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MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1988

CFPA INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS

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REGISTERED NON-PROFIT MAKING CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS AND

INVITED ΤΟ ARTISTES ARE BEING

APPLY FOR GRANTS UNDER THE GRANT APPLICATION SCHEME OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (CFPA).

THERE ARE TWO CATEGORIES OF GRANTS GRANTS AND THE GENERAL SUPPORT GRANTS.

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THE PROJECT

(AND OTHER)

A COUNCIL SPOKESMAN SAID ABOUT $1.8 MILLION HAD BEEN ALLOCATED FOR DISBURSEMENT UNDER THE PROJECT (AND OTHER) GRANTS CATEGORY THIS FINANCIAL

YEAR.

ENTHUSIASTIC.

SO FAR, RESPONSE ΤΟ THIS CATEGORY 11AD BEEN

"TO DATE, MORE THAN 30 APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM 15 LOCAL ARTS LOCAL PERFORMING ARTS GROUPS AND ARTISTES. AMONG THEM, GROUPS AND ONE ARTS SUPPORT GROUP HAVE BEEN AWARDED GRANTS TOTALLING $1,131,360," HE SAID.

THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THESE GRANTS WOULD HELP TO COVER THE COSTS OF SPECIFIC PROJECTS OR PERFORMANCES TO BE ORGANISED WITHIN THIS FINANCIAL YEAR.

"FOR EXAMPLE, THE HONG KONG FESTIVAL FRINGE LIMITED HAS BEEN AWARDED AN OTHER GRANT AND A PROJECT GRANT TO ENABLE IT то ORGANISE THE FRINGE 189 AND THE ART FAIR

89.

HE SAID.

FURTHER APPLICATIONS FOR THE PROJECT (AND OTHER) GRANTS FOR ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE BEFORE MARCH 31 NEXT YEAR ARE INVITED.

THE YEAR AND WILL

"APPLICATIONS CAN BE MADR ANY TIME IN BE ASSESSED AT MEETINGS TO BE HELD EVERY TWO MONTHS. THE NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD NEXT MONTH.'

"AS TO THE GENERAL SUPPORT GRANTS (GSG)," THE SPOKESMAN CONTINUED, "THE CFPA IS NOW ALSO INVITING LOCAL PERFORMING ARTS GROUPS TO APPLY FOR THE GSG FOR THE NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR AND THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS SEPTEMBER 15 THIS YEAR.

HE SAID THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANTS WAS ΤΟ SUBSIDISE THE GRANTER'S ANNUAL OPERATING COSTS.

"REGISTERED BONA FIDE BODIES WHICH ARE EITHER CHARITIES OR HAVE CLEARLY STATED THEIR NON-PROFIT MAKING STATUS IN THEIR CONSTITUTIONS CAN APPLY.

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