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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1982
SUBSIDY FOR COMMUNITY PROJECTS
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YOUTH GROUPS PLANNING ANY INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT CAN APPLY FOR GRANTS UNDER A SCHEME ADMINISTERED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
THE DEPARTMENT IS INVITING APPLICATIONS UNDER THE +OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH SCHEME+ WHICH ENCOURAGES YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIALS IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID ANY GROUP WITH SEVEN OR MORE MEMBERS AGED BETWEEN 15 AND 25, WHICH IS SPONSORED BY A SCHOOL, YOUTH AGENCY OR BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS, CAN APPLY.
+GROUPS THAT HAVE NO SPONSORS MAY ALSO APPLY IF THEY
HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICERS (CYOS), THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
APPLICATION FORMS AND RELEVANT INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM ANY CYO AND DETAILED PROJECT PROPOSALS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO HIM BY OCTOBER 15, 1982.
+EACH PROJECT WILL BE ASSESSED FOR ITS YOUTH INVOLVEMENT, COMMUNITY BENEFITS, FEASIBILITY AND OPTIMUM USE OF RESOURCES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE MAXIMUM GRANT FOR EACH APPROVED PROJECT IS $3 500, AND THE CYOS WILL MAINTAIN CLOSE WORKING LIAISON WITH PARTICIPATING GROUPS.
IN 1981-82, MORE THAN $181 000 WAS ALLOCATED FOR 105 PROJECTS, BRINGING TO OVER $1 MILLION THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF SUBSIDIES GIVEN TO SOME 750 PROJECTS SINCE THE SCHEME WAS INTRODUCED IN 1974.
PREVIOUS PROJECTS INCLUDED SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY AND THE DISABLED, RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL_ACTIVITIES, MOBILE LIBRARY SERVICES, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT AND WORKS PROJECTS CARRIED OUT BY 24 000 PARTICIPANTS BENEFITING MORE THAN ONE MILLION PEOPLE,
CHRISTMAS CARD DESIGN COMPETITION
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STUDENTS FROM SECONDARY AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS ARE INVITED TO TAKE PART IN A CHRISTMAS CARD DESIGN COMPETITION JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE CULTURAL CRAFTS CENTRE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT SCHOOL NON-GRADUATE TEACHERS' UNION.
THE COMPETITION IS DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS, ONE FOR PRIMARY AND THE OTHER FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL PUPILS.
EACH STUDENT MAY SUBMIT A MAXIMUM OF THREE ENTRIES THROUGH THE IR HEADS OF SCHOOLS TO THE INSPECTOR (ART), EDUCATION DEPARTMENT NOT LATER THAN OCTOBER 22.
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