圖：大批市民在灣仔民政諮詢中心門前排隊，領取「關愛共享計劃」申請表\中通社

　　政府向未能在預算案受惠市民派4000元的「關愛共享計劃」昨日開始派表，反應十分踴躍，職津處首天已派出22.5萬份申請表，民政事務總署轄下16個派發點更一度派罄，不少基層市民「撲空」。不過，申請最大困難是「劏房戶」難以提供住址證明。

　　記者昨日實測4000元申請程序，申請表上共11項個人資料，三分鐘已填完。若遞交時，申請人需附上三份證明文件副本，當中的住址證明文件，政府舉例可以是水電煤氣費單、銀行或信用卡月結單等，隨時考起劏房戶，事關水電煤氣費由業主負責，銀行戶口或信用卡若已電子化，不收取實體月結單，便無住址證明可提供。

Easy to fill the $4000 application form but difficult for households in sub-divided units to provide proof of address

　　Distribution of application forms for the Caring and Sharing Scheme began yesterday. Under the scheme, Hong Kong residents who do not benefit from allowances offered by the government Budget will get up to HK$4,000. Responses to the scheme are very active. On the first day, the Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency (WFSFAA) already handed out 225,000 application forms. The 16 places designated by the Home Affairs Department to distribute the application forms had even handed out all their forms for a time, so many grass-roots citizens had to come away empty-handed. Nevertheless, the biggest problem for the application procedure lies in that it is difficult for households living in sub-divided units to provide their proof of address.

　　This reporter yesterday tested this $4,000 application procedure. It took three minutes to fill the application form with 11 pieces of personal information. But when handing it in, the applicant must also provide copies of three certified documents. One of them is the proof of address. The government said it could be a water, electric or gas bill, monthly bank or credit card statement, for example. This poses a problem for households living in sub-divided units. For, it is the owners of such units who take care of the water, electric and gas bills. And if bank and credit card statements are electronic, they do not receive paper statement. Hence they cannot provide their proof of address.

A9, 22 January 2019

WORDS AND USAGE

For a time (phrase)

●Used for saying what happened or existed during a short period before it changed.（一度，暫時）

Examples:　　

1.You pant (for breath) after running hard for a time.　　

2.We were quite happy for a time, until his brother moved in.

Come away empty-handed (idiom)

●To return from an experience or event without having gained anything.

　　（空手而回，撲空）

Examples:　　

1.Go to the bank and ask for the loan again. This time don't come away empty-handed.　　

2.Don't come away from the dessert table empty-handed —bring me a piece of cake!

Cross-infection (noun)

●Infection spread from one source to another; person to person, animal to person, person to animal, animal to animal.（交叉感染，人與人、人與動物或動物與動物之間互相傳染疾病）

Examples:　　

1.These measures help minimize cross-infection and ensures patient privacy.　　

2.Chickens will be subject to cross-infection easily if avian flu virus is found in the outlets.

中區往北角五分鐘 港島塞車迎大改善 1月20日 A1

　　繞道紓緩大塞車，港島交通邁進新時代！中環灣仔繞道及東區走廊連接路今早八時首階段通車，駕車來往中環至北角只需五分鐘，相信可紓緩港島大塞車情況，實際交通分流效果，明天首個上班日便會揭曉。

It takes five minutes to drive from Central to North Point as Bypass greatly reduces traffic congestion on Hong Kong Island

　　Transportation on Hong Kong Island marches into a new era with a new Bypass to ease traffic jam! The Central-Wan Chai Bypass and Eastern Corridor Link initially open to traffic this morning. It will take five minutes to drive from Central to North Point. It is believed to reduce traffic congestion on Hong Kong Island. The actual effect of traffic diversion will be seen tomorrow – the first working day [after the opening]. A1, 20 January 2019

全港三成幼稚園爆流感停課 多間名校中招 1月22日 A4

　　再增67間幼稚園宣布停課，當中包括根德園幼稚園、聖羅撒幼稚園、聖保羅堂幼稚園及香港真光幼稚園（堅道）等名校，令需要停課的幼稚園總數破300間，達301間，佔全港幼稚園約三成。有幼稚園校長形容，流感威脅嚴峻，受影響學童人數持續上升，去年同期全港停課，有效降低交叉感染風險，建議當局提前一、兩天公布全港幼稚園停課，讓家長及學校作相應準備。

　　Nearly a third of Hong Kong preschools hit by flu outbreaks, including several elite ones

　　Sixty-seven more kindergartens have announced class suspension, including elite schools such as Kentville Kindergarten, St Rose of Lima's Kindergarten, St Paul's Church Kindergarten and True Light Kindergarten (Caine Road). This increases the number of class-suspension preschools to 301, exceeding 300, about 30 per cent of all preschools in Hong Kong. Some kindergarten principals described the flu outbreak as serious with the number of infected children keeping going up. In the same period of time last year, all preschools suspended classes, which effectively reduced the risk of　　cross-infection. They suggested the education authority announce class suspension for all preschools a couple of days ahead of time, so that parents and schools could make preparations accordingly.

A4, 22 January 2019