CO129-616-2 Hong Kong War Memorial Fund (Amendment) Ordinance 1948 6-2-1948 - 16-11-1948 — Page 26

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Returning now to the particular case of Nro. Tin

As, of surge, you know this lady saa awapiod a widow a ponglon by the ministry of ranalon in respect of the death of her husband abroad aa a reault of war operations and the award was made at a time when there was no provision under any Hong Fong scheme for such ca408. After the Hong Kong war Bemorial Pand was brought into being, the Committee of the Fund decided to mke Wre. Tingon an award in respect of the same contingency for which the United Kingdom award was in issue. rho stoletry of renstone sss informed of thie in secordance with the conditions of acceptance of the extension of the United Kingdom Scheme to cover auch cases as fre. Tineon's. time we painted out to the Ministry that the car yemrial Pund Ordinance allowed of individuals who vere mogers of certain terence organization, dependants of deceased verbera, to apply for anelutance to the Committee of the Fu

No precise Boale of benefits is laid dem under the ar Kemorial Prud and coatinuing roller payments, muan so that mste

K. Pinson are subject to periodlcel revlow, and roller is never forthcoming automatically. we went on ty strees that the Coraliteo. who have a wit discrétion in the adzinistration of the Fund, constjer GohopLication for a8e1stance entirely on itemcrltot in considering an application from, for exuple, a dependant, the Committee may take into account such factors as the salary that was cared by the deceased breadwinner, the value of the decenged's estate and the present means of the applicant. It was aloo painted out that the Consulttes have awardog single 1umo Bin payonts, rather than a continuine grant when the Gozmittoo considered that an applicant

siroustanova zade such a courge preferable.

ard are net frosaw the capital for wich was found partly ty the

overnment and partly by publle subscription.

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