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MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1988

SHA TIN COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RATE

THE SHA TIN DISTRICT

COMMITTEE WILL DISCUSS THE LEVEL OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE

PARTICULARLY

THE SENIOR

(OCTOBER 5) AFTERNOON.

BOARD'S

CITIZENS

HEALTH, EDUCATION AND

WELFARE то THE NEEDY, AT ITS MEETING ON WEDNESDAY

ASK BOARD MEMBERS, MR CHING CHEUNG-YING AND MR LI PO-MING WILL

LEVEL OF INCREASE OF PUBLIC THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT WHY THE ASSISTANCE IS NOT COMMENSURATE WITH THAT OF MEAL CHARGES IN SUBSIDISED INSTITUTIONS FOR THE ELDERLY.

EXPENSES ON PUBLIC

THEY ALSO WANT TO KNOW THE PROPORTION OF ASSISTANCE, HOUSING, OLD AGE AND DISABILITY ALLOWANCES GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE IN THE 1987-88 FINANCIAL YEAR.

IN THE TOTAL

ASK ABOUT RELEASE

MEANWHILE, ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER, MR JOHN YOUNG WILL GOVERNMENT CONTINGENCY PLANS IN CASE OF A SERIOUS ACCIDENTAL OF RADIOACTIVITY FROM THE DAYA BAY NUCLEAR PLANT NOW BEING BUILT.

THE MEETING WILL ALSO CONSIDER AND REPORTS FROM THE WORKING GROUPS.

SEVEN APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDS

NOTE TO EDITORS:

COMMITTEE

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SHA TIN DISTRICT MEETING TO BEGIN EDUCATION AND WELFARE WEDNESDAY (OCTOBER 5) AT THE DB CONFERENCE ROOM ON HOUSE, SHA TIN STATION.

BOARD'

'S HEALTH, AT 2.30 PM ON SIXTH FLOOR, KCR

"MEET-THE-PUBLIC SCHEME

HELPS COMMUNICATION

THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT

BECOME A CHANNEL THROUGH

COMPLAINTS, MAKE

BOARD MEMBERS.

SUGGESTIONS

BOARD'S "MEET-THE-PUBLIC

LOCAL RESIDENTS WHICH

OR SEEK ASSISTANCE

SCHEME HAS

CAN AIR THEIR DISTRICT THROUGH

SECRETARIAT SAID TODAY (MONDAY)

DUTY BOARD

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BOARD'S DURING THE LAST QUARTER ENDING IN SEPTEMBER, THE SCHEME HANDLED MORE THAN 80 APPLICATIONS FOR 250 RESIDENTS.

MEMBERS OF

INTERVIEWS AND MET

+

THE SCHEME