XN000022-1975-03-30 — Page 1

H 香港政府

GIS

新聞處

DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN

SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 1975.

NEW SOCIAL SECURITY FIELD UNIT

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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S 24TH SOCIAL SECURITY FIELD UNIT WHICH WILL DEAL WITH APPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND THE DISABILITY AND INFIRMITY ALLOWANCES FROM PEOPLE IN- CHEUNG SHA WAN AREA IN KOWLOON, WILL BE OPENED ON TUESDAY (APRIL 1).

THIS UNIT WILL BE LOCATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF 234 TAJ PO ROAD, IN PREMISES JUST VACATED BY ANOTHER FIELD UNIT WHICH HAS MOVED TO A NEW LOCATION. -

MR. ALAN LU YU-HUA, PRINCIPAL SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF FIELD UNIT OPERATIONS, SAID THIS IS THE SECOND NEW FIELD UNIT THE DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE ESTABLISHED SO FAR THIS YEAR AND IT WILL MEET THE REQUIREMENT OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY SCHEMES DEVELOPED UNDER THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN.

HE SAID THE NEW UNIT WILL HANDLE CASES AND APPLICATIONS FROM PEOPLE IN CHEUNG SHA WAN ESTATE, CHEUNG SHA WAN LICENSED AREA, LI CHENG UK ESTATE, SO UK ESTATE, UN CHAU STREET ESTATE, WAI MAN VILLAGE, BUTTERFLY VALLEY, MEI FOO SUN CHUEN, KAU WAN KENG VILLAGE AND LAT GHI KOK.

THE SHAM SHUI PO FIELD UNIT, HE NOTED, IS ONE OF THE BUSIEST FIELD UNITS. THE OPENING OF THIS LATEST ONE WILL HELP EASE THE ACCOMMODATION SITUATION AND ALSO DE MORE CONVENIENT FOR THOSE LIVING IN CHEUNG SHA WAN WHO WANT TO APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE,❖ HE ADDED.

AT THE END OF LAST MONTH THE DEPARTMENT WAS GIVING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TO 43.912 CASES, EITHER INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES, AND THE DISABILITY OR INFIRMITY ALLOWANCES TO 54,702 PEOPLE, AS AGAINST 26,448 AND 41,254 RESPECTIVELY A YEAR AGO.

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Issued by Government Information Services, Beaconsfield House, Hong Kong. Tel: 5-233191

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