SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 1984
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+MANY SOCIAL TRAGEDIES, SUCH AS DIVORCE, CHILD ABUSE AND YOUTH CRIME, CAN BE AVOIDED IF PEOPLE KNOW MORE ABOUT FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION.+
MRS GOODSTADT STARTED OFF THE EVENT WHICH ATTRACTED MANY PEOPLE, YOUNG AND OLD. ACCOMPANIED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ORGANISING BODIES, INCLUDING MR THOMAS MULVEY, DIRECTOR OF HONG KONG FAMILY WELFARE SOCIETY AND DR RAMON RUIZ, CHAIRMAN OF HONG KONG CATHOLIC MARRIAGE ADVISORY COUNCIL, SHE TOURED THE GAME STALLS, SAW THE FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION EXHIBITS ON DISPLAY AND JOINED THE CHILDREN IN SOME OF THE GAMES.
ON THE STAGE, PROFESSIONAL SINGERS AND LOCAL VOLUNTARY GROUPS, INCLUDING "RAIMONDI COLLEGE CHOIR, YWCA INSTRUMENTAL GROUP AND CARITAS PERSEVERANCE-BANDELION GROUPS, ENTERTAINED THE PARTICIPANTS WITH CHINESE TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND FOLK SONGS.
THE FAMILY CARNIVAL WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN AND ISLANDS DISTRICTS YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRES OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES AS PART OF THE FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION PUBLICITY PROGRAMME.
APPLICATIONS FOR DB FUNDS OPEN
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LOCAL ORGANISATIONS IN EASTERN DISTRICT MAY NOW APPLY TO THE DISTRICT BOARD FOR FUNDS TO SUBSIDISE THE IR COMMUNITY BUILDING PROJECTS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BOARD SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
+THERE IS NO SET LIMIT ON THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS APPLIED FOR, THOUGH APPLICATIONS WILL BE VETTED BY THE COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE OF THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE AMOUNT OF GRANT WILL DEPEND ON THE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THE PURPOSE, HE SAID.
+FOR ENTERTAINMENT, RECREATIONAL, CULTURAL AND FESTIVE ACTIVITIES, IT IS ALSO EXPECTED THAT THE ORGANISERS WILL SHOULDER PART OF THE COSTS.+
APPLICATIONS FROM LOCAL ORGANISATIONS WILL BE INVITED TWICE
A YEAR.
+THOSE WISHING TO ORGANISE FUNCTIONS IN THE FIVE-MONTH PERIOD ENDING IN SEPTEMBER SHOULD SUBMIT THE IR APPLICATIONS TO THE DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT BEFORE MARCH 31.
+APPLICATIONS WILL AGAIN BE CALLED FOR IN EARLY AUGUST FOR PROJECTS PLANNED FOR THE MONTHS BETWEEN OCTOBER AND FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
APPLICATION FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE AT 880-886 KING'S ROAD THE CAUSEWAY BAY SUB-OFFICE AT 9-11 WING HING STREET THE SHAU KEI WAN SUB-OFFICE AT 243 SHAU KEI WAN ROAD AND THE CHAI WAN SUB-OFFICE AT BLOCK 2 OF HING WAH ESTATE.
SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED IN WRITING BY THE BOARD'S SECRETARIAT NOT LATER THAN MAY 1984.
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