XN000022-1974-09-01 — Page 5

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1974

THE SPOKESHAN RECALLED THAT THE PROJECT WHICH RECEIVED THE FIRST ALLOCATION FROM THE FUND WAS THE COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR THE PEOPLE OF YUEN LONG, THE COST OF WHICH WAS $1 MILLION.

DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR, THE TOTAL ALLOCATIONS FROM THE FUND 24 MAJOR AND 10 MINOR GRANTS

AMOUNTED TO OVER $6.1 MILLION.

THE LARGEST GRANT MADE SO FAR THIS YEAR WAS $1.9 MILLION TO THE LUTHERAN WORLD FEDERATION TOWARDS BUILDING AND EQUIPPING AN EXTENSION TO THE KWUN TONG VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE.

UNDER EXISTING LEGISLATION AMENDED ONLY LAST YEAR, THE PROCEDURE FOR ALLOCATING GRANTS AND LOANS FROM THE FUND IS STREAMLINED TO ENABLE APPLICATIONS TO BE DEALT WITH MORE SPEEDILY THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS.

FORMERLY, ALL ALLOCATIONS MUST FIRST ACQUIRE THE APPROVAL BY RESOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, BUT TODAY THE FINAL AUTHORITY FOR APPROVING ALLOCATIONS RESTS WITH THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY WHO, HOWEVER, HAS IN TURN DELEGATED A CONSIDERABLE PROPORTION OF THIS POWER TO THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE. ACTING ON THE ADVICE OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

BETWEEN 1962 AND NOW, 63 GOVERNMENT LOTTERJES WERE HELD. THREE MORE LOTTERIES ARE DUE TO TAKE PLACE IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS MAKING A TOTAL OF TEN FOR THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR.

WATER CUT *****

WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN WONG TAI SIN AREA WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR 10 HOURS, STARTING AT 10 P.M. ON TUESDAY.

THE TEMPORARY STOPPAGE IS TO FACILITATE THE CONNECTION OF FRESH WATER MAINS AT CHOI HUNG INTERCHANGE.

AFFECTED WILL BE THE CHOI HUNG AND PING SHEK LOW COST HOUSING ESTATES, KAI TAK MANSION, ST. JOSEPH'S ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL, CHINA LIGHT AND POWER SUB-STATION, R.A.F. OFF ICERS QUARTERS, CHOI WAN ROAD, CHOI SHEK LANE AND AMOY CANNING FACTORY.