FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1987
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CASH AID TO FAMILY OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIM
THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) APPROVED $53,370 IN CASH ASSISTANCE TO THE FAMILY OF A 53-YEAR-OLD CASUAL CONSTRUCTION WORKER WHO DIED AFTER A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO.
THE FINANCIAL AID COMPRISED $44,940 IN DEATH GRANT AND IN INTERIM ADJUSTMENT GRANT FROM THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT ASSISTANCE FUND. IN ADDITION TO THE $3,000 IN BURIAL GRANT RELEASED TO THE FAMILY FROM CHARITABLE FUND, THIS BRINGS TO THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF CASH AID GIVEN TO THE FAMILY.
THE VICTIM IS SURVIVED BY A 45-YEAR-OLD WIFE SONS AND TWO DAUGHTERS AGED BETWEEN 14 AND 19.
$8,430 VICTIMS EARLIER $56,370
AS WELL AS TWO
SERVICES CENTRE ASSISTANCE TO THE
SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S KWAI CHUNG FAMILY AND FIELD UNIT WILL CONTINUE TO RENDER NECESSARY FAMILY.
THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, INVOLVING A BUS AND A PUBLIC LIGHT BUS, OCCURRED ON MAY 21 AT THE 13-AND-A-HALF-MILESTONE IN CASTLE PEAK ROAD IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WHERE TWO OTHER PEOPLE ALSO DIED AND 28 PEOPLE WERE INJURED. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WAS EARLIER GIVEN ΤΟ QUALIFIED VICTIMS.
THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS ASSISTANCE SCHEME PROVIDES QUICK FINANCIAL HELP TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS OR THEIR DEPENDENTS, REGARDLESS OF WHO WAS AT FAULT IN CAUSING THE ACCIDENT.
POSTFAX SERVICE EXTENDS TO PANAMA
THE POSTFAX SERVICE WILL BE EXTENDED TO PANAMA FROM MONDAY (JUNE 8), THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY).
IT IS A JOINT POST OFFICE AND CABLE & WIRELESS (HK) LTD PUBLIC FACSIMILE SERVICE. POSTFAX ITEMS HANDED IN AT GPO BEFORE 6 PM WILL ACCORDED SAME-DAY DELIVERY IN PANAMA. DOCUMENTS (HANDWRITTEN TYPED), DRAWINGS AND DIAGRAMS UP TO A4 SIZE ARE ACCEPTED TRANSMISSION.
"ALL POSTFAX ITEMS ARE HANDLED WITH CARE AND
A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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