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TUESDAY, JULY 10, 1990
AIMING TO GIVE DUE RECOGNITION TO VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE MADE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH SOCIAL OR COMMUNITY SERVICES, THE SCHEME ALSO ENCOURAGES PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN VOLUNTARY SERVICES.
NEEDY, SUCH LOCAL RESIDENTS ELIGIBLE TO BE
"ANY ONE WHO HAS RENDERED SOCIAL SERVICES FOR THE AS THE ELDERLY AND THE HANDICAPPED, OR HAS SERVED IN OR COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS ARE NOMINATED, A DISTRICT BOARD SPOKESMAN SAID.
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THERE ARE SIX DIVISIONS IN THE AWARD SCHEME, NAMELY:
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CHILDREN DIVISION (AGED UNDER 15),
STUDENTS DIVISION (AGED 15 OR ABOVE),
WORKING PEOPLE DIVISION,
NON-WORKING PEOPLE DIVISION (AGED UNDER 60),
SENIOR CITIZENS DIVISION (FOR RETIREES AGED 60 OR ABOVE),
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GROUP DIVISION.
"LOCAL
ORGANISATIONS SUCH AS VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, SCHOOLS, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, KAI FONG ASSOCIATIONS, YIN NGAI SOCIETIES AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ARE ALL WELCOME TO PUT FORWARD THEIR NOMINATIONS," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
THE DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS IS SEPTEMBER 10.
ABOUT 100 NOMINEES, INCLUDING THE THREE WINNERS IN EACH OF THE SIX DIVISIONS, WILL BE INVITED TO TAKE PART IN A DAY CAMP IN THE LEI YUE MUN PARK IN OCTOBER ΤΟ SHARE THEIR VIEWS AND EXPERIENCE IN VOLUNTARY SERVICES.
THE WINNERS WILL ALSO BE AWARDED OUTSTANDING SERVICE CERTIFICATES AND BOOK COUPONS AT A PRIZE PRESENTATION TO BE HELD AT THE CAMP,
DETAILS OF THE AWARD SCHEME AND NOMINATION FORMS ARE AT THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE IN ABERDEEN CENTRE SUB-OFFICES IN ABBA COMMERCIAL BUILDING, LEI TUNG ESTATE, ESTATE AND STANLEY VILLAGE ROAD.
TELEPHONE ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 552 0508.
AVAILABLE
AND ITS WAH FU
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