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THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1989
PROPOSAL TO EXTEND TAVAS TO LIGHT RAIL VEHICLES
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ACCIDENT OF THE
VICTIMS ASSISTANCE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT
A BILL TO EXTEND THE TRAFFIC RAIL VEHICLES SYSTEM (LRT) WAS GAZETTED TODAY (THURSDAY).
SCHEME (TAVAS) TO LIGHT
ACCIDENT
BY CARS AND
UNDER EXISTING LEGISLATION, PERSONS INJURED IN AN LRT WHICH TAKES PLACE AT A ROAD JUNCTION WHICH IS ALSO USED PEDESTRIANS ARE ALREADY ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE FUND.
HOWEVER, PERSONS INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH THE LRT RESERVE ARE CURRENTLY INELIGIBLE TO APPLY.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID: "GIVEN THE
OF THE LRT TRACK, AND THE FACT THAT ALL VICTIMS TRAMS ARE
ASSISTANCE FROM THE FUND) (AMENDMENT) ACCIDENT VICTIMS (ASSISTANCE
ELIGIBLE
FOR
TAKES PLACE ON
INHERENT OPENNESS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING THE TRAFFIC FUND, BILL 1989 PROPOSES ELIGIBILITY OF THE
THAT THE AMBIT OF TAVAS SHOULD BE WIDENED SO AS TO EXTEND
PART WHICH TO ALL VICTIMS OF LRT ACCIDENTS, IRRESPECTIVE OF LRT TRACK THE ACCIDENT TAKES PLACE ON,
FI
IN THE BILL GOVERNS
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO EXPLAINED THAT THE PROVISIONS AND A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENT WHICH
WHO ARE INJURED IN AN THE OPERATION OF TAVAS WOULD ENABLE PERSONS
PRIOR TO ENACTMENT OF THE ACCIDENT INVOLVING A LIGHT RAIL VEHICLE BILL TO APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE FUND.
ANY SUCH APPLICATIONS. WHICH SHOULD BE MADE TO THE DIRECTOR SOCIAL WELFARE, WOULD HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED BY SEPTEMBER 1. 1989.
OF
THE BILL
RAILWAY ALSO PROVIDES FOR THE KOWLOON-CANTON
TAVA CORPORATION (KCRC), WHICH OPERATES THE LRT, TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE
THE DATE THAT PUBLIC FUND WITH EFFECT FROM MARCH 1, 1988 WHICH WAS TRIALS ON THE SYSTEM BEGAN.
SUPPORTED THE PROPOSALS IN THE THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE KORC BILL AND HAD INDICATED ITS WILLINGNESS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FUND.
THE BILL IS EXPECTED TO
BE INTRODUCED
INTO THE LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL ON APRIL 12.
INJURED TAVAS PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS WHO ARE
DAYS' OR MORE THAN THREE IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT AND WHO DAYS' EARNING OR EARNING CAPACITY AS A RESULT OF THE INJURY SUSTAINED.
THREE LOSF
IN THE CASE OF DEATH.
DEPENDANTS OF THE
PERSON KILLED MAY
APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE.
THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE ADMINISTERS THE TAVA WHICH PAYMENTS ARE MADE.
FUND FROM
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