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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1986
NEW VETTING GUIDELINES FOR DB FUNDS
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COMMUNITY AND RESIDENT ORGANISATIONS IN EASTERN DISTRICT ARE URGED TO NOTE A PACKAGE OF REVISED VETTING GUIDELINES IN APPLYING FOR DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS FOR COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES.
THE NEW SET OF GUIDELINES WILL AFFECT MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, OWNERS' INCORPORATIONS, VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE VETTING COMMITTEE, MR LAM TAK-ON, SAID THE NEW GUIDELINES ARE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO MAKE BETTER USE OF DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS.
UNDER THE REVISED GUIDELINES, DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR SUBSIDISING LOCAL ORGANISATIONS IN HOLDING LAUNCH PICNICS AND BANQUETS.
SUBSIDIES FOR OUTINGS OR PICNICS ORGANISED BY LOCAL BODIES SUCH AS MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES OR AREA COMMITTEES WILL BE LIMITED TO $500 PER APPLICATION.
APPROVAL WILL BE GIVEN TO NO MORE THAN TWO APPLICATIONS PER YEAR FROM LOCAL BODIES SEEKING SUBSIDIES IN HOLDING AN OUTING OR PICNIC. THIS APPLIES TO LOCAL BODIES IN EACH OF THE 12 AREAS.
LOCAL BODIES THAT RECEIVED A SUBSIDY ONE YEAR WILL GET LOW PRIORITY THE NEXT YEAR.
WHEN MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES OR OWNERS' INCORPORATIONS MAKE APPLICATIONS FOR SUBSIDIES IN HOLDING AN OUTING OR PICNIC FOR THE ELDERLY THE ACTIVITY WILL HAVE TO BE CO-ORGANISED BY A FUNCTIONAL INSTITUTION SUCH AS A CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY OR A VOLUNTARY AGENCY.
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