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EXTENSION OF TAVA SCHEME BEING CONSIDERED
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THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT THE GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING EXTENDING
ALL VICTIMS OF ACCIDENTS VICTIMS ASSISTANCE (TAVA) SCHEME SO THAT
ARE VEHICLES TRANSIT
ELIGIBLE то APPLY FOR INVOLVING LIGHT RAIL
CHAU, ASSISTANCE, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON BRIAN TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (THURSDAY).
RAILWAY
J
WITH
OPERATES THE LRT, IN BRINGING THE
PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS THE GOVERNMENT HAD ALREADY HELD
WHICH THE
CORPORATION, KOWLOON-CANTON DURING WHICH THE CORPORATION INDICATED ITS INTEREST LRT WITHIN THE AMBIT OF THE TAVA SCHEME, MR CHAU SAID.
THEIR
"I HAVE NOW WRITTEN TO THE CORPORATION, FORMALLY SEEKING
IN A WRITTEN REPLY ΤΟ A ADVICE ON JUST SUCH A PROPOSAL," HE SAID QUESTION BY THE HON TAI CHIN-WAH.
"UPON RECEIPT OF THE CORPORATION'S
INTRODUCED
REPLY TO MY LETTER, THE WHETHER A BILL INTO THIS
ADVICE OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WILL BE SOUGHT AS TO
TO THIS TO GIVE EFFECT
SHOULD BE PROPOSAL
MR CHAU SAID. COUNCIL, WITHIN THE CURRENT SESSION,
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LRT VEHICLES
HE CONFIRMED THAT VICTIMS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING
ELIGIBLE TO ON THE INTEGRATED SECTIONS OF THE LRT TRACK WERE ALREADY
THE TAVA SCHEME, SINCE THOSE APPLY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER SECTIONS OF THE TRACK WERE, LIKE THE TRACKS OF HONG KONG TRAMWAYS LTD, WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF "ROAD" IN THE ORDINANCE GOVERNING THE SCHEME.
WITHIN THAT THE SEGREGATED SECTIONS OF THE LRT TRACK WERE NOT
WELFARE MIGHT UTILISE BUT THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL DEFINITION,
ASSISTANCE, SIMILAR TO THAT AVAILABLE CHARITABLE FUNDS TO PROVIDE
ON THAT PART OF THE UNDER THE TAVA SCHEME, TO VICTIMS OF ACCIDENTS TRACK.
WOULD
MR CHAU SAID THE EFFECT OF THE BILL HE MENTIONED EARLIER
TRACK WITHIN THE AMBIT OF THE BE TO INCLUDE THE WHOLE OF THE LRT
LRT THE
VEHICLES WITHIN AS WELL AS TO INCLUDE ORDINANCE,
RAISING AN APPROPRIATE LEVY ON ORDINANCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF
CHARGED IN RESPECT OF THAT CURRENTLY VEHICLES WHICH WERE USED ON THE ROAD.
VEHICLES SIMILAR
TO
THE
THE
OTHER
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