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kevieving a lovernment welfare achieveme 1out weer, lir. Les soid development in the field of zooisi secmity was particularly apparent, with funwas Laprovements made in Public Asaiatunoc, Old Age 41lowdes and Disability Allowances directly benefiting 300,000 people. He noted that the scale rutes of Public Assisvance and Welfare Allowances vone maiced by about 11 per cent in February, meaning more money for those leasu able to help themselves. In April, an annual long-term supplement for people on Public Assistance for more than a year, a monthly

and a supplement for those recipients aged 60 or over provision vidah dianagarded fromma in working cut the mont of public assistance for those who were old but workedt vert-bime was introduceâ. Mr. Dea soid Welfare Allowances ware also extended so people who lived in institutions, aud and Independent appeal Board was set up to hear appeals jainst Government decisions on social security ceses. addizion, the qualifying age for the old ege allovance

In child care, scheme was reduced from 75 to 70 in October. he said development had taken a big step forward with a lange increase in Government subvention. The coproved subvention Srovision for 1973-79 wes HKZ24.7 million (28.6 million), compared with K/17 million (1.3 million) for the plovicus year. A cummunit-wide family life edvins on csupain was alco launched early last year to promote botuar family relationships, he added.

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