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THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1989

"APART FROM

LOWERING

THE QUALIFYING CRITERIA ARE NO DIFFERENT FROM THOSE FOR PERSONS AGED 60

AGE, THE THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

ELIGIBILITY

AND ABOVE,

Fo

AND

THE

OR

AND

NOT

"TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR HDA, A PERSON MUST BE AGED 16 OR ABOVE MEET ALL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR NDA; CERTIFIED DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE OR THE DIRECTOR OF

EITHER BY THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH TO BE IN NEED OF CONSTANT ATTENDANCE;

HOSPITAL SERVICES BE RESIDING IN A GOVERNMENT OR SUBVENTED INSTITUTION."

STAFF FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S SOCIAL SECURITY ASSIST EXISTING NDA RECIPIENTS WHO

FIELD HAVE BEEN PRACTITIONERS THAT THEY REQUIRE CONSTANT ATTENDANCE TO APPLY

CERTIFIED

UNITS WILL BY MEDICAL FOR THE

HDA.

INDIVIDUAL ELIGIBLE PERSONS CAN ALSO APPLY THROUGH THE SECURITY FIELD UNITS,' THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

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SOCIAL

LEGISLATION ON PLATINUM COMES INTO EFFECT

THE TRADE DESCRIPTIONS (MARKING)

(PLATINUM) ORDER 1988 AND 1988 WILL

THE TRADE DESCRIPTION (DEFINITION OF PLATINUM) REGULATIONS COME INTO EFFECT ON SATURDAY (APRIL

DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY).

THE ORDER AND REGULATIONS

PRECIOUS

METAL

AND

1), THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE

TERM

RESTRICT THE USE OF THE JEWELLERY TRADES TO DESCRIBING BY WEIGHT OF PLATINUM

"PLATINUM" IN ARTICLES OF A FINENESS OF AT LEAST 850 PARTS IN 1.000 PARTS BY WEIGHT OF ALLOY.

THAT IS SUPPLIED COURSE OF TRADE OR AND EXCEPTIONS. ΤΟ BEAR A

THEY ALSO REQUIRE EVERY ARTICLE OF PLATINUM OR OFFERED TO BE SUPPLIED BY ANY PERSON IN THE BUSINESS, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS STANDARD OF FINENESS MARK AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN INVOICE OR RECEIPT.

THE

THE FINENESS MARK OF AN PLATINUM LETTERS "PT" AND ARABIC NUMERALS INDICATING IN PARTS PER THOUSAND

ARTICLE SHOULD BE IN THE FINENESS OF THE PLATINUM CONTENT. THE FINENESS CAN ALSO BE THE CHINESE CHARACTERS (CHUK PAK KAM), WHICH INDICATE NOT LESS 990.

STIPULATES

SHOWN BY

A FINENESS OF

IN CASE OF AN ARTICLE COMPRISING PARTS OTHER METALS,

MADE OF THE LEGISLATION

PLATINUM AND PLATINUM SHOULD BE MARKED AS REQUIRED AND THE TRUE COMPOSITION OF

THAT EACH PART OF THE OTHER PARTS MUST ALSO BE DESCRIBED

THE ON AN ACCOMPANYING INVOICE OR

RECEIPT.

/IF AN