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ANOTHER $230 800 WAS ALLOCATED TO THE HONG KONG RED CROSS TO PROMOTE ITS DONOR RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN AND TO BUY SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR ITS SCHOOLS.
THE SALVATION ARMY RECEIVED $206 500 TO ORGANISE SERVICE PROJECTS AND TO PURCHASE TOYS AND EQUIPMENT FOR ITS NURSERIES, CHILDREN/YOUTH CENTRES, HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED CHILDREN.
A SUM OF $288 700 WAS GIVEN TO PROVIDE MILK FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN IN 48 SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND TO ALLOW THEM TO GO ON OUTINGS AND EDUCATIONAL VISITS. IN ADDITION, A SUBSIDY OF $175 100 WAS GRANTED TO THE HONG KONG GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION TO ENABLE 700 LOCAL GIRL GUIDES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EAST-WEST ENCOUNTER CAMP.
ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE BUILDING THREE PAVILIONS
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ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD IS SPENDING MORE THAN $140 000 TO CONSTRUCT THREE REST PAVILIONS.
ONE WILL BE BUILT ON CHEUNG CHAU, ON OPEN GROUND AT DON BUSCO ROAD, WHICH IS A POPULAR AREA WITH MORNING WALKERS,
IT WILL COST NEARLY $60 000.
WORK STARTED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER AND WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF JANUARY.
TWO PAVILIONS WILL BE BUILT ON LAMMA ISLAND, AT PAK KOK AND SOK KWU WAN,
THE ONE AT PAK KOK WILL BE BUILT WITHIN A BARBEQUE AREA AND THE OTHER WILL BE BUILT BETWEEN SOK KWU WAN AND MO TAT VILLAGE.
WORK ON BOTH PAVILIONS COSTING OVER $80 000 IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY FEBRUARY.
THEY WILL SERVE AS RAIN SHELTERS AND SITTING-OUT AREAS FOR VILLAGERS AND VISITORS.
THE PROPOSAL TO BUILD THEM WAS PUT TO ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE BY CHEUNG CHAU AND LAMMA RURAL COMMITTEES AND AGREED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.
THE PROJECTS ARE BEING SUPERVISED BY ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE WORKS SECTION.