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He said staff from the SWD's TAVA Section would, in major traffic accidents, take the initiative to contact victims or their dependants immediately to help them apply at an early date.
"In the case of injury not causing death, an applicant must obtain a certificate from a registered doctor requiring at least three days of sick leave.
"Beneficiaries under the scheme still retain the right to make claims for legal damages or compensation from other sources in the usual way," he said.
"However, those who receive compensation in respect of the same traffic accident are required to repay the amount of assistance they have received from the TAVA scheme.
"But in any case the amount to be repaid shall not exceed the amount of compensation awarded," he added.
Applications under the TAVA scheme can be made either in person or by post.
Application forms may be obtained at the Accident Investigation Units of Regional Police Headquarters, District Offices of the Home Affairs Department and SWD's TAVA Section at room 942, Wu Chung House, 213 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai. Enquiries can be made on telephone 2834 7472.
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Elderly people urged to watch out for tricksters
The Social Welfare Department (SWD) today (Saturday) urged members of the public, elderly people in particular, to watch out for tricksters.
"The SWD has received a number of reports recently alleging that unruly elements, posing as staff of the Social Welfare Department, approached some Senior Citizen Card holders by telephone and tried to obtain their personal particulars including that of their children," a spokesman for the department said.
These elderly people made enquiries to the SWD although no loss was reported.
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