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$2.7 million relief fund grant to fire victims
The Social Welfare Department (SWD) has granted more than $2.7 million under the Emergency Relief Fund to victims and family members affected by the No. 5 alarm fire at Garley Building, Yau Ma Tei.
A department spokesman said today (Thursday) that staff of SWD's family services centres and social security field units have already reached out and contacted all 121 families of the injured and the deceased.
"Among them, 91 families have been provided with the various welfare services including financial assistance, counselling, clinical psychologist services, child care, home help and care for the elderly," the spokesman said.
The department's clinical psychologists have also organised five Critical Incident Stress Debriefing sessions for the victims and their families, members of the public as well as staff of the Chow Sang Sang Jewellery Company.
Meanwhile, caseworkers of the SWD will continue to contact the families of the injured and deceased to offer appropriate assistance.
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Central Fairway to revert to its original alignment
The Central Fairway, one of the busiest traffic lanes in Victoria Harbour, will revert to its original alignment on December 16 (Monday), the Assistant Director of Marine (Port Services), Mr Roger Tupper, announced today (Thursday).
The fairway was first re-aligned in February 1994 and subsequently in December 1994 and January 1996 to facilitate marine works associated with the Western Harbour Crossing and the Airport Railway Tunnel within Victoria Harbour.
"As the marine works for the two major projects are approaching completion, it is now possible to revert the current realigned Central Fairway to its original alignment," Mr Tupper said.