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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1989
"IT IS INTENDED THAT THE PROPOSED REVISION WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES COMMITTEE NEXT
MONTH, HE SAID.
AS FOR DOMESTIC TENANTS, MR LIAO SAID THE EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCE COMPRISED TWO COMPONENTS
A DOMESTIC REMOVAL ALLOWANCE AND A SPECIAL ALLOWANCE.
"THE SPECIAL ALLOWANCE IS INTENDED TO BE A GESTURE OF GOODWILL, COVERING IN PART SUCH COSTS AS THE REMOVAL AND RE-INSTALLATION OF TELEPHONE AND SMALL HOME APPLIANCES," HE SAID.
"THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT'S INTERNAL REVIEWS HAVE CONCLUDED THAT SINCE THESE COSTS HAVE NOT CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE LAST THREE YEARS, THE CURRENT RATES OF THE SPECIAL ALLOWANCE ARE CONSIDERED ADEQUATE.
MR LIAO ADDED THAT THE RATES OF THE DOMESTIC REMOVAL ALLOWANCE HAD BEEN ADJUSTED UPWARDS IN TANDEM WITH THE GOVERNMENT'S ANNUAL REVISION.
"THIS HAS RESULTED IN AN INCREASE IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCE PAYABLE TO THE TENANTS. FOR EXAMPLE, FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR, THE PRESENT AMOUNT IS $4,360, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 36 PER CENT OVER THAT IN 1986," HE SAID.
BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT SERVICE PLANNED
A BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT SERVICE IS EXPECTED TO BE INTRODUCED BY THE MIDDLE OF 1990, IN QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL, AND SUBJECT ΤΟ THE AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES, IN THE PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL.
THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON T.H. THIS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN QUESTION FROM DR THE HON HENRIETTA IP.
CHAU. SAID REPLY
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