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SUNDAY, MAY 23, 1993
DATE SET FOR FOURTH ROUND OF ELECTION TALKS
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THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WAS ISSUED BY THE BRITISH BEIJING AT 1600 HOURS TODAY (SUNDAY).
EMBASSY IN
THE BRITISH AND CHINESE SIDES HAVE AGREED THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE, SIR ROBIN MCLAREN, THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO CHINA, AND THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE, MR JIANG ENZHU, VICE FOREIGN MINISTER OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, WILL HOLD THEIR FOURTH ROUND OF TALKS ON THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE 1994/95 ELECTIONS IN HONG KONG ON 28 AND 29 MAY 1993 IN BEIJING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION, THE PRINCIPLE OF CONVERGENCE WITH THE BASIC LAW AND THE RELEVANT AGREEMENTS AND UNDERSTANDINGS REACHED BETWEEN CHINA AND BRITAIN.
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NEW SOCIAL SECURITY PACKAGE STARTING JULY 1
A NEW SOCIAL SECURITY PACKAGE JNCLUDING THE COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE (CSSA) SCHEME AND THE SOCIAL SECURITY ALLOWANCE (SSA) SCHEME WILL COME INTO EFFECT FROM JULY 1,
ΤΟ REPLACE THE EXISTING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE (PA) SCHEME AND SPECIAL NERDS ALLOWANCE (SNA) SCHEME.
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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT TO IMPROVE THE EXISTING SYSTEM, THE BASIC RATE AND SUPPLEMENTS (EXCEPT FOR THE LONG-TERM SUPPLEMENT) UNDER THE PA SCHEME AND BENEFITS UNDER THE SNA WILL BE CONSOLIDATED INTO A STANDARD RATE FOR EACH CATEGORY OF PA RECIPIENTS UNDER THE NEW CSSA SCHEME.
OTHER SPECIAL GRANTS, LIKE RENT ALLOWANCE, DIETARY ALLOWANCE, ALLOWANCE FOR EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES AND SO ON WILL CONTINUE TO BE PAID TO MEET THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF INDIVIDUAL RECIPIENTS UNDER THE NEW CSSA SCHEME.
IN ADDITION, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A HIGHER STANDARD OF LIVING FOR PA RECIPIENTS, THE STANDARD RATES UNDER THE NEW SCHEME WILL PROVIDE REAL INCREASES OF BETWEEN FOUR PER CENT AND 37 PER CENT OVER THE LEVELS OF PAYMENT UNDER THE EXISTING PA AND SNA SCHEME.
THE NEW STANDARD RATES FOR DIFFERENT
CATEGORIES
OF RECIPIENTS
ARE AS FOLLOWS:
/STANDARD RATE
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