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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1992

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CASH AID TO DEPENDENTS OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIM

THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT TODAY (SATURDAY) APPROVED $59,030 FROM

TRAFFIC THE

ACCIDENT VICTIMS ASSISTANCE

TO (TAVA} FUND DEPENDENTS OF A HAWKER KILLED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT ON SEPTEMBER

THE

THIS YEAR.

THE 56-YEAR-OLD MAN, WHO WAS KNOCKED DOWN BY A VEHICLE AT TUNG STREET IN MONG KOK, WAS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE AND FOUR CHILDREN.

SHAN

QUICK WITHOUT ACCIDENT.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE TAVA SCHEME PROVIDED DEPENDENTS FINANCIAL HELP TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS OR THEIR

IN THE REGARD TO THE MEANS OF A FAMILY OR THE FAULT ELEMENT

BENEFICIARIES UNDER THE SCHEME WILL RETAIN THE RIGHT TO MAKE

IN LEGAL DAMAGES OR COMPENSATION FROM OTHER SOURCES

CLAIMS FOR USUAL WAY.

THE

HOWEVER, THOSE WHO RECEIVE OTHER DAMAGES OR COMPENSATION

RELATING ΤΟ THE SAME ACCIDENT ARE REQUIRED TO REPAY ASSISTANCE ALREADY RECEIVED FROM THE SCHEME.

BUT

THE AMOUNT

IN ANY CASE, THE AMOUNT REPAID WILL NOT EXCEED THE OF DAMAGES OR COMPENSATION AWARDED, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SCHEME MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE TAVA SECTION IN ROOM 942, NINTH FLOOR, WU CHUNG HOUSE, ROAD EAST, WAN CHAI OR ON TEL 892 5526.

OF

AMOUNT

DEPARTMENT'S 213 QUEEN'S

CIVIC EDUCATION CARNIVAL IN KOWLOON CITY

* * * * *

KOWLOON CITY RESIDENTS ARE INVITED TO SHARE THE FUN OF THE CIVIC EDUCATION CARNIVAL TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON,

THE EVENT, AIMED AT PROMOTING CIVIC EDUCATION, RULE OF LAW AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, WILL BE HELD AT THE ARGYLE STREET FOOTBALL GROUND BETWEEN 2 PM AND 5.30 PM.

IT WILL FEATURE GAME STALLS, EXHIBITION, PERFORMANCES BY LOCAL RESIDENTS AND POPULAR SINGERS.

LION DANCE AND

MOREOVER, A PUBLICITY BUS WILL TOUR THE DISTRICT TO SPREAD CIVIC EDUCATION MESSAGES.

THE CARNIVAL IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE AND KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE.

BOARD,

/THE CHAIRMAN