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Thursday, August 19, 1971

IMMEDIATE ACTION ON TYPHOON RELIEF

Allocations From Community Relief Trust Fund

The Social Welfare Department made a number of substantial allocations

from the Community Relief Trust Fund today for use as immediate relief in

cases of distress caused by Typhoon Rose.

The allocations include $500,000 to the Agriculture and Fisheries

Department, $200,000 to the New Territories Administration, and $150,000

to the Resettlement Department. The Social Welfare Department is holding

back $150,000 to be used in connection with cases of distress within its

own sphere of responsibility.

Among other things, the allocations will be used by the various

departments concerned for grants to repair or replace fishing vessels lost

or damaged during the typhoon, for grants or loans to repair or replace

stock houses and farm buildings, livestock and crops, and the replacement

or repair of squatter huts, squatter boats, and resettlement cottages.

Mr. Chou Ting-hsun, Acting Assistant Director (General) of Social

Welfare, said in addition, the Community Relief Trust Fund would be available

to dependents of deceased crew members of the Macau ferry Fatshan, and would

help with burial expenses. Social Welfare Department officers are already

investigating details of each case.

The Government announced yesterday that $1 million had been paid

into the Community Relief Trust Fund, and it was this money that had been

allocated, Mr Chou said.

/The Community