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$207m from Lotteries Fund approved in fourth quarter 1995
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A total of $207,948,800 has been approved from the Lotteries Fund to finance various social welfare service programmes during the fourth quarter of 1995, a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department said today (Saturday).
"Of the amount, $18,383,600 are earmarked for family and child welfare services, $31,751,400 for elderly and medical social services, $150,755,600 for rehabilitation services, $6,306,300 for youth services, $300,900 for community development services and $451,000 for 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.
The fund had approved a total of $828,618,047 to finance various social welfare projects for the whole of 1995, the spokesman added.
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Medical Licentiate Examination results announced
The Licentiate Committee of the Medical Council of Hong Kong announced today (Saturday) that 13 candidates have passed Part I of the Licentiate Examination for unregistrable doctors.
A total of 260 candidates sat the examination held on January 3, 1996. Part I is a multiple-choice-question paper on professional subjects.
Part II of the examination, designed to test the candidates' English for professional purposes, will take place on March 5 and May 2, 1996.
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Candidates may choose to take the Part II Licentiate Examination on either
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