SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 1989
FEWER SOCIAL SECURITY APPEALS FOR 2ND CONSECUTIVE YEAR
WELFARE THE NUMBER OF APPEALS AGAINST THE SOCIAL DECISIONS ON ELIGIBILITY AND PAYMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE THIS IS SHOWN BY THE APPEAL BOARD (SSAB) WHICH WAS RELEASED TODAY (SUNDAY).
DEPARTMENT'S BENEFITS HAS
SOCIAL SECURITY
THE EVIDENCE THAT
SOCIAL SMOOTHLY THEN EVER AS WHO FELT
IS A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID IT SECURITY SYSTEM IN HONG KONG IS WORKING MORE
THE
THE IN DECLINE
NUMBER REFLECTED BY
OF CLIENTS DISSATISFIED ABOUT THE BENEFITS, AND APPEALED TO THE BOARD.
THE 1987-88,
BOARD NOTED THAT IT IN ITS ANNUAL REPORT FOR
OR 23 PER RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 71 APPEALS, A DECREASE OF 21 APPEALS, CENT, COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
THERE HAD BEEN 92 APPEALS IN 1986-87 AND 132 IN 1985-86.
66 WERE UNDER THE TRAFFIC
OF THE 71 APPEALS. FOUR WERE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CASES, SPECIAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE CASES, AND ONE WAS A CASE ACCIDENT VICTIMS ASSISTANCE SCHEME.
DURING THE PERIOD, 87 APPEALS WERE CARRIED FORWARD FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
HEARD ; 39 OF THESE WERE
THE
SOCIAL
WELFARE
THE
THE CONFIRMED BOARD
DECISION OF DEPARTMENT IN 58 CASES AND VARIED ITS DECISION IN 28.
MEDICAL OPINIONS,
HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN
IN THE PROCESSING OF APPEALS WHICH INVOLVED THE BOARD LIAISED CLOSELY WITH THE MEDICAL AND ARRANGING MEDICAL BOARDS FOR RE-ASSESSMENT.
DURING THE YEAR, 63 DISABILITY ALLOWANCE CASES AND ONE ACCIDENT VICTIMS ASSISTANCE CASE WERE REFERRED TO SUCH BOARDS.
TRAFFIC
BY THE SECURITY
IF
IN ADDITION, WHENEVER A PERSON WAS NOTIFIED IN WRITING
RESULT
HIS APPLICATION OF
FOR SOCIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE BENEFITS, HE WAS ALSO INFORMED OF HIS RIGHT TO APPEAL TO THE BOARD HE WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE DECISION.
APPROPRIATE
THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS RECEIVED DECLINED BY FROM 152 TO 138. OF THESE, 85 WERE SETTLED BY THE STAFF OF THE BOARD,
OFFICES AND THREE WERE REFERRED TO THE BECAME APPEALS.
NINE PER CENT,
50
EVENTUALLY
THE BOARD ALSO RECEIVED A LARGE NUMBER OF ENQUIRIES SOCIAL SECURITY SERVICES AND OTHER WELFARE SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
ABOUT THE PROVIDED BY THE
/THEY WERE,