HK 香港政府 GIS 新聞處
DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
SUNDAY, JULY 25, 1976
OVER $60M GRANTS FOR SOCIAL WELFARE PROJECTS
FROM LOTTERIES FUND *******
THE GOVERNMENT'S LOTTERIES FUND CONTINUES TO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE IN HONG KONG.
IN THE FIRST YEAR AFTER ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 1965, A TOTAL OF $7.7 MILLION WAS APPROVED IN GRANTS AND LOANS FOR 16 PROJECTS OF 15 VOLUNTARY WELFARE AGENCIES,
TODAY, MORE THAN 180 WELFARE AGENCIES HAVE RECEIVED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE FUND. AS AT THE END OF MARCH THIS YEAR, A TOTAL OF $62.2 MILLION HAD BEEN APPROVED FOR NEARLY 400 PROJECTS INITIATED BY THESE ORGANISATIONS IN HONG KONG.
THE SUM COMPRISED MOSTLY FREE GRANTS RANGING FROM SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS TO OVER $3 MILLION. A $3 MILLION GRANT WAS APPROVED FOR FINANCING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MULTI-STOREY DUKE OF WINDSOR SOCIAL SERVICES CENTRE IN WAN CHAI IN 1972 TO HOUSE THE HEADQUARTERS OF MANY VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AS WELL AS THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE.
ANOTHER GRANT OF $2 MILLION, ALLOCATED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RESIDENTIAL CENTRE OF THE SOCIETY OF BOYS' CENTRES, WAS APPROVED IN JANUARY 1973. THE CENTRE, NOW KNOWN AS THE 'CHAK YAN CENTRE' PROVIDES RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR 160 BOYS, AGED BETWEEN 8 AND 16, WHO ARE DEPRIVED OF NORMAL PARENTAL CARE OR WHO MIGHT RECOME DĚL INQUENTS.
A GRANT OF $1.5 MILLION WAS APPROVED IN JUNE THIS YEAR FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BUILDING FOR THE CHESHIRE HOME AT CHUNG HOM KOK. THIS HOME PROVIDES RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR 40 SEVERELY DISABLED ADULTS WHO ARE HOMELESS AND INCAPABLE OF REHABILITATION.
OTHER SMALLER GRANTS WERE USED FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES SUCH AS EQUIPPING AND RENOVATING ACCOMMODATION FOR NURSERIES AND YOUTH CENTRES.
A SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS FROM THE FUND WOULD BE ENTERTAINED FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES CAPITAL SUBVENTION TO VOLUNTARY AGENCIES- RECURRENT GRANTS OF LIMITED DURATION TO VOLUNTARY AGENCIES- CAPITAL LOANS TO VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND GOVERNMENT CAPITAL PROJECTS WITHIN THE FIELD OF SOCIAL SERVICES EXCEPT PROJECTS IN SUPPORT OF STATUTORY DUTIES AND GENERAL MEDICAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS.
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