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Wednesday, August 30, 1972

But he assured Mrs. Symons that the response of the community,

and of the donors in particular, would be carefully weighed by the

committee before a final decision was taken.

This could not, in any case, be taken in a hurry since payments

were still continuing. Some victims of the disasters might still have

claims, and time had to be allowed for them to make appropriate representations.

In reply to Mrs. Symons' request for information on how much

money had been given to victims at Sau Mau Ping, the Kotewall Road area,

and other areas, Mr. Rowe pointed out that the record of payment related to

types of payment made, and not to different areas.

So far as the Social Welfare Department was concerned, the

bulk of payments had gone to victims in Sau Mau Ping.

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