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Application for Mortgage Interest Subsidy Scheme invited
Full time employees holding subvented posts in aided and per caput grant schools are invited to apply for assistance under the 1996-97 Mortgage Interest Subsidy Scheme (MISS).
Chief Executive Officer of the Education Department, Mr Kan Tat-sing, said today (Tuesday) that eligible staff are:
those receiving a monthly basic salary equivalent to Master Pay Scale Point 22 ($24,850) or above and having a minimum of 10 years' continuous recognised service as at October 31; or
those receiving a monthly basic salary below Master Pay Scale Point 22 who have a minimum of 20 years' continuous recognised service as at October 31.
"Under MISS, successful applicants will receive a monthly subsidy for payment of interest on their home mortgage loan," Mr Kan said.
Circulars, application forms and relevant information leaflets have been sent to heads of schools. The closing date for submitting application forms is November 13.
Enquiries should be directly to MISS Section on 2961 7406 or 2961 7409.
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Transfer of VMs from High Island Detention Centre
A group of about 250 Vietnamese migrants (VMs) will be transferred from High Island Detention Centre (HIDC) to Victoria Prison (VP) today (Tuesday) in preparation for their return to Vietnam under the Orderly Repatriation Programme.
They will join another group of about 340 VMs in VP, majority of whom have voluntarily presented themselves for transfer from HIDC yesterday (September 30), for pre-flight documentation and medical checks prior to their repatriation on October 8, 15 and 23.
The transfer will be observed by independent monitors.
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