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TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1990

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FEE REMISSION BEING DISTRIBUTED

AN ADVANCE COPY OF A LEAFLET DESCRIBING THE NEW SCHEME AND OUTLINING THE APPLICATION PROCEDURES IS TO KINDERGARTENS FOR THEIR INFORMATION.

BULK SUPPLIES OF THE LEAFLET WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO WELL IN TIME FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR.

PARENTS

ENQUIRIES MAY BE DIRECTED TO

OR

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ON 839 2344

INDIVIDUAL KINDERGARTENS THE ASSISTANCE SCHEMES UNITS OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT (HONG KONG), 385 5514 (KOWLOON) OR 760 1927 (NEW TERRITORIES).

HIGHER DISABILITY ALLOWANCE FOR ALL AGE GROUPS

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SEVERELY

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HIGHER DISABILITY ALLOWANCE (HDA) WILL BE EXTENDED TO

STARTING FROM APRIL THIS YEAR, DISABLED PERSONS AGED BELOW 16 SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

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INTRODUCED IN SEVERELY DISABLED OTHERS IN THEIR DAILY GOVERNMENT OR SUBVENTED

PLAN THREE-PHASE THIS IS THE LAST PHASE OF

FINANCIAL

то ASSISTANCE 1988 TO PROVIDE GREATER PERSONS WHO REQUIRE CONSTANT ATTENDANCE FROM

A LIVES BUT ARE NOT RECEIVING SUCH CARE IN INSTITUTION.

AGED 16 AND THE REQUIREMENT THE RATE OF A NORMAL

"LAST YEAR, HDA WAS EXTENDED TO DISABLED PERSONS ABOVE. FROM NEXT MONTH, PERSONS OF ALL AGES WHO MEET WILL BENEFIT FOR AN ALLOWANCE WHICH IS TWICE DISABILITY ALLOWANCE (NDA)," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

$1,240,

WHICH WILL

THE BE

IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT 6,000 PERSONS WILL BENEFIT FROM

OF THIS

IS ALLOWANCE EXTENSION. THE RATE REVISED TO $1,370 FROM APRIL 1.

FOR A NDA AND MUST TO QUALIFY, A PERSON MUST MEET CRITERIA

SERVICES, THE ALSO BE CERTIFIED EITHER BY THE DIRECTOR OF HOSPITAL

OF DIRECTOR OF HEALTH OR THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE TO BE IN NEED CONSTANT ATTENDANCE.

WELFARE THE SOCIAL

16. FIELD

DEPARTMENT HAS SET OUT PROCEDURES FOR EXISTING NDA RECIPIENTS AGED BELOW CERTIFICATION FOR HDA FOR APPLICANTS CAN APPLY EITHER BY POST OR CALL AT THE DEPARTMENT'S OFFICES OR BE REFERRED BY A THIRD PARTY.

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