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TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1987

A NOTICE CONCERNING THE PROPOSED WORKS HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST GAZETTE.

ANY OBJECTION SHOULD REACH THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT BY MARCH 17.

APPLICATIONS SOUGHT FOR DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS

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LOCAL ORGANISATIONS IN KWAI TSING DISTRICT ARE REMINDED THAT THEY CAN APPLY FOR DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT RECREATIONAL, CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS TO BE HELD BETWEEN APRIL AND JULY 1987. APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

ORGANISATIONS INCLUDING MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, OWNERS' CORPORATIONS, VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, YIN NGAI SOCIETIES AND VARIOUS COMMUNITY GROUPS ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR FUNDS TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.

A LETTER WAS SENT TO MORE THAN 500 ORGANISATIONS IN THE DISTRICT RECENTLY REMINDING THEM THEY CAN APPLY FOR GRANTS.

FOR PROJECTS TO BE LAUNCHED BETWEEN AUGUST AND NOVEMBER APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED BY JUNE 1. FOR THOSE PLANNED AFTER NOVEMBER APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED BY OCTOBER 1.

THIS NEW ARRANGEMENT, WHICH HAS BEEN ENDORSED BY THE KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI DISTRICT BOARD IS AIMED AT PLANNING FOR A BETTER AND EVEN DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.

EARLIER IN DECEMBER, THE NEW SCHEDULE WAS HIGHLIGHTED IN A COLOUR SUPPLEMENT FEATURING THE WORK OF THE DISTRICT BOARD. A TOTAL OF 36 000 COPIES OF THE SUPPLEMENT WAS CIRCULATED TOGETHER WITH THE DISTRICT NEWSPAPER IN TSUEN WAN, KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI, AND AVAILABLE FREE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICES.

PROJECTS THAT HAD RECEIVED SPONSORSHIP UNDER DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS RANGED FROM SEMINARS AND SURVEYS ON PUBLIC ISSUES, EDUCATIONAL TALKS AND CAMPAIGNS TO VARIETY SHOWS AND TRAINING CLASSES.

APPLICATION FORMS ARE OBTAINABLE AT THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICE AND SEVEN SUB-OFFICES, AND DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT. ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 0-257223 DURING OFFICE HOURS.

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