SOME
ON AVERAGE, TERMINAL ON WEEKDAYS,
HOLIDAYS.
THE VOLUME OF
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86,000 PASSENGERS PASS THROUGH THE LO AND SOME 102,000 ON SATURDAYS AND PUBLIC
PASSENGER TRAFFIC IS HIGHER AT A NUMBER OF
FESTIVALS SUCH AS THE LUNAR NEW YEAR AND CHING MING.
FORTY-SIX IMMIGRATION COUNTERS ARE MANNED ON WEEKDAYS, AND 60 AT WEEKENDS. ALL THE 88 COUNTERS ARE MANNED AT PERIODS OF PEAK DEMAND.
"WE AIM TO COMPLETE IMMIGRATION CLEARANCE OF ALL PASSENGERS WITHIN 30 MINUTES. THIS STANDARD IS GENERALLY ACHIEVED, INCLUDING AT THE LO WU TERMINAL.
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HOWEVER, DURING PERIODS OF PEAK DEMAND, SOMB PASSENGERS MAY HAVE TO WAIT FOR LONGER THAN THIS, MR ASPREY SAID.
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EXCLUDING FESTIVAL PERIODS, AVERAGE WAITING TIME DURING RUSH HOURS IS ABOUT 45 MINUTES.
PERIODIC REVIEW ON DISABILITY ALLOWANCE RATE
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THE RATE OF THE DISABILITY ALLOWANCE IS REVIEWED PERIODICALLY IN THE LIGHT OF CHANGES IN THE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE INDEX OF PRICES, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, DR S.H. LEE, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON LAU CHIN-SHEK, DR LEE SAID THE RATE IS PEGGED TO THE BASIC RATE FOR A SINGLE PERSON UNDER THE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE SCHEME.
"IRRESPECTIVE OF FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CLAIMANT, CURRENT RATE IS $825 PER CLAIMANT PER MONTH.
THE
"THOSE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PLUS THE APPROPRIATE SUPPLEMENTS, HE SAID.
WILL BE PAID
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THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FOR DISABILITY ALLOWANCE RECEIVED IN 1989-90 WAS 6,200. THIS WAS INCREASED TO 6,395 IN 1990-91 AND 6,496 IN 1991-92.
OF THE APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, 5,159 (OR 83 PER CENT) WERE APPROVED IN 1989-90, 5,434 (OR 85 PER CENT) IN 1990-91 AND 5,826 (OR 90 PER CENT) IN 1991-92.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ALLOWANCES INVOLVED IN THE THREE-YEAR PERIOD WAS $1,282 MILLION.
DR LEE SAID THE DISABILITY ALLOWANCE IS
NON-CONTRIBUTORY
NON-MEANS TESTED.
HE SAID A PERSON SUFFERING FROM PHYSICAL. DISABLEMENTS AS WELL AS PROFOUND DEAFNESS MAY ALLOWANCE IF HE OR SHE:
AND
MENTAL AND
QUALIFY
VISUAL
FOR
SUCH
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