TNAG-0876-FCO40-1086-Development-of-social-welfare-policy-in-Hong-Kong-1979 — Page 166

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20 March 1979

Mr Robert Parry (Liverpool, Scotland Exchange) To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Hong Kong Covernment intens to introduce measures dealing with death benefit, disablement benefit, supplementary benefit, hardship allowance and house im- provement grants.

No W38

MR EVAN LUARD

Death, disablement and supplementary benefits and hardship allowances are already partially covered by the Public. Assistance Scheme and Special Needs Allowances and by statutory benefits under labour legislation. Froposals to improve benefits for the partially disabled and to provide additional injury and death benefits are

under consideration. improvement grants.

There are no plans to introduce house

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