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"THE NUMBER AND ISSUE

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STATED.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1993

DATE OF THE OLD PASSPORT ARE ALSO

AT THE SAME TIME, AN ENDORSEMENT IS MADE ON THE OLD PASSPORT.

"IT

OF

STATES THAT THE OLD PASSPORT IS EXTENDED BY THE ISSUE THE NEW OR REPLACEMENT PASSPORT, WITH THE NUMBER AND ISSUE DATE OF THE NEW PASSPORT SPECIFIED, HE ADDED.

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A FEE OF 7.5 POUNDS STERLING,

CHARGEABLE UNDER THE CONSULAR

FEES ACT, THAT IS, ABOUT HK$89 IS AT PRESENT CHARGED FOR THIS SERVICE.

ABOUT 160 BDTC'S HAVE SO FAR USED THIS SERVICE TO EXTEND THE OF VALID VISAS IN THEIR OLD PASSPORTS FOR

INTO ENTRY

FOREIGN COUNTRIES, SUCH AS THE USA, WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM.

USE

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HIV-INFECTED HAEMOPHILIACS TO GET PAYMENTS SOON

THE GOVERNMENT EXPECTS THE FIRST BATCH OF PAYMENTS TO HAEMOPHILIACS WHO HAVE BEEN INFECTED WITH HIV THROUGH THE TRANSFUSION OF CONTAMINATED BLOOD PRODUCTS IN HONG KONG PRIOR TO AUGUST 1985, WILL BE MADE LATER THIS MONTH.

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON CONRAD LAM KUI- SHING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID FOLLOWING THE FIRST MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE AIDS TRUST FUND ON APRIL 20, THE

SECRETARY TO THE COUNCIL HAD BEEN IN TOUCH WITH PROSPECTIVE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THEIR ATTENDANT DOCTORS,

"AS

CLAIMANTS

SOON AS CLAIMS ARE VALIDATED BY THE COUNCIL AND APPROVED, THE SECRETARY WILL CONTACT THE CLAIMANTS AGAIN TO ARRANGE PAYMENT IN A MANNER CONVENIENT TO THE RECIPIENTS, SHE SAID.

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"WE EXPECT THE FIRST BATCH OF PAYMENTS TO BE MADE SHORTLY AFTER

THE COUNCIL'S NEXT MEETING ON MAY 17."

THE RATES OF PAYMENT TO ELIGIBLE CLAIMANTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

FOR THE DIRECTLY INFECTED:

MARRIED WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN

$1,000,000

MARRIED WITHOUT DEPENDENT CHILDREN

$750,000

SINGLE

$600,000

FOR AN INFECTED SPOUSE OR CHILD

OF THE ABOVE

$300,000

FOR THE FAMILY OF A VICTIM WHO HAS

DIED AND NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ANY OF

THE ABOVE

$300,000

MRS

WONG ALSO SAID ANY REQUESTS FROM HAEMOPHILIACS FOR

URGENT

ASSISTANCE WOULD BE CONSIDERED.

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