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Wednesday, February 13, 1974
ADDITIONAL SUBVENTIONS FOR VOLUNTARY AGENCIES BEING STUDIED
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The government is currently considering requests for supplementary
subventions to meet salary increases from voluntary organisations who
receive discretionary grants.
The Secretary for Social Services, the Hon. Li Fook-kow said
today that a reply will be made as soon as possible to the organisations
concerned.
He was replying to a question from the Hon. Li Fook-wo who wanted
to know what steps were being taken to assist subvented voluntary organisations
to meet their current expenditure on salaries in view of the steep increases
in prices.
The Secretary for Social Services said that there are two main methods
by discretionary grant and by
of subventing voluntary organisations
deficiency grant.
Subventions on a discretionary basis was a form of partial aid, he
added, and the organisations are normally expected to meet contingencies by
raising additional funds from other sources if necessary.
ilovever, increases in costs (including salaries) are taken into account
when determining the subvention for an ensuing year.
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