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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16,

1994

THE FIGURES ARE CONTAINED IN THE MONTHLY STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE LAND REGISTRY ON DEEDS RELATING то PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS RECEIVED FOR REGISTRATION IN THE URBAN AND NEW TERRITORIES LAND REGISTRIES LAST MONTH.

RELEVANT STATISTICS FOR JULY 1994 AND AUGUST 1993 WERE PROVIDED FOR COMPARISON. FIGURES ON SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENTS RECEIVED FOR THE PAST 12 MONTHS AND THE YEAR-ON-YEAR RATE OF CHANGE WERE ALSO RELEASED.

THESE STATISTICS GENERALLY RELATE TO LAND TRANSACTIONS EXECUTED UP TO FOUR WEEKS PRIOR TO THEIR SUBMISSION FOR REGISTRATION, AS THERE IS USUALLY A TIME LAG BETWEEN THE EXECUTION OF DEEDS AND LODGMENT FOR REGISTRATION.

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SOCIAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE SCHEME

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IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES ABOUT AN ARTICLE IN AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER TODAY (FRIDAY), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SAID:

"THE MONTHLY PAYMENT OF $5,600 RECEIVED BY THE FAMILY AS REPORTED IN THE ARTICLE REFERS ONLY TO THE STANDARD RATES UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE (CSSA) SCHEME."

"IN ADDITION TO THE STANDARD RATES, A WIDE RANGE OF SPECIAL GRANTS ARE PAID TO RECIPIENT FAMILIES, ACCORDING TO THEIR NEEDS AND CIRCUMSTANCES.

"THE SPECIAL GRANTS ARE FOR THE FAMILIES TO MEET EXPENSES SUCH AS RENT, WATER CHARGE: SCHOOL UNIFORMS AND FEES, NURSERY FEES TEXTBOOKS, STATIONERY, AFTER-SCHOOL CARE PROGRAMME; OPTICAL AND MEDICAL FEES, TELEPHONE BILLS AND TRANSPORTATION TO SCHOOLS AND CLINICS."

"FOR A FAMILY OF FIVE MADE UP OF ONE ABLE-BODIED APPLICANT AND FOUR CHILDREN, THE MONTHLY STANDARD RATE WILL AMOUNT TO $5,685 PLUS AN AVERAGE AMOUNT OF SPECIAL GRANTS WHICH MAY COME UP TO AROUND $2,300 TO $3,300 A MONTH."

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