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Tuesday, June 20, 1972

"It is expected that they will be able to move into their new

homes either today or tomorrow," a department spokesman said.

Officers of the Social Welfare Department have begun investigations

among victims of the thunderstorm to see what aid can be given to them

within the terms of the Community Relief Trust Fund administered by the

Director of Social Welfare as Trustee.

A spokesman for the department said members of the public wishing

to donate to the Fund should make their cheques payable to the Community

Relief Trust Fund and address them to the Director of Social Welfare

Distribution Of Funds

Of the $2 million available in the Fund for immediate allocation by

'the Director, $1 million is expected to go to the Agriculture and Fisheries

Department to help residents suffering losses of life, stock, crops and

pond fish.

An allocation of $200,000 has already been made to the New

Territories Administration to assist people in the New Territories.

The Public Assistance Division of the Social Welfare Department

is using the Fund for burial grants and cash allowances to families who

have lost their chief bread-winners. It is also being used to help

victims who have lost their homes, and to repair dwellings damaged by

the thunderstorm.

Up to four o'clock this afternoon, a total of $100,320 had been

received from members of the public for the Community Relief Trust Fund.

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