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WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1989

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TAVA SCHEME AMENDMENT APPROVED

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THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

APPROVED

AN

THE TRAFFIC

TODAY (WEDNESDAY}

GOVERNING DOCUMENT

VICTIMS OF ACCIDENTS THAN SIX MONTHS

AMENDMENT TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE ACCIDENT VICTIMS ASSISTANCE SCHEME TO ENABLE INVOLVING LIGHT RAIL VEHICLES WHICH TOOK PLACE MORE AGO TO APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE FUND.

THE SECRETARY IN MOVING A RESOLUTION TO EFFECT THE AMENDMENT.

REFERRED ΤΟ THE TRAFFIC FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON T.H. CHAU, ACCIDENT VICTIMS (ASSISTANCE FUND) (AMENDMENT) BILL PASSED ON MAY 3.

PURPOSE THE MAIN

OF

ACCIDENT VICTIMS

THE

WAS TO

THE TRAFFIC BILL

EXTEND LIGHT RAIL VEHICLES (ASSISTANCE FUND) ORDINANCE TO

THAT VICTIMS OF RAILWAY SO

ACCIDENTS OPERATED ON THE NORTH-WEST

FOR APPLY

ASSISTANCE FROM THE INVOLVING LIGHT RAIL VEHICLES MIGHT FUND.

PERSONS WHO ALSO, IT CONTAINED A PROVISION WHICH WOULD ENABLE

VEHICLE SINCE HAD BEEN INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING A LIGHT RAIL

TO BE PUBLIC TRIALS ON THE NORTH-WEST RAILWAY BEGAN ON MARCH 1, 1988 ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE FUND.

MR

CHAU

EXPLAINED

THAT

TO ENABLE

ACCIDENTS

OF VICTIMS

THAN 51x MONTHS INVOLVING LIGHT RAIL VEHICLES WHICH TOOK PLACE MORE

TO AMEND AGO TO APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE FUND, IT WAS NECESSARY

THE OPERATION AND WHICH GOVERNED THE ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER THE SCHEME.

"THIS DOCUMENT,

DOCUMENT, WHICH

WAS APPROVED

OF

BY RESOLUTION

THIS STIPULATES, AMONGST OTHER COUNCIL UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE ORDINANCE,

SIX THINGS, THAT APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE MUST BE SUBMITTED WITHIN MONTHS OF THE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT.

BE AMENDED SO

"IT IS PROPOSED, THEREFORE, THAT THIS DOCUMENT THAT PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN INJURED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH- NOT SUBJECT то THE SIX-MONTH WEST RAILWAY SINCE MARCH 1, 1988 ARE APPLICATION RULE, HE SAID.

"

OF RELAXATION

MR CHAU POINTED OUT THAT THE APPLY ONLY TO ACCIDENTS INVOLVING A LIGHT RAIL ACCIDENTS INVOLVING ANY OTHER CLASS OF VEHICLES.

THIS RULE WOULD VEHICLE, AND NOT то

AMENDMENT WOULD EXPIRE ON PERSONS CONCERNED OR WITHIN WHICH TO SUBMIT AN

"IT IS FURTHER PROPOSED THAT THIS SEPTEMBER 1, 1989, WHICH WILL GIVE THE INJURED THEIR DEPENDENTS MORE THAN THREE MONTHS APPLICATION, HE SAID.

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