(iii) aged 60 to 69 and certified to be more than 50 per cent disabled, or suffering from such medical conditions which, in a public medical officer's opinion, could develop life threatening conditions as to require immediate attention.
"Recipients eligible for the grant are free to choose any EAS which they consider can best suit their needs," the spokesman said, adding that current systems on the market charge either a one-off installation fee or a recurrent service charge.
"The grant covers the one-off installation cost, up to a maximum of $2,500 or the recurrent service charges, up to a maximum of $100 a month.
"Where justified, higher amounts can also be approved," he said.
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Slope improvement works on Lamma completed
Four thousand residents on South Lamma would directly benefit from the latest rural planning and improvement strategy (RPIS) minor works project with the completion of the slope improvement works at Kan Cho Long, the Director of Home Affairs, Mrs Shelley Lau, said today (Wednesday).
Speaking at a ceremony to mark the $1.2 million job's completion by the Home Affairs Department (HAD), Mrs Lau said the slope located at two kilometres south of the Sok Kwu Wan Jetty was substantially rebuilt as a result of a slippage caused by heavy rain in May 1992.
"The slip had endangered users of the two footpaths leading to Tung O and Lo So Shing. Clearly, this improved slope will serve very useful purposes. This is also a good example of how RPIS minor works projects could contribute to environmental improvement," Mrs Lau said.
She paid tribute to the Islands District working groups, the Islands District Office and the Geotechnical Engineering Office for their respective contributions.
Mrs Lau said HAD had been tasked with the implementation of RPIS minor works project since November 1994 and that the Administration had earmarked $1.6 billion to finance these projects over a period of 10 years starting in 1989 to improve rural areas.