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FRIDAY, JULY 10, 19:

THE FOLLOWING SEVEN DAYS WERE SUNNY AND HOT, AND THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE OF 33.1 DEGREE CELSIUS WAS RECORDED ON JUNE 21 WHEN TYPHOON JUNE WAS JUST NORTH OF TAIWAN,

FROM JUNE 23 UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH, HONG KONG WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON WITH SHOWERY WEATHER, A FINE AND SUNNY BREAK OCCURRED ON JUNE 26.

EARLY ON JUNE 27, A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS SIGHTED AT YUNG SHUE WAN, LAMMA ISLAND, A PLEASURE CRAFT SANK IN TOLO HARBOUR IN A SQUALL THE NEXT DAY.

DURING THE MONTH, NO AIRCRAFT WERE DIVERTED FROM HONG KONG DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER. NO FIRE DANGER WARNINGS WERE ISSUED.

THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS WERE ISSUED ON JUNE 1 AND JUNE 30.

LEGAL AID ALLOWANCES INCREASED

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ALLOWANCES PRESCRIBED FOR LEGAL AID APPLICANTS AND DEPENDANTS BY THE LEGAL AID LEGISLATION HAVE BEEN INCREASED BY 25 PER CENT TO BRING THEM INTO LINE WITH THE RECENTLY-ANNOUNCED INCREASES IN THE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RATES.

THESE ALLOWANCES ARE EMPLOYED IN CALCULATING THE DISPOSABLE INCOMES OF LEGAL AID APPLICANTS.

THE INCREASES ARE SET OUT UNDER THE LEGAL AID (ASSESSMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1981 WHICH COME INTO FORCE TODAY (JULY 10).

THE NEW RATES OF ALLOWANCES WITH THE OLD RATES ALONGSIDE FOR COMPARISON ARE AS FOLLOWS:

(1) APPLICANT WITH NO DEPENDANT

(2) APPLICANT AND FIRST TWO

DEPENDANTS

(3) THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH

DEPENDANTS

(4) SIXTH AND ADDITIONAL DEPENDANTS

NEW RATES

OLD RATES

$350

$280

$250 EACH

$200 EACH

$215 EACH

$170 EACH

$165 EACH

$130 EACH

IN CALCULATING THE DISPOSABLE INCOME OF A LEGAL AID APPLICANT, THE AMOUNT OF RENT AND RATES PAID BY HIM FOR HIS DWELLING HOUSE, AND PERSONAL ALLOWANCES IN RESPECT OF HIMSELF AND DEPENDANTS WHOLLY MAINTAINED BY HIM ARE DEDUCTED FROM HIS GROSS INCOME. IT IS THESE ALLOWANCES THAT ARE INCREASED BY THE AMENDED REGULATIONS.

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