TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1987
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MORE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR KWAI CHUNG
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A $145 000 CONTRACT FOR BUILDING AN OPEN SPACE AT KWAI CHUNG HAS BEEN AWARDED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO KIN MING AND COMPANY.
THE OPEN SPACE, COVERING AN AREA OF 375 SQUARE METRES, IS LOCATED AT SHEK YAM ROAD.
FACILITIES WILL INCLUDE A CONCRETE CHESS TABLE AND CHAIRS, LANDSCAPED AREA, HEDGES AND A LAWN FRONTING THE ROAD.
WORK WILL START AT THE END OF THIS MONTH AND TAKE FOUR MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR COMMUNITY BUILDING EVENTS
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APPLICATIONS ARE BEING INVITED FROM VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS IN SHAM SHUI PO TO ORGANISE COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES WITH DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS FROM APRIL TO SEPTEMBER.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT OFFICE, 39 TONK IN STREET, KOWLOON, AND ITS SUB-OFFICES.
COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE DISTRICT OFFICE OR ITS SUB-OFFICES BEFORE FEBRUARY 27 FOR THE VETTING SUB-COMMITTEE OF SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER AT ITS MEETING ON APRIL 9.
EACH APPLICATION FORM SHOULD BE USED TO APPLY FOR SPONSORSHIP OF ONE ACTIVITY ONLY,
SINCE THE DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES ARE LIMITED, APPROVED APPLICATIONS MAY NOT RECEIVE FULL SPONSORSHIP.
ACCORDING TO GUIDELINES ON THE USE OF FUNDS, THE DISTRICT BOARD WOULD ONLY PROVIDE FULL SPONSORSHIP FOR ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL AND WHERE PARTICIPANTS ARE NOT CHARGED, SUCH AS FUNCTIONS FOR THE ELDERLY AND THE HANDICAPPED, COMMUNITY SERVICES, RESEARCH PROJECTS, EXHIBITIONS AND COMPETITIONS, CARNIVALS AND VAR IETY SHOWS, AS WELL AS SEMINARS FOR THE PUBLIC.
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