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Sunday, April 30, 1972

These organisations are the SARDA, the Community Relief Trust Fund,

the Social Welfare Department, Po Leung Kuk, St. Christopher's Home, Good

Shepherd Sisters, the Society of Boys' Centre, the Yuen Long Community Centre

and the Hong Kong Council of Social Service.

Other agencies have been allocated sums between $10,000 and $1

million from the Fund.

The Government Lotteries Fund, first set up in June, 1965, is

intended to assist in the development of social welfare services in Hong

Kong.

Allocations from the Fund are made to voluntary agencies in the

form of capital grants or loans repayable with or without interest.

Release Time: 3.00 p.m.