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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1980

THE AB, HAVING REGARD TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON DIVERSIFICATION (ACD) THAT INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT PROMOTION SHOULD BE BETTER ORGANISED AND PURSUED DECIDED AT ITS FIRST MEETING TO SET UP AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, UNDER_THE_CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDUSTRY, TO HANDLE THE DETAILED PLANNING AND CO-ORDINATION OF THE PROMOTION OF INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES BY THE TICD AND OTHER HONG KONG ORGANISATIONS. THIS SPECIALIST STANDING COMMITTEE IS CALLED THE INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION COMMITTEE (IPC).

MEMBERSHIP OF THE IPC WILL COMPRISE THE SENIOR EXECUTIVES OF THE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION, FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES, HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATES CORPORATION, HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL, HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, AND SUCH OTHER PERSONS AS THE IAB MAY WISH TO CO-OPT.

THE GOVERNMENT EARLIER THIS YEAR ACCEPTED THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON DIVERSIFICATION (ACD) THAT THE TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE GIVEN CENTRAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEVELOPING OVERALL PROMOTIONAL STRATEGY AND FOR CO-ORDINATING SUCH ACTIVITIES.

HIGHER PAYMENT RATES FOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS

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VICTIMS OR THEIR DEPENDANTS OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS OCCURRING THIS MONTH WILL GET 15 PER CENT MORE IN CASH RELIEF UNDER THE +NO FAULT TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS ASSISTANCE SCHEME (TAVAS).

THIS FOLLOWS A SIMILAR INCREASE IN THE PAYMENT SCHEDULE OF THE EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND TO WHICH TAVAS PAYMENTS ARE LINKED.

MRS DIANA LEE, HEAD OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S TAVAS SECTION, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THE NEW RATE OF BURIAL GRANT IS $1 600 A PERSON.

FOR THE LOSS OF A SOLE WAGE-EARNER, THE MAXIMUM DEATH GRANT IS NOW $23.000, AND FOR THE LOSS OF HUSBAND OR WIFE WHO IS NOT A WAGE-EARNER BUT WITH CHILDREN, IT IS $16 200, SHE SAID.

THE RATES FOR INJURY GRANTS ARE $160 UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $4 960 DEPENDING ON THE GRAVITY OF INJURY, SHE ADDED.

ACCORDING TO MRS LEE, MORE THAN $19.1 MILLION HAVE BEEN PAID OUT SO FAR UNDER THE SCHEME WHICH WAS IMPLEMENTED IN MAY LAST YEAR.

ANOTHER $412 279 HAVE BEEN AUTHORISED FOR PAYMENT TO 106 CASES AND NOW AWAIT COLLECTION AT THE DEPARTMENT, SHE SAID.

/+GRANTS ALREADY