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The Social Welfare Department noted today that Police have arrested eight more people in connection with fraud cases referred by the department involving Traffic Accident Victims Assistance (TAVA). The department explained that it has made multiple referrals to Police since March 2024 on TAVA applications suspected of false medical certificate submissions. According to Police records, up to June 25, 2025, a total of 353 people were arrested. Upon thorough investigation, Police have further arrested eight more people suspected of committing fraud in recent days. The department highlighted that it has enhanced the TAVA Scheme and implemented new measures since June 28, 2025. The new measures include merging the Injury Grant and Interim Maintenance Grant of the TAVA Scheme into the Compassionate Grant (CG) which is up to a maximum of 60 days of sick leave; requiring an applicant to obtain certification from a registered medical practitioner, including a registered Chinese medicine practitioner, to prove that his or her injury requires hospitalisation for no less than seven days or sick leave for at least seven days; and setting a ceiling on the number of CG applications submitted by the same applicant to once within two years. Those providing false information to obtain TAVA payments will be subject to a maximum penalty of 14 years’ imprisonment. The department stated that it will continue to fully assist with Police's investigation to combat such crimes and ensure the proper use of public resources.
At
3 p.m.
at the Hong Kong Observatory :
Air temperature : 32 degrees Celsius
Relative Humidity : 64 per cent
During the past hour
the mean UV Index recorded at King's Park : 8
Intensity of UV radiation : very high Please be reminded that:The Very Hot Weather Warning is now in force. The public should beware of heat stroke and drink more water. The air temperatures at other places were:
Hong Kong Observatory32 degrees ;
King's Park32 degrees ;
Wong Chuk Hang33 degrees ;
Ta Kwu Ling35 degrees ;
Lau Fau Shan34 degrees ;
Tai Po34 degrees ;
Sha Tin34 degrees ;
Tuen Mun33 degrees ;
Tseung Kwan O34 degrees ;
Sai Kung32 degrees ;
Cheung Chau32 degrees ;
Chek Lap Kok33 degrees ;
Tsing Yi33 degrees ;
Shek Kong35 degrees ;
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon31 degrees ;
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley33 degrees ;
Hong Kong Park33 degrees ;
Shau Kei Wan33 degrees ;
Kowloon City34 degrees ;
Happy Valley35 degrees ;
Wong Tai Sin35 degrees ;
Stanley33 degrees ;
Kwun Tong34 degrees ;
Sham Shui Po33 degrees ;
Kai Tak Runway Park34 degrees ;
Yuen Long Park36 degrees ;
Tai Mei Tuk33 degrees .
Communicable Diseases Watch Volume 21, Number 7, Weeks 26 - 30 (June 22 – July 26, 2025)
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