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SPECIAL NEEDS ALLOWANCES

HIGHER DISABILITY ALLOWANCE

NORMAL DISABILITY ALLOWANCE

HIGHER OLD AGE ALLOWANCE

(FOR THOSE AGED 70 AND OVER)

7

FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1990

AMOUNT (PER MONTH)

$1,370

$685

$393

NORMAL OLD AGE ALLOWANCE (FOR THOSE AGED 66-69)

$343

AS FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE HIGHER DISABILITY ALLOWANCE TO LOWER AGE GROUP, THE SPOKESMAN SAID PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN SET CERTIFICATION OF EXISTING NORMAL DISABILITY ALLOWANCE THE HDA.

THE

OUT FOR RECIPIENTS FOR

"THOSE ELDERLY WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE NORMAL OLD AGE

TO THE 66 AGE ALLOWANCE AS A RESULT OF THE EXTENSION

GROUP COULD EITHER APPLY IN GROUPS THROUGH THEIR HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY CENTRES OR CALL AT, OR WRITE TO, THE DEPARTMENT'S OFFICES,

ENQUIRIES CONCERNING THE HDA AND THE NOAA CAN BE OF THE SWD'S 34 SOCIAL SECURITY FIELD UNIT OFFICES.

OR SOCIAL

I HE ADDED.

MADE TO ANY

EVERY EFFORT MADE TO RECRUIT CORRECTIONAL SERVICES OFFICERS

SHORT OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT (CSD) IS

1,600 AND EVERY EFFORT IS UNIFORMED OFFICERS,

BEING MADE TO BOOST RECRUITMENT, THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR CHAN WA-SHEK, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

CEREMONY

SERVICE

SPEAKING AT THE DEPARTMENT'S CLASPS TO COLONIAL PRISON MEDAL PRESENTATION

AND PASSING-OUT PARADE AT THE STAFF STAFF SHORTAGE ΤΟ COPE WITH THE BOAT

TRAINING INSTITUTE IN STANLEY, MR CHAN SAID THE ACUTE WAS DUE TO THE ADDITIONAL MANPOWER REQUIRED PEOPLE PROBLEM AND STAFF WASTAGE.

"TO TACKLE THE RETENTION

PROBLEM,

MR CHAN SAID, "WE HAVE

THE TO

ADMINISTRATION AS SERVICES SALARIES AND

ALREADY MADE A NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS WELL AS THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON DISCIPLINED CONDITIONS OF SERVICE.

"WE HAVE ALSO SPARED NO EFFORT TO

WE CAN, AND

WORKING CONDITIONS WHEREVER

"

RESOURCES, MR CHAN ADDED.

IMPROVE

STAFF

WELFARE

AND

WITHIN OUR VERY LIMITED

/THE CSD