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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1985
BOARD MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE RENDERED BY THE CIVIL AID SERVICES TO THE ISLANDS DISTRICT; THE NAMING OF NEW STREETS COMPLETED DURING RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON CHEUNG CHAU; AND THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO APPLICANTS RECOMMENDED BY THE CULTURE, RECREATION AND SPORTS COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD MEETING, TO BE HELD AT 10 AM ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 23) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE, 16TH FLOOR, SINCERE BUILDING, 173 DES VOEUX ROAD, CENTRAL.
FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR SOCIAL SERVICES IN KWUN TONG
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COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS IN KWUN TONG INTERESTED IN PROVIDING SOCIAL SERVICES TO LOCAL RESIDENTS CAN NOW APPLY FOR FUNDS FROM THE DISTRICT BOARD.
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD'S SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR LI WAH- MING, SAID: +APART FROM MONITORING THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL SERVICES IN THE DISTRICT IN GENERAL, WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO JOIN HANDS WITH LOCAL VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND OTHER BONA-FIDE ORGANISATIONS TO PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES TO RESIDENTS.+
+WE HAVE SENT LETTERS TO VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS INVITING THEM TO APPLY FOR FUNDS TO ORGANISE PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS,+ HE SAID.
THESE PROJECTS MUST BE IMPLEMENTED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 15 THIS YEAR AND FEBRUARY 21, 1986 TO FACILITATE THE ACCOUNTS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD, HE ADDED.
ANY ORGANISATION CAN SUBMIT MORE THAN ONE APPLICATION, BUT THE PROPOSED PROJECT MUST NOT BE A REGULAR PROGRAMME OF THE APPLICANT.
+ALL APPLICATIONS SHOULD REACH THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT BY SEPTEMBER 10, AND WILL BE CONSIDERED AT THE NEXT SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING IN EARLY OCTOBER, MR LI CONTINUED.
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IN THE LAST FINANCIAL YEAR THE COMMITTEE SPENT $130 000 ON 26 SOCIAL SERVICES PROJECTS IN THE DISTRICT.