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FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1992

"SOCIAL SECURITY FIELD UNIT STAFF WILL AT ONCE START MAKING THE ADJUSTMENT TO THE PAYMENTS, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

IS CITING A CASE INVOLVING A 70-YEAR-OLD ELDERLY SINGLETON WHO ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, HE SAID: "APART FROM THE BASIC RATE OF $825, THE RECIPIENT IS ENTITLED TO A $470 OLD AGE ALLOWANCE.

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HE IS ALSO ENTITLED TO A LONG-TERM PAYABLE ONCE A YEAR ABOUT $90 A MONTH.

OF SUPPLEMENT

$1,050

SHOULD HE NEED TO PAY THE COST OF ACCOMMODATION, A MAXIMUM OF $600 IN RENT ALLOWANCE WOULD BE RELEASED TO HELP HIM, HE SAID, ADDING THAT THE RECIPIENT IN THIS CASE WILL RECEIVE ABOUT $2,000 A MONTH.

IN ADDITION, IF HE HAS ANY OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS, INCLUDING WILL GLASSES AND DENTURES AS WELL AS SPECIAL DIET, ADDITIONAL PAYMENT BE MADE TO COVER THE EXPENSES.

A FAMILY OF FOUR ON AVERAGE WILL GET ABOUT $5,000 BUT BETWEEN $6,000 TO $8,000 IF THE FAMILY HAS A SEVERELY DISABLED

EMPLOY OR A CHILD IN A PRIVATE SCHOOL OR NEED EXTRA MONEY TO SITTER.

CAN GET MEMBER A BABY

UPGC CAPITAL PROGRAMME 1992-93

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THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TODAY (MARCH 6) APPROVED NEW COMMITMENTS AND INCREASES IN COMMITMENTS TOTALLING $838 MILLION FOR 11 CAPITAL PROJECTS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE (UPGC) AND A FURTHER $94 MILLION TO UPDATE THE COMMITMENT

IN RESPECT OF ONE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED UPGC-FUNDED CAPITAL PROJECT IN LINE WITH THE TENDER PRICE INDEX (TPI) WHEN TENDERS WERE RECEIVED.

SPEAKING AFTER ATTENDING THE FINANCE

UPGC CHAIRMAN, MR ANDREW LI, SAID:

COMMITTEE MEETING, THE

"A TOTAL OF 40 CAPITAL PROPOSALS WERE RECEIVED BY THE UPGC FROM THE INSTITUTIONS FOR FUNDING IN 1992-93. THE COMMITTEE EXAMINED THESE PROPOSALS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE ADDITIONAL SPACE REQUIRED BY INDIVIDUAL INSTITUTIONS ΤΟ ACHIEVE THE STUDENT NUMBER TARGETS DURING THE TERTIARY EXPANSION PERIOD UP TO 1994-95 AS APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL IN 1990.'

"THE COMMITTEE ALSO TOOK INTO ACCOUNT EARLIER DECISIONS MADE BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL IN RESPECT OF THE FIRM STUDENT TARGET FOR THE CITY POLYTECHNIC OF HONG KONG, THE PLANNED CAPACITY OF THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND THE HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE AND THE BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS AS INDICATED BY THE GOVERNMENT, HE SAID.

/"THE COMMITTEE

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