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TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1989

KWAI TSING DB ENDORSES BUDGET, ELECTS COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN

THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT BOARD HAS APPORTIONED MORE THAN $4.5 MILLION TODAY (TUESDAY) TO

TO ITS SIX COMMITTEES TO FUND COMMUNITY PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES IN THE 1989-90 FINANCIAL YEAR.

THE NEWLY SET UP ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING COMMITTEE IS GIVEN $1 MILLION TO IMPLEMENT MINOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND ORGANISE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ACTIVITIES.

THE CULTURE, RECREATION AND SPORTS COMMITTEE HAS RECEIVED THE LARGEST SHARE OF $1.4 MILLION FOR ORGANISING THE DISTRICT ARTS AND SPORTS FESTIVALS AND MAKING GRANTS TO LOCAL ORGANISATIONS FOR THE PROMOTION OF RELATED ACTIVITIES.

THE OTHER FOUR COMMITTEES ON ADMINISTRATION AND PUBLICITY, COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE, AND TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT ARE ALLOCATED ABOUT $800,000, $700,000, $400,000 AND $250,000

RESPECTIVELY.

LOCAL ORGANISATIONS IN KWAI TSING ARE BEING INVITED ΤΟ APPLY FOR DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS FOR ORGANISING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ACTIVITIES AND CONDUCTING SURVEYS AND STUDIES.

ITS

APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDS TO HOLD ACTIVITIES BETWEEN AUGUST AND NOVEMBER THIS YEAR SHOULD REACH THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICE, SUB-OFFICES OR THE DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT BEFORE JUNE 1.

THOSE APPLICATIONS FOR HOLDING ACTIVITIES FROM DECEMBER THIS YEAR TO MARCH NEXT YEAR MAY BE SUBMITTED BY OCTOBER 1.

APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDS FROM THE ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING COMMITTEE MAY BE USED FOR ORGANISING ACTIVITIES OR PURCHASING FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT.

APPLICATION FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FROM THE ABOVE OFFICES. THE DISTRICT BOARD HAS THE FINAL RIGHT IN APPROVING AN APPLICATION.

AT TODAY'S MEETING, MEMBERS ALSO ELECTED THE CHAIRMEN FOR SIX DISTRICT BOARD COMMITTEES FOR 1989-90.

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THEY ARE MR SIN CHUNG-KAI FOR THE CULTURE, RECREATION AND SPORTS COMMITTEE; MR KWONG FU-SAM FOR THE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE;

AND MR LEE KIN-SANG FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

PLANNING COMMITTEE: MR SIU-KEI FOR THE INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE; AND MR CHUNG MAN-FAI FOR THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE.

KWAI TSING DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR LEE WING-TAT, WILL REMAIN THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND PUBLICITY COMMITTEE.

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