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"All in all, it is hoped that by active participation in HOKLAS, we can be better equipped to objectively realise the department's Vision and Mission in the provision of quality water services to the satisfaction of the public of Hong Kong," said Mr Hu.
HOKLAS was formally established by the Government in May 1985 to officially identify and recognise testing laboratories which are competent to carry out specific types of tests or measurements.
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Emergency alarm system eligibility criteria extended
The Social Welfare Department (SWD) announced today (Wednesday) that the eligibility criteria for receiving a special grant for the installation of an emergency alarm system (EAS) has been extended.
A spokesman for the department said under the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) Scheme, elderly recipients who had a special need for the service of an EAS could be assisted with a special grant on a reimbursement basis up to the prescribed maximum for that purpose.
"In consultation with the Hospital Authority and the Department of Health, the SWD has extended, with immediate effect, the criteria for the special grant for EAS to cover elderly CSSA recipients aged 60 to 69 on medical grounds," the spokesman said.
To be eligible for the special grant for EAS, a CSSA recipients must:
(a)
be a single person, or living in a family with nobody able to take good care of him (for example, the other family member is infirm or disabled); and
satisfy one of the following conditions:
(b)
(i)
aged 70 or above;
(ii)
aged 60 to 69 in receipt of a standard rate for being 100 per cent disabled or in need of constant attendance;