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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1977

APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR GRANTS FROM MUSIC FUND

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THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR, MR. GORDON SIU, TODAY INVITED MUSIC ORGANISATIONS, GROUPS AND SCHOOLS TO APPLY FOR GRANTS FROM A FUND SET UP WITH DONATIONS FROM THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

THE FUND IS AIMED AT DEVELOPING MUSICAL SKILLS AND INTEREST AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE IN HONG KONG, THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB IS PROVIDING THREE SUCCESSIVE ANNUAL GRANTS OF $600,000 TO PROVIDE WORK ING CAPITAL AND ILL LATER PROVIDE A FURTHER $10 MILLION TO ESTABLISH A TRUST FUND.

REQUESTS FOR AN ALLOCATION WILL BE CONS IDERED ON THE BASIS OF COVERAGE AND EXTENT OF THE BENEFIT OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT IN RELATION TO THE SUM REQUIRED, MR. STU SAID.

APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS WILL BE PROCESSED BY THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE AND CONSIDERED BY A VETTING COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, WHO IS THE CUSTODIAN OF THE FUND.

DETAILS OF THE CRITERIA FOR GRANTS AND APPLICATION FORMS (MA/8) ARE OBTAINABLE FROM THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE ON THE NINTH FLOOR, HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE, HARBOUR ROAD, HONG KONG.

APPLICATION FORMS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED TO THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE BEFORE JANUARY 31, 1978. TELEPHONE ENQUIRIES MAY BE MADE AT 5-283257.

ROUTE CHANGE FOR CROSS HARBOUR BUS 103

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE CROSS HARBOUR BUS ROUTE NO. 103 BETWEEN LOK FU AND POKFIELD ROAD HAS BEEN ALTERED IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE JOURNEY TIME.

THE ROUTE WILL NOW RUN VIA HENNESSY ROAD, QUEENSWAY, DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, ICE HOUSE STREET AND CHATER ROAD ON JOURNEYS TO POKFIELD ROAD.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE RE-ROUTING 13 TEMPORARY AND WOULD BE IN EFFECT FOR NOT MORE THAN 12 MONTHS.