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Friday, June 29, 1973

"It is a public scheme of non-contributory social insurance as

necessary as other social security provisions," he said.

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The scheme is administered by two boards the Criminal Injuries

Compensation Board and the Law Enforcement Injuries Compensation Board -

comprising members of the community, including solicitors and barristers

who have the competence to determine each application according to its

merits from the social and legal points of view.

The procedure for applying is very simple. All an applicant has

to do is to get a form from any police station, city district office or

district office of the New Territories Administration.

Mr. Chau said that while there would not be any "bureaucratic delay"

in the processing of an application, some time was usually required for

the applicant or the Secretary to the Boards to obtain an accurate medical report.

This report was needed in order to understand and assess how the victim

was injured or disabled and in what way he should be compensated.

Awards to fatal cases can be paid out within a very short time

after the receipt of an application which is considered eligible by the

compensation board,

Release time: 0.30 p.m.