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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1993

THE GOVERNMENT WOULD EXAMINE THE REVIEW FINDINGS IN DUE COURSE.

TRYING

IT WOULD BE MUCH BETTER TO LOOK AT IMPROVEMENTS AS A WHOLE PACKAGE RATHER THAN

TO MAKE AD HOC IMPROVEMENTS NOW FOR CHILDREN, HE SAID.

HE ALSO REFUTED CRITICISMS THAT CHILDREN NEW CSSA SCHEME WAS INADEQUATE.

ALLOWANCE UNDER

THE

HE SAID HONG KONG'S SOCIAL SECURITY COUNTRIES, WERE BASED ON NEED.

SYSTEM, UNLIKE MANY

HE ADDED THAT SOCIAL SECURITY INDEX OF PRICES, WAS UPDATED VIEW TO EVERY MONTH AND STANDARD RATES WERE REVIEWED ANNUALLY WITH A

PURCHASING POWER CATCHING UP THE INFLATION COST SO AS TO RESTORE THE OF THE PAYMENTS.

EXPENDITURE IN FAMILIES RECEIVING

A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF SOCIAL SECURITY IS CONDUCTED EVERY FIVE YEARS.

RECEIVED ASSISTANCE CENT OF THE

HE GAVE AN EXAMPLE THAT A FAMILY OF FOUR UNDER THE NEW SCHEME OF $5,800 A MONTH WHICH WAS 92 PER AVERAGE MANUFACTURING WAGE.

HE SAID WITH PAYMENTS FOR CHILDREN ONE SHOULD NOT JUST LOOK

ONE HAD TO CONSIDER THE THE STANDARD RATE OF $995 ALONE.

"ADD-ONS" THAT A CHILD COULD RECEIVE ON SPECIAL GRANTS.

AT

AFTER

SCHOOL UNIFORMS

"FOR EXAMPLE A CHILD WHO IS AT SCHOOL IS GETTING CONSIDERABLE

FOR "ADD-ONS"

SCHOOL FERS, TRANSPORT, CLUB FEES, PROGRAMMES, MEALS TAKEN AWAY FROM HOMES, BOOKS, STATIONERY, AND SO ON, HE SAID.

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MR STRACHAN ALSO ADDED THAT A CHILD IN A FAMILY ABOUT $810 EXTRA EACH MONTH IN ADDITION TO THE BASIC PAYMENT OF $995.

COULD RECEIVE SOCIAL SECURITY

HE ADDED

WITH THAT

YEAR,

THE

SECONDARY

STATIONERY AND

EFFECT FROM THIS SCHOOL

FOR PRIMARY AND DEPARTMENT WAS PROVIDING AN ADVANCED SUM STUDENTS TO MEET EXPENSES IN THE TEXT BOOKS, UNIFORMS, SO ON FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR.

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FOR A

CHILD IT'S $750 AND

FOR A $1,400 IT IS NOT NECESSARY FOR THE CHILD OR HIS

PRIMARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILD.

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PARENTS TO MAKE A REQUEST, HE SAID.

HE ADDED THAT THE ACTUAL REIMBURSED UNDER THE CSSA SCHEME.

EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES WOULD

BE

HE SAID THE DEPARTMENT DID PROVIDE FAMILIES ON SOCIAL WITH TELEPHONES IF THERE WAS A GENUINE NEED FOR THEM.

SECURITY

PROVIDE

"CLEARLY WHERE A FAMILY WITH CHILDREN WE WILL NORMALLY

ΤΟ BE SOCIALLY TELEPHONE WITH THE OBVIOUS REASON THAT CHILDREN NEED ACTIVE WITH THEIR FRIENDS, HE SAID,

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HE STRESSED THAT THE BASIC AND SPECIAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN NOT BE DEPRIVED UNDER THE CASA SCHEME.

H

ON SOCIAL

WOULD

*THERE IS NO REASON WHY A CHILD

SECURITY WILL DEPRIVED OF ANY BASIC NEED IN LIFE,' MR STRACHAN CONCLUDED.

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