AT HIS PLACE OF WORK.
THE
THE LEVEL OF MONTHLY INCOME FOR DETERMINING GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT WILL ALSO BE REVISED FROM $315 TO $370.
OF
FOR
RECENTLY COMMITTEE IMPLEMENTING THESE
APPROVED THE
ΤΟ IMPROVEMENTS
ALLOCATION
THE
PUBLIC
THE FINANCE $25.7 MILLION ASSISTANCE SCHEME.
AT THE END OF NOVEMBER, 1987, THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 63,079 CASES INVOLVING ABOUT 96,600 PERSONS ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.
"PAYMENTS TO AFFECTED CASES WILL BE ADJUSTED
CAN
RECEIVE
THEIR
FIRST
AUTOMATICALLY SO ON THEIR 1988," THE
THAT THEY
ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS ORIGINAL PAY RATES SPREADING BETWEEN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY SPOKESMAN SAID.
HYF FARE RISES TO TAKE EFFECT ON NEW YEAR'S DAY
(SUNDAY) THAT FARES COMPANY
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE REMINDED TODAY FOR FERRY SERVICES OPERATED BY THE HONGKONG AND YAUMATI FERRY WILL BE INCREASED FROM JANUARY 1 NEXT YEAR.
FOR CROSS-HARBOUR
PASSENGER
SERVICES,
ADULT FARES
WILL BE
REVISED FROM $1.70 TO $1.80, AND MONTHLY TICKETS WILL COST $75 INSTEAD OF $70.
/FARES FOR