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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1987

UNDER THE CATEGORY OF "CASH, SAVINGS, INVESTMENTS, READILY

THE RATE FOR A REALISABLE ASSETS AND VALUABLE POSSESSIONS",

SINGLE A PERSON IN PERSON LIVING ON HIS OWN WILL BE $12,900 AND $8,600 FOR THE FAMILY.

FOR REAL PROPERTY, IT WILL BE $6.

450 FOR A SINGLE PERSON LIVING ON HIS OWN AND $4,300 FOR A PERSON IN THE FAMILY.

IS

OCCUPY

IN CONNECTION WITH UNOCCUPIED PROPERTY, AT PRESENT A PERSON

BUT FAILS TO DISQUALIFIED FROM PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IF HE OWNS PROPERTY WITH A CAPITAL VALUE OF $6,150.

IN FUTURE, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE WILL HAVE THE OF ANY DISCRETION TO DISREGARD THE VALUE

PROPERTY TEMPORARILY NOT

IN SPECIAL OCCUPIED BY THE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS

CASES, FOR WIFE CASE WHERE EXAMPLE, IN A DIVORCE OR BATTERED

ONE SPOUSE HAS

MOVED OUT OF THE FAMILY'S HOUSE.

WITHIN THE

IF

IT WILL ALSO BE

DIRECTOR'S DISCRETION TO GRANT PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TO A YOUNG PERSON AGED 15 TO 17 IN HIS OWN RIGHT

AS HOME, SUCH HE HAS STRONG JUSTIFICATION FOR LIVING AWAY FROM CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT REQUIRING HIM TO LIVE AT HIS PLACE OF WORK.

THE

THE LEVEL OF MONTHLY INCOME FOR DETERMINING GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT WILL ALSO BE REVISED FROM $315 TO $370.

OF

FOR

RECENTLY COMMITTEE IMPLEMENTING THESE

APPROVED THE

ΤΟ IMPROVEMENTS

ALLOCATION

THE

PUBLIC

THE FINANCE $25.7 MILLION ASSISTANCE SCHEME.

AT THE END OF NOVEMBER, 1987, THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 63,079 CASES INVOLVING ABOUT 96,600 PERSONS ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.

"PAYMENTS TO AFFECTED CASES WILL BE ADJUSTED

CAN

RECEIVE

THEIR

FIRST

AUTOMATICALLY SO ON THEIR 1988," THE

THAT THEY

ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS ORIGINAL PAY RATES SPREADING BETWEEN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY SPOKESMAN SAID.

HYF FARE RISES TO TAKE EFFECT ON NEW YEAR'S DAY

(SUNDAY) THAT FARES COMPANY

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE REMINDED TODAY FOR FERRY SERVICES OPERATED BY THE HONGKONG AND YAUMATI FERRY WILL BE INCREASED FROM JANUARY 1 NEXT YEAR.

FOR CROSS-HARBOUR

PASSENGER

SERVICES,

ADULT FARES

WILL BE

REVISED FROM $1.70 TO $1.80, AND MONTHLY TICKETS WILL COST $75 INSTEAD OF $70.

/FARES FOR