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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1988

TEN PERFORMING ARTS ORGANISATIONS RECEIVE GRANTS

PERFORMING ARTS

$533,858

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OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS, THE COUNCIL FOR THE (CFPA) HAS AWARDED PROJECT (AND OTHER) GRANTS TOTALLING TEN PERFORMING ARTS ORGANISATIONS.

THEY ARE THE CITY CONTEMPORARY DANCE CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF CULTURAL HONG KONG CHING WAN

AND

DRAMA

KONG THE

COMPANY, THE HONG RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, ASSOCIATION, THE ZUNI ICOSAHEDRON, THE

THE HONG KONG FESTIVAL BOX, THE HONG KONG ORATORIO SOCIETY,

FRINGE THE CHING YING DRAMA LIMITED, THE SEALS PLAYERS FOUNDATION LIMITED, SOCIETY AND THE WAN CHAI THEATRE.

SHORTAGE OF FUNDS, IT

HOWEVER, THE CFPA REGRETS THAT DUE TO WILL, WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT, BE UNABLE TO ACCEPT FURTHER APPLICATIONS FOR PROJECT (AND OTHER) GRANTS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1989.

FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES, CONTACT THE COUNCIL'S

5-8660631, 5-8660605 OR 5-8660640.

SECRETARIAT ON

$50 MILLION AMS HEADQUARTERS BUILDING

THE AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICES (AMS) WILL HAVE ITS OWN TRAINING CENTRE WHEN CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW $50 MILLION HEADQUARTERS BUILDING IN HO MAN TIN 18 COMPLETED IN 1991.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE ACTING COMMISSIONER OF AMS, DR S.H. LEE, WHEN HE OFFICIATED AT AN EARTH-BREAKING CEREMONY TODAY (TUESDAY)

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JOINTLY OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WERE DEPUTY COMMISSIONERS, DR T.Y. CHAU AND DR HENRY LI.

DR LEE SAID THAT SINCE THE FORMATION OF THE AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICES IN 1950, IT HAD BEEN THE HOPE OF THE AMS ΤΟ HAVE A WELL EQUIPPED ACCOMMODATION FOR TRAINING ITS MEMBERS.

"TODAY, THIS DREAM WAS REALISED AND THE EIGHT-STOREY BUILDING WILL, ON COMPLETION, HOUSE STANDARD LECTURE ROOMS, SIMULATED WARDS, SYNDICATE ROOMS AND PARADE GROUND FOR TRAINING PURPOSES, DR LEE ADDED.

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OTHER FACILITIES WILL INCLUDE AN EQUIPMENT ROOM, ASSEMBLY HALL, CONFERENCE ROOM, OFFICERS' MESS, STAFF CANTEEN AND ADMINISTRATION OFFICE.

DR LEE SAID THAT THE NEW HEADQUARTERS BUILDING WOULD NOT ONLY PROVIDE BETTER TRAINING FACILITIES, BUT WILL MEAN A BIG STEP FORWARD FOR THE AMS.

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