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TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1994
THE ORDERS WERE IGNORED. SUBSEQUENTLY, WERE EACH FINED $10,000 PLUS A DAILY FINE OF APRIL 1, 1993 AT THE SHA TIN MAGISTRACY.
THE TWO FLAT OWNERS $10 FOR 248 DAYS ON
DESPITE HAVING PLEADED GUILTY AND CONTINUED PERSUASION BY STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT, BOTH FLAT OWNERS FAILED TO REMOVE THE UNAUTHORISED BUILDING WORKS COMPLETELY UNTIL JANUARY 25, 1994.
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THEY WERE PROSECUTED AGAIN ON JANUARY 27 1994 AT THE SHA MAGISTRACY, AND EACH WAS FINED $150 PER DAY FOR 295 DAYS, AMOUNTING TO $44,250.
EACH OWNER WAS FINED $56,730 FOR THE TWO OFFENCES.
GOVERNMENT CARES FOR THE ELDERLY
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALL ALONG CARED FOR THE WELFARE OF THE ELDERLY, YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICER ROBERT CHAN SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
MR CHAN SAID THE FINANCIAL SECRTARY HAD PROPOSED FUNDINGS FOR AN EXTRA 1,660 PLACES IN CARE AND ATTENTION HOMES, SIX DAY CARE CENTRES, AN ELDERLY HEALTH CENTRE AND 14 SERVICES CENTRES FOR THE AGED IN HIS BUDGET.
SPEAKING AT A RESPECT FOR THE ELDERLY CEREMONY IN PING SHAN, HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT A NEW $20,000 DEPENDENT GRANDPARENT ALLOWANCE HAD BEEN INTRODUCED TO ENCOURAGE MORE YOUNG PEOPLE TO TAKE CARE OF THE ELDERLY MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES.
MR CHAN SAID INFRASTRUCTURE WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED DESPITE THE GENEROUS TAX CUTS.
HE ADDED THAT $0.7 BILLION WOULD BE ALLOCATED ON FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT WORKS IN YUEN LONG IN THE NEW FISCAL YEAR.
VOLUNTEERS DEDICATED TO CARING FOR ELDERLY
MRS PATTEN TODAY (TUESDAY) HIGHLY PRAISED THE VOLUNTEERS OF HELPING HAND FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND HARD WORK IN THE ANNUAL COOKIE CAMPAIGN, WHICH HAD MADE ANOTHER SUCCESS THIS YEAR.
MRS PATTEN ALSO PRAISED VOLUNTEERS WHO TOOK PART IN HELPING HAND'S "WELLNESS PROJECT" THIS YEAR BY VISITING ELDERLY PEOPLE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES FOR THEM.
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