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$184 million Lotteries Fund approved
A total of $184,009,000 has been approved from the Lotteries Fund to finance various social welfare service programmes during the first quarter of 1995, a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department said today (Sunday).
"Of the amount, $24,754,800 are earmarked to family and child welfare services, $25,082,000 to elderly and medical social services, $119,488,400 to rehabilitation services, $10,216,800 to youth services, $171,000 to community development services and $4,296,000 to social welfare support programmes," the spokesman said.
The Lotteries Fund was established for the purpose of financing, by way of a grant, loan or an advance, the operation or development of social welfare services and medical or educational projects with a welfare content.
End/Sunday, May 7, 1995
Customs enquiry hotline widely used by the public
The 24-hour automated telephone enquiry service of the Customs and Excise Department has been widely used by the public since its operation, a spokesman of the Customs and Excise Department said today (Sunday).
"In the month of April, a total of 900 calls was received together with 113 requests for facsimile copies of information leaflet," the spokesman said.
"These figures of enquiries are encouraging in our continued effort to better serve the community," he added.
The enquiry hotline is 2815 7711 which operates through a computerised interactive voice response system and provides information on the following topics - dutiable commodities licences, permit and code; motor vehicle first registration tax; import and export trade declaration; ad valorem charges, clothing levy and penalty charges; consumer protection; and procedures of lodging complaint against the department.