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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1989

THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED

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THAT WHEN

AN APPLICANT MAKES AN INITIAL APPLICATION AT THE SOCIAL SECURITY FIELD UNIT, HE OR SHE WOULD BE GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT, AS FAR AS POSSIBLE, TO COME BACK ON A SPECIFIED DATE FOR THE PROCESSING OF THE APPLICATION.

AGAIN

"THIS ARRANGEMENT WILL HELP AVOID A SUDDEN RUSH OF APPLICATIONS ARRIVING ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE, HE NOTED.

HE REMINDED APPLICANTS ΤΟ BRING ALONG NECESSARY SUPPORT DOCUMENTS SUCH AS THE HONG KONG IDENTITY CARD AND FOR THE APPOINTMENT.

"REGARDLESS OF THE DATE OF PROCESSING THE BENEFITS WILL START FROM APRIL 1, 1989 OR THE APPLICATION, WHICHEVER IS APPROPRIATE," HE ADDED.

TRAVEL DOCUMENTS

APPLICATION, THE DATE OF INITIAL

IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT 28,000 PEOPLE WILL BENEFIT FROM THE SECOND STAGE EXTENSION OF THE QUALIFYING AGE FOR OAA.

ACCORDING TO THE SCHEDULE, THE QUALIFYING AGE FOR OAA WILL BE FURTHER LOWERED TO THOSE AGED 66 IN 1990 AND TO THOSE AGED 65 IN 1991.

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE GARDENS OPEN TO PUBLIC

THE GARDENS OF GOVERNMENT HOUSE WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SUNDAY (MARCH 5) FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM TO ENABLE RESIDENTS AZALEAS IN BLOOM.

TO SEE

ON

THE

THE OPEN DAY HAS BEEN AN ANNUAL EVENT SINCE 1968.

PEOPLE WISHING TO VISIT THE GARDENS OF GOVERNMENT HOUSE REQUESTED TO ENTER BY THE MAIN GATE AND LEAVE BY THE SIDE GATES THAT ALL CAN ENJOY THE FLOWERS WITHOUT CAUSING INCONVENIENCE OTHERS.

ARE

SO ΤΟ

THEY ARE ALSO REMINDED THAT ONLY THE GARDENS WILL BE OPEN AND THEY SHOULD NOT ENTER THE HOUSE ITSELF.

SCOUTS AND POLICEMEN WILL BE PRESENT AND VISITORS ARE ASKED ΤΟ CO-OPERATE WITH THEM TO AVOID OVERCROWDING.

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