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EARLIER WELFARE PAYMENT
TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1991
RECIPIENTS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE MAY HAVE THEIR WELFARE PAYMENT ADVANCED IF THEIR PAY DAY FALLS ON THE COMING HOLIDAYS.
A SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (TUESDAY)} PAYMENTS WHICH FALL ON JUNE 15, 16, 17 AND
18 WILI, BE ADVANCED ΤΟ JUNE 11, 12, 13 AND 14 RESPECTIVELY.
ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR RECIPIENTS TO RECEIVE THEIR PAYMENTS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE POST OFFICES AND TREASURY SUB-OFFICES.
BOARDS PAY $5.7M IN INJURIES COMPENSATION
THE CRIMINAL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT INJURIES COMPENSATION (CLEIC) BOARDS PAID OUT $5.7 MILLION IN COMPENSATION то VICTIMS OR THEIR DEPENDENTS IN 1989-90, ACCORDING TO THE BOARDS 1989-90 ANNUAL REPORT.
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THESE PAYMENTS WERE AWARDED TO 981 CRIMINAL INJURIES CASES AND FOUR LAW ENFORCEMENT INJURIES CASES.
THEY ALSO BROUGHT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF GRANTS AWARDED SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE CLEIC SCHEME IN 1973 TO $49.21 MILLION.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDS, MR ROBERT C. TANG, SAID A TOTAL OK 1,025 APPLICATIONS FOR COMPENSATION WERE RECEIVED IN THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW,
REPRESENTING 10.2 PER CENT OF THE 10,049 REPORTED CASES OF CRIMINAL INJURIES DURING THE PERIOD.
VICTIMS OF ASSAULT AND WOUNDING AS WELL AS ROBBERY, THEFT AND BURGLARY MADE UP THE MAJORITY OF THE APPLICATIONS.
OF THE APPLICATIONS. RECEIVED DURING THE YEAR, 797 WERE REFERRED BY THE POLICE, 221 SURMITTED BY THE VICTIMS THEMSELVES OR THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE REST REFERRED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS, MR TANG SAID.
DURING THE PERIOD UNDER REVIEW, THE HIGHEST SINGLE PAYMENT WAS $79,480, WHICH WAS AWARDED TO THREE SURVIVING DEPENDENTS OF A LOVERNMENT SERVANT WHO WAS KILLED DURING HIS ATTEMPT то ARREST ROBBERS, THE LOWRST AWARD WAS $375.
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