WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1976
OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH SCHEME
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THE GROUP AND COMMUNITY WORK DIVISION OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT HAS BEGUN ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE FIFTH ROUND OF THE +OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH SCHEME+.
THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE SCHEME IS TO ENCOURAGE YOUTH TO TAKE PART IN PROJECTS THAT WOULD BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY AND AT THE SAME TIME HELP THEM DEVELOP THEIR PERSONALITIES AND SOCIAL ATTITUDES.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL ITS COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICES.
ANY GROUP WHICH IS RECOGNISED OR SPONSORED BY SCHOOLS, YOUTH AGENCIES OR INSTITUTIONS MAY APPLY. EACH GROUP SHOULD HAVE MORE THAN TEN MEMBERS AGED BETWEEN 15 AND 25 YEARS. THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS NOVEMBER 2, 1976.
PROJECTS PROPOSED BY EACH GROUP WILL BE ASSESSED BY THE DEPARTMENT ACCORDING TO THE EXTENT OF YOUTH INVOLVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY BENEFITS, INNOVATION, FEASIBILITY AND OPTIMUM USE OF RESOURCES.
AN AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING $2,000 PER PROJECT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO PROPOSALS OF THE HIGHEST MERITS. HALF OF THE AMOUNT WILL BE ADVANCED BEFORE THE START OF THE PROJECT AND THE REST HALF WAY THROUGH. EVALUATION REPORTS MUST BE SUBMITTED AT THE END OF EACH PROJECT.
MR. LAM KWOK-WAN, PRINCIPAL SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER OF THE DIVISION SAID SINCE THE SCHEME WAS FIRST LAUNCHED IN 1974, THE DEPARTMENT HAD RECEIVED 374 APPLICATIONS OF WHICH 194 PROJECTS WERE SUPPORTED.+
+ IN THE PREVIOUS ROUND OF THE SCHEME, 83 APPLICATIONS WERE RECEIVED AND THE 45 PROJECTS SUPPORTED WERE ALLOCATED GRANTS AMOUNTING TO $42,870. AMONG THE PROJECTS SUPPORTED WERE SERVICE FOR THE HANDICAPPED AND ELDERLY RECREATION SCHEME FOR INDUSTRIAL WORKERS AND CONSTRUCTION WORK PROJECTS, HE ADDED.
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