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SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1988

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FURTHER MEASURES TO PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION

THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CONTINUE TO GIVE SUPPORT TO LOCAL BODIES IN ORGANISING CIVIC EDUCATION CIVIC EDUCATION WILL PROJECTS, COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, DR DANIEL TSE, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE OUTSTANDING CIVIC

AWARDS PRESENTATION CEREMONY.

EDUCATION PROJECT

WOULD INCLUDE CONDUCTING

DR TSE SAID MEASURES TO PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION CONTINUING TO HOLD THE AWARD SCHEME, HOLDING A SEMINAR AND ANOTHER OPINION SURVEY ON HOW TO IMPROVE PROMOTION EDUCATION.

WORK FOR CIVIC

IN DRIVE INCLUDED TALKS AND

OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS THE COMMITTEE HAD

+ SUBSIDISING 52 PROJECTS ORGANISED BY COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS TO

SPENT $750,000 HOME THE CIVIC EDUCATION MESSAGE. EXHIBITIONS, DRAMAS, VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, TRAINING SESSIONS, PROJECTS

COMPETITIONS.

THESE

"THE OUTSTANDING CIVIC EDUCATION PROJECT ORGANISED BY THE COMMITTEE TO ENCOURAGE LOCAL AND PROVIDE BETTER CIVIC EDUCATION PROJECTS,

DR TSE ADDED THAT ACCEPTANCE OF UNDER THIS YEAR'S COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION EDUCATION PROJECTS STARTED ON APRIL 15.

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AWARD SCHEME IS ORGANISATIONS TO PLAN HE STRESSED.

APPLICATIONS SCHEME TO

FOR SUBSIDIES ORGANISE CIVIC

TO

SELECTED PROJECT

THE TOTAL AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO THE SCHEME HAS BEEN INCREASED $600,000. THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT TO BE GRANTED TO EACH IS $50,000.

THE COMMITTEE FOR ORGANISATIONS OTHER RESOURCES.

APART FROM MATERIAL SUPPORT, DR TSE SAID BELIEVED THAT MORE OPPORTUNITIES SHOULD BE PROVIDED TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON CIVIC EDUCATION AND TO TO THIS END, THE COMMITTEE PLANNED TO HOLD A SEMINAR AT THE END OF YEAR, FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS OF A SIMILAR FUNCTION HELD IN APRIL.

ACQUIRE

THE

OPINION SURVEY

THE COMMITTEE ALSO PLANNED TO CONDUCT A SECOND WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING PROMOTION WORK FOR CIVIC EDUCATION. OF THE SURVEY WERE EXPECTED TO BE ANNOUNCED IN DECEMBER, DR TSE SAID.

FINDINGS

DISPLAY

AT THE WITH OTHER THE PUBLIC AT

REFERRING TO THE AWARD-WINNING PROJECTS ON CEREMONY, DR TSE SAID REPORTS ON THE PROJECTS, TOGETHER REFERENCE MATERIALS, WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF

ADMINISTRATION HEADQUARTERS

THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI,

IN CANTON

/A MEMBER