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(D) RENT REBATE: ASSISTANCE IS GIVEN UNDER THE P.A SYSTEM SEMI- COLON BUT 44 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION IS NOW HOUSED IN PUBLIC HOUSING AT LOW RENTS (90 PERCENT PAY LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLA PER MONTH).
(E)
RETIREMENT PENSION: PEOPLE OVER 70 ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE OLD AGE ALLOWANCE REGARDLESS OF INCOME.. FOR P.A RECIPIENTS AN OLD AGE SUPPLEMENT IS PAID FROM 60.
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(F) THERE ARE NO PLANS FOR FREE TRAVEL FOR THE ELDERLY BUT BUT PUBLIC TRANSPORT FARES ARE ALREADY VERY LOW IN HONG KONG (MOST
URBAN ROUTES HAVE A FLAT RATE FARE OF THIRTY CENTS).
(2)(A) DEATH BENEFIT. P.A RECIPIENTS MAY RECEIVE ADDITIONAL GRANTS FOR BURIAL EXPENSES. LOW-COST FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS ARE PROVIDED BY CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS, AND SEVERAL CHARITABLE TRUST FUNDS OFFER BURIAL GRANTS IN CASES OF NEED.
(B)
SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFIT: THIS 1 UNDERSTAND IS THE U.K EQUIVALENT OF THE HONG KONG P.A SCHEME.
(C) HOUSING IMPROVEMENTS ALLOWANCE: THRERE IS NO COMPARABLE ALLOWANCE IN HONG KONG BUT A DOMESTIC REMOVAL ALLOWANCE IS PAYABLE IN CASES WHERE PERSONS ARE CLEARED FROM THEIR HOMES AND
OFFERED ACCOMMODATION ELSEWHERE. SIMILAR ALLOWANCES MAY BE PAID UNDER THE P.A SCHEME WHEN AN APPLICANT NEEDS TO MOVE HOUSE.
(3) APPLICATION FOR CASH ASSISTANCE CAN BE MADE EITHER WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY INCOME FALLS BELOW A CERTAIN LEVEL (THE P.A SYSTEM) OR WHEN HARDSHIP IS CAUSED BY NATURAL DISASTERS OR BY CRIMINAL OR LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTION. IN ADDITION SPECIAL ALLOWANCES
ARE PAID TO THE ELDERLY AND THE DISABLED. A WIDE VARIETY OF CHARITABLE TRUST FUNDS ALSO PROVIDE CASH ASSISTANCE IN PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES,
(4) THE INFORMATION REQUIRED WILL BE FORWARDED BY BAG.
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