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FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1990
DURING THE PERIOD UNDER REVIEW, THE HIGHEST SINGLE PAYMENT OF $56,500 WAS AWARDED TO THREE SURVIVING DEPENDANTS OF A MURDER CASE VICTIM. THE LOWEST AWARD WAS $80.
OF
TYPES
THE ASSESSMENT OF THE APPLICANT'S ENTITLEMENT TO VARIOUS OF GRANTS UNDER THE PAYMENT SCHEDULE
THE SCHEME DEPENDED ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS, INCLUDING THE VICTIM'S MEDICAL CONDITION, EMPLOYMENT RECORDS, AND DEGREE OF DISABILITY.
IN SOME CASES, IT WOULD TAKE A ENTITLEMENT COULD BE FULLY COMPUTED.
CONSIDERABLE
TIME BEFORE THE
IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ΤΟ THE APPLICANTS,
AS SOON AS IT WAS THE USUAL PRACTICE TO APPROVE INTERIM AWARDS
THE APPLICANTS' ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF GRANTS COULD BE ESTABLISHED.
IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE WORKING OF THE CLEIC SCHEME, THE BOARDS HAD PROPOSED TO EXTEND THE MAXIMUM PAYMENT PERIOD OF INJURY GRANT AND INTERIM MAINTENANCE GRANT TO VICTIMS OF SERIOUS INJURIES FROM THREE MONTHS TO SIX MONTHS, MR TANG SAID.
ANOTHER PROPOSAL WAS TO GIVE THE BOARDS DISCRETIONARY POWER ΤΟ INCREASE THE AWARDS ΤΟ RAPE VICTIMS, AND TO VICTIMS WHO HAD DEMONSTRATED EXEMPLARY EFFORTS IN ASSISTING THE POLICE IN THE IDENTIFICATION AND ARREST OF CRIMINALS, IN SPITE OF PERSONAL EMBARRASSMENT, INCONVENIENCE OR FEAR.
GOVERNMENT
MR TANG SAID THE PROPOSALS HAD BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE AND THEY WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, PENDING THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.
SPORTS EVENTS TO CELEBRATE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY
* * *
ON JUNE 16 ORGANISED BY THE
THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR WILL BE CELEBRATED (SATURDAY) WITH SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES URBAN AND REGIONAL COUNCILS.
THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE ACTIVITIES
ABOUT 70 DIFFERENT
TO JOIN IN THE FUN OF HELD AT VARIOUS SPORTS AND RECREATION GROUNDS, SWIMMING POOLS AND PARKS.
LADY WILSON WILL ATTEND
THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, AND THE ACTIVITIES AT THE SAI KUNG TANG SHIU KIN SPORTS GROUND,
FOR RECREATION AND THEY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE SECRETARY
CHAIRMAN OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, CULTURE, MR AUGUSTINE CHUI, THE
MR HAIDER MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, AND THE DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL SERVICES, BARNA.
/EVENTS WILL