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TURNING TO JOCKEY CLUE SUPPORT, HE NOTED THAT OF THE $201 MILLION IN DONATIONS MADE BY THE CLUB LAST YEAR, ONLY 17 PER CENT WAS FOR SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAMMES.
HE COMMENTED THAT THE JOCKEY CLUB CHARITIES COMPANY DID NOT HAVE SPECIFIC GUIDELINES ON DONATIONS BUT ONLY CONSIDERED REQUESTS IN RESPECT OF PROJECTS THAT HAD TO BE CLEARED WITH THE GOVERNMENT.
+ IT WOULD SEEM TIMELY FOR A DIALOGUE TO BE ESTABLISHED BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND THE JOCKEY CLUB ON NON-SUBVENTED PROJECTS THAT URGENTLY REQUIRE COMMUNITY FUNDING.
+ IT IS ALSO NECESSARY FOR VOLUNTARY AGENCIES TO MAKE KNOWN COMMUNITY AND SERVICES NEEDS TO THE JOCKEY CLUB IN THE HOPE THAT A CHANGE MAY BE EFFECTED IN OUR SCCIAL WELFARE FUNDING PATTERN, HE SAID.
IN CONCLUSION, MR HUI SAID SOCIAL WELFARE MUST BE LOOKED UPON AS SOCIAL INVESTMENT FOR THE WHOLE COMM
+ IT WOULD SEEM TIMELY FOR A DIALOGUE TO BE ESTABLISHED BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND THE JOCKEY CLUB ON NON-SUBVENTED PROJECTS THAT URGENTLY REQUIRE COMMUNITY FUNDING.
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+1 IS ALSO NECESSARY FOR VOLUNTARY AGENCIES TO MAKE KNOWN COMMUNITY AND SERVICES NEEDS TO THE JOCKEY CLUB IN THE HOPE THAT A CHANGE MAY BE EFFECTED IN OUR SOCIAL WELFARE FUNDING PATTERN, HE SAID.
IN CONCLUSION, MR HU! SAID SOCIAL WELFARE MUST BE LOOKED UPON AS SOCIAL INVESTMENT FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.
THIS NECESSITATED A CHANGE IN ATTITUDE FROM ONE OF INCREASING CONTROL OF THE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES TO ONE OF ENLIGHTENED PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE AGENCIES, HE SAID.
+ONLY WHEN THE TWO PARTIES JOIN HANDS TO EXPLORE NEW SOURCES
OF FUNDING AND TO IMPROVE THE ALLOCATION MECHANISM WOULD WE BE SANGUINE ABOUT THE FUTURE FOR SOCIAL WELFARE DEVELOPMENT 1. HONG KONG
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