TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1983
MORE CLASSES ON PLANTING ARRANGED
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TSUEN WAN RESIDENTS WILL HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE TO LEARN ABOUT PLANTING AT A HORTICULTURAL COURSE NEXT MONTH.
THE SECOND TSUEN WAN HORTICULTURAL COURSE OF THIS YEAR, ORGANISED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WILL BE HELD AT TSUEN WAN YEUNG UK ROAD SPORTS GROUND ON SEVEN CONSECUTIVE SATURDAYS BETWEEN 9 AM AND 11 AM FROM NOVEMBER 5.
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING INVITED FOR THE COURSE, WHICH WILL BE FREE FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS AND SCHOOL CHILDREN, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NTSD SAID.
THE SEVEN-SESSION COURSE WILL BASICALLY FOCUS ON MIXING OF COMPOST, DETECTION AND CONTROL OF PLANT PEST AND DISEASE FERTILISING, PLANT PROPAGATION AND GENERAL MAINTENANCE OF PLANT.
NTSD HORTICULTURALISTS WILL GIVE LECTURES AND DEMONSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COURSE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THERE WILL ALSO BE PRACTICAL PLANTING AND FIELD VISITS TO NTSD'S NURSERIES.
APPLICATION FORMS FOR THE COURSE MAY BE OBTAINED AT TSUEN WAN YEUNG UK ROAD SPORTS GROUND, SHA TSUI ROAD PLAYGROUND AND THE TSUEN WAN URBAN SERVICES OFFICE ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF FAR EAST BANK BUILDING, 135-143 CASTLE PEAK ROAD.
ACCEPTANCE WILL BE ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS. THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
FUNDS OFFERED FOR YOUTH PROJECTS
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YOUNG PEOPLE WILL AGAIN BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND TO BROADEN THEIR KNOWLEDGE WITH GOVERNMENT SUPPORT.
THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT WILL HELP THEM FINANCIALLY TO REALISE THEIR INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS IN THE NEXT ROUND OF THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH SCHEME.
+ANY YOUTH GROUP PLANNING FOR SUCH A PROJECT CAN APPLY TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR A SUBSIDY OF UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $4 000,+ A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
BUT THE GROUP SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST SEVEN MEMBERS AGED BETWEEN 15 AND 25, AND BE SPONSORED BY A SCHOOL, YOUTH AGENCY OR BUSINESS ORGANISATION.
+GROUPS WITHOUT ANY SPONSORS MAY ALSO APPLY IF THEY ARE APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S SOCIAL WORK OFFICERS (YOUTH AND COMMUNITY),+ HE SAID.
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