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TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1988

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ALLOWANCES UNDER LEGAL AID LEGISLATION INCREASED

THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL TODAY (TUESDAY) APPROVED AMENDMENTS TO THE LEGAL AID (ASSESSMENT OF RESOURCES AND CONTRIBUTIONS) WHICH WILL INCREASE THE PERSONAL ALLOWANCES

CAPITAL CRIMINAL CASES.

IN

DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY

REGULATIONS INCOME AND AND IN CIVIL

FOR

SET AGAINST LEGAL AID

LINE WITH

THESE AMENDMENTS ARE IN ASSISTANCE SCHEME BASIC RATES AND COME INTO YEAR.

A REVIEW OF THE PUBLIC FORCE ON APRIL 1 THIS

THE AMENDMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

INCOME

A)

AN APPLICANT WITH

NO DEPENDANTS.

B)

AN APPLICANT WITH ONE DEPENDANT.

I

C)

DI

AN APPLICANT WITH TWO OR THREE DEPENDANTS.

AN APPLICANT WITH MORE THAN THREE DEPENDANTS.

INCREASED FROM $510 TO $560.

INCREASED FROM $380 FOR HIMSELF AND $380 FOR THE DEPENDANT TO $420 FOR HIMSELF AND $420 FOR DEPENDANT.

INCREASED FROM $370 TO $410 FOR THE SECOND AND THIRD DEPENDANTS IN ADDITION TO B).

INCREASED FROM $360 TO $400 FOR EACH OF THE ADDITIONAL DEPENDANTS IN ADDITION TO B) AND C).

CAPITAL

A) AN APPLICANT WITH NO

DEPENDANTS.

INCREASED FROM $6,450 TO $7,100.

B)

AN APPLICANT WITH DEPENDANTS:-

I) THE APPLICANT HIMSELF

II) IN RESPECT OF EACH

DEPENDANT

INCREASED FROM $4,300 TO $4,730.

INCREASED FROM $4,300 TO $4,730.

FURTHER INFORMATION MAY BE

OBTAINED FROM THE LEGAL

AID

HONG KONG.

DEPARTMENT, 24TH FLOOR, QUEENSWAY GOVERNMENT OFFICES,

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