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THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1989

PROPOSAL TO EXTEND TAVAS TO LIGHT RAIL VEHICLES

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ACCIDENT OF THE

VICTIMS ASSISTANCE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT

A BILL TO EXTEND THE TRAFFIC RAIL VEHICLES SYSTEM (LRT) WAS GAZETTED TODAY (THURSDAY).

SCHEME (TAVAS) TO LIGHT

ACCIDENT

BY CARS AND

UNDER EXISTING LEGISLATION, PERSONS INJURED IN AN LRT WHICH TAKES PLACE AT A ROAD JUNCTION WHICH IS ALSO USED PEDESTRIANS ARE ALREADY ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE FUND.

HOWEVER, PERSONS INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH THE LRT RESERVE ARE CURRENTLY INELIGIBLE TO APPLY.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID: "GIVEN THE

OF THE LRT TRACK, AND THE FACT THAT ALL VICTIMS TRAMS ARE

ASSISTANCE FROM THE FUND) (AMENDMENT) ACCIDENT VICTIMS (ASSISTANCE

ELIGIBLE

FOR

TAKES PLACE ON

INHERENT OPENNESS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING THE TRAFFIC FUND, BILL 1989 PROPOSES ELIGIBILITY OF THE

THAT THE AMBIT OF TAVAS SHOULD BE WIDENED SO AS TO EXTEND

PART WHICH TO ALL VICTIMS OF LRT ACCIDENTS, IRRESPECTIVE OF LRT TRACK THE ACCIDENT TAKES PLACE ON,

FI

IN THE BILL GOVERNS

THE SPOKESMAN ALSO EXPLAINED THAT THE PROVISIONS AND A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENT WHICH

WHO ARE INJURED IN AN THE OPERATION OF TAVAS WOULD ENABLE PERSONS

PRIOR TO ENACTMENT OF THE ACCIDENT INVOLVING A LIGHT RAIL VEHICLE BILL TO APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE FUND.

ANY SUCH APPLICATIONS. WHICH SHOULD BE MADE TO THE DIRECTOR SOCIAL WELFARE, WOULD HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED BY SEPTEMBER 1. 1989.

OF

THE BILL

RAILWAY ALSO PROVIDES FOR THE KOWLOON-CANTON

TAVA CORPORATION (KCRC), WHICH OPERATES THE LRT, TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE

THE DATE THAT PUBLIC FUND WITH EFFECT FROM MARCH 1, 1988 WHICH WAS TRIALS ON THE SYSTEM BEGAN.

SUPPORTED THE PROPOSALS IN THE THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE KORC BILL AND HAD INDICATED ITS WILLINGNESS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FUND.

THE BILL IS EXPECTED TO

BE INTRODUCED

INTO THE LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL ON APRIL 12.

INJURED TAVAS PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS WHO ARE

DAYS' OR MORE THAN THREE IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT AND WHO DAYS' EARNING OR EARNING CAPACITY AS A RESULT OF THE INJURY SUSTAINED.

THREE LOSF

IN THE CASE OF DEATH.

DEPENDANTS OF THE

PERSON KILLED MAY

APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE.

THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE ADMINISTERS THE TAVA WHICH PAYMENTS ARE MADE.

FUND FROM

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