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FUNDS FOR CIVIC EDUCATION PROJECTS

SUNDAY, JULY 12, 1987

A TOTAL OF $500,000 HAS PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION TO PROJECTS ON CIVIC EDUCATION THIS

THE COMMITTEE ON PARTICIPATION

BEEN GRANTED BY

SUBSIDISE 23 COMMUNITY YEAR.

"THIS 13 DOUBLE THE AMOUNT GRANTED UNDER THE FIRST TERRITORY-WIDE CIVIC EDUCATION COMMUNITY PROJECTS SCHEME ORGANISED LAST YEAR, CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION SUB-COMMITTEE, MR MAK HOI-WAH SAID.

AND

"THE RESPONSE TO THE SCHEME THIS YEAR WAS VERY ENCOURAGING OVER 100 APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED, REQUEST ING FOR A TOTAL SUBSIDY OF MORE THAN $2 MILLION,' MR MAK ADDED.

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AFTER CAREFUL VETTING, 23 PROJECTS WERE SELECTED BASED ON THE CONTENT OF THE PROJECT, THE TARGET GROUP AND NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS, THE AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE REQUIRED AND THE FEASIBILITY AND COST EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAMME.

"WE EXPECT OVER 100,000 PEOPLE TO BENEFIT FROM THESE PROJECTS WHICH INCLUDED EXHIBITIONS, VOLUNTEER TRAINING SCHEMES, DRAMAS, SEMINARS, SURVEYS, PRODUCTION OF AUDIO VISUAL AIDS PUBLICATION OF HANDBOOKS ON CIVIC EDUCATION, CARNIVALS AND MANY OTHER DIFFERENT

TYPES OF ACTIVITIES," MR MAK SAID.

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THE BASIC CONTENT OF THESE PROJECTS COVERED RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP' CIVIC RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, POLITICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS IN HONG KONG AND UNDERSTANDING CHINA'S РАЗТ AND PRESENT.

"WITH INCREASED RESOURCES THIS YEAR, THE COMMITTEE IS ABLE ΤΟ RAISE THE MAXIMUM SUBSIDY PER PROJECT ΤΟ $50,000 AND WE HAVE SUCCEEDED IN ATTRACTING PROJECTS OF A LARGER SCALE AND TERRITORY-WIDE IN NATURE", HE ADDED.

THE SUBSIDY POR EACH PROJECT RANGES FROM A DOLLARS TO OVER $15,000, SUCCESSFUL. APPLICANTS WILL BE WEEK.

FEW THOUSAND INFORMED NEXT

ALL PROJECTS SUBSIDISED BY THE SCHEME COULD ALSO TAKE PART IN AN OUTSTANDING CIVIC EDUCATION AWARD SCHEME TO BE HELD EARLY NEXT YEAR.

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