TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1988
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ALLOWANCES UNDER LEGAL AID LEGISLATION INCREASED
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL TODAY (TUESDAY) APPROVED AMENDMENTS TO THE LEGAL AID (ASSESSMENT OF RESOURCES AND CONTRIBUTIONS) WHICH WILL INCREASE THE PERSONAL ALLOWANCES
CAPITAL CRIMINAL CASES.
IN
DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY
REGULATIONS INCOME AND AND IN CIVIL
FOR
SET AGAINST LEGAL AID
LINE WITH
THESE AMENDMENTS ARE IN ASSISTANCE SCHEME BASIC RATES AND COME INTO YEAR.
A REVIEW OF THE PUBLIC FORCE ON APRIL 1 THIS
THE AMENDMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
INCOME
A)
AN APPLICANT WITH
NO DEPENDANTS.
B)
AN APPLICANT WITH ONE DEPENDANT.
I
C)
DI
AN APPLICANT WITH TWO OR THREE DEPENDANTS.
AN APPLICANT WITH MORE THAN THREE DEPENDANTS.
INCREASED FROM $510 TO $560.
INCREASED FROM $380 FOR HIMSELF AND $380 FOR THE DEPENDANT TO $420 FOR HIMSELF AND $420 FOR DEPENDANT.
INCREASED FROM $370 TO $410 FOR THE SECOND AND THIRD DEPENDANTS IN ADDITION TO B).
INCREASED FROM $360 TO $400 FOR EACH OF THE ADDITIONAL DEPENDANTS IN ADDITION TO B) AND C).
CAPITAL
A) AN APPLICANT WITH NO
DEPENDANTS.
INCREASED FROM $6,450 TO $7,100.
B)
AN APPLICANT WITH DEPENDANTS:-
I) THE APPLICANT HIMSELF
II) IN RESPECT OF EACH
DEPENDANT
INCREASED FROM $4,300 TO $4,730.
INCREASED FROM $4,300 TO $4,730.
FURTHER INFORMATION MAY BE
OBTAINED FROM THE LEGAL
AID
HONG KONG.
DEPARTMENT, 24TH FLOOR, QUEENSWAY GOVERNMENT OFFICES,
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