SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1986
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SERVICE RESERVOIR FOR CHAI WAN
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A FRESH WATER SERVICE RESERVOIR OF 10 400 CUBIC METRES CAPACITY IS TO BE BUILT IN CHAI WAN,
TO BE LOCATED ON A HILLSIDE SOUTHEAST OF HENG FA CHUEN DEVELOPMENT, THE RESERVOIR IS TO MEET INCREASING DEMAND FROM THE NORTH CHAI WAN AREA.
IN ADDITION, 900 METRES OF MAINS WILL BE LAID.
TENDERS FOR THE SCHEME ARE BEING INVITED BY THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT. WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN JULY AND TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
APPLICATION FOR FUNDS CLOSES WEDNESDAY
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LOCAL ORGANISATIONS IN KWUN TONG HAVE ONLY A FEW DAYS TO APPLY FOR DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS TO ORGANISE COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.
+ORGANISATIONS WISHING TO RECEIVE SPONSORSHIP MUST SEND IN THEIR APPLICATIONS TO THE DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT BY WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD'S CULTURE RECREATION, SPORTS AND COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE, MR LAM KIN-KWOK, SAID.
+ THE ACTIVITIES MUST BE HELD BETWEEN JUNE 1 AND SEPTEMBER 30 AND MUST BE NON-PROFIT-MAKING, + HE ADDED.
THE COMMITTEE RECENTLY DECIDED TO ALLOW LOCAL ORGANISATIONS OTHER THAN MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND OWNERS' CORPORATIONS TO APPLY FOR BOARD FUNDS.
MR LAM SAID THIS YEAR THE COMMITTEE AGREED TO SET ASIDE ABOUT $200 000 FOR SUCH ORGANISATIONS.
THE FUNDS WOULD HELP LOCAL BONA-FIDE ORGANISATIONS MEET EXPENSES OF ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS WHICH WOULD BENEFIT PEOPLE LIVING, WORKING OR STUDYING IN KWUN TONG.
MR LAM ADVISED ORGANISATIONS THAT PREFERENCE WOULD BE GIVEN TO ACTIVITIES THAT WERE INNOVATIVE, AND REGULAR ACTIVITIES RUN BY THE ORGANISATIONS WOULD NOT BE SUPPORTED.
ANOTHER APPLICATION EXERCISE WOULD BE HELD IN JULY OR AUGUST, HE ADDED.
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