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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1989
QUALIFYING AGE FOR OLD AGE ALLOWANCE TO BE LOWERED
THE QUALIFYING AGE FOR RECEIVING OLD AGE ALLOWANCE (OAA) WILL BE LOWERED TO 67 STARTING APRIL 1, THE REGIONAL SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER (NEW TERRITORIES), MR CARLOS LEUNG, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
SPEAKING AT A LUNAR NEW YEAR RECEPTION HELD BY THE WONG FUNG TING HOSTEL FOR THE ELDERLY OF THE WOMEN'S WELFARE CLUB IN EASTERN DISTRICT, MR LEUNG SAID APPLICANTS FOR THE QAA MUST HAVE RESIDED IN HONG KONG CONTINUOUSLY FOR NO LESS THAN FIVE YEARS.
TO QUALIFY FOR THE ALLOWANCE, A SINGLE PERSON'S MONTHLY INCOME SHOULD BE LOWER THAN $1,800 AND HIS PERSONAL ASSETS UNDER $100,000 WHILE THOSE OF A MARRIED COUPLE SHOULD BE $3,000 AND $150,000 RESPECTIVELY.
"STARTING FROM APRIL, THE ALLOWANCE FOR THOSE AGED 67 TO 69 WILL BE INCREASED TO $310 FROM $280, AND THAT FOR PEOPLE AGED 70 OR ABOVE WILL BE RAISED TO $355 FROM $320, MR LEUNG NOTED.
"THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE TO LOWER THE ELIGIBILITY AGE FOR THE OAA SO THAT BY 1991 THE 65 YEAR OLD GROUP CAN BE BENEFITTED," HE SAID.
TO APPLY FOR THE OAA, THE ELIGIBLE ELDERLY COULD APPROACH THE SOCIAL SECURITY FIELD UNITS OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, HE ADDED.
MR LEUNG ALSO COMmended thE WOMEN'S WELFARE CLUB FOR PROVIDING A NUMBER OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
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POSTAL SERVICES DURING EASTER HOLIDAYS
THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY ON MARCH 24 AND 26. AND ONE MAIL DELIVERY ON MARCH 25 AND 27. DURING THE EASTER HOLIDAYS (FROM MARCH 24 TO 27), A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
ALL POST OFFICES WILL BK CLOSED FOR SERVICE DURING THE HOLIDAYS, EXCEPT ON MARCH 25 AND MARCH 27 WHEN 42 POST OFFICES WILL BE OPEN FROM 9 AM TO NOON.
THE 12 POST OFFICES INCLUDE THE GENERAL POST OFFICE ON RONG KONG ISLAND: THE KOWLOON CENTRAL AND TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICES IN KOWLOON; AND THE TSUEN WING STREET, SHA TIN CENTRAL AND TAI PO POST OFFICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES,
DETAILS OF THE 12 POST OFFICES CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE LOCAL POST OFFICES OR FROM THE POST OFFICE ENQUIRY BUREAU ON 5-231071.
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