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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1989

FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS * * * * *

RESIDENTS' ORGANISATIONS AND LOCAL BODIES IN SOUTHERN ARE INVITED TO APPLY FOR SUBSIDIES FROM THE COMMUNITY COMMITTEE OF THE DISTRICT BOARD TO ORGANISE FESTIVE ACTIVITIES LUNAR NEW YEAR.

DISTRICT BUILDING DURING

A SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THE COMMITTEE WOULD SET ASIDE ABOUT $66,000 FOR SPONSORING NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS IN THE DISTRICT'S SEVEN AREAS.

THE SPOKESMAN ALSO CALLED ON ORGANISATIONS IN THE DISTRICT TO APPLY FOR SUBSIDIES FOR CARRYING OUT COMMUNITY BUILDING PROJECTS.

THESE CAN BE DISTRICT-BASED CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL OR SPORTS EVENTS, SEMINARS, SURVEYS AND EXHIBITIONS. AND SHOULD BE AIMED AT PROMOTING COMMUNITY SPIRIT, AND SOCIAL COHESION.

FOR OTHER INFORMATION AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES, INTERESTED PARTIES MAY REFER TO THE GUIDELINES ON APPLYING FOR SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS.

COPIES OF THE GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMITTEE, MISS LEONIE MONG, AT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE, SECOND FLOOR, MEI FUNG COURT, 7-11 NAM NING STREET, ABERDEEN CENTRE.

THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS DECEMBER 5.

CHINA PLAYERS TO COMPETE IN FESTIVAL MATCH

TWO OUTSTANDING YOUNG BADMINTON PLAYERS FROM FUJIAN PROVINCE WILL BE PLAYING AGAINST YOUNG LOCAL PLAYERS NEXT WEEK.

THEY ARE MR WONG HING-TAT (19) AND MISS CHONG LING OF WHOM HAVE WON MANY PRIZES ON THE MAINLAND.

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THEY HAVE BEEN INVITED TO TAKE PART AT A TOURNAMENT, WHICH WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 19) AT THE CHOI HUNG ROAD INDOOR GAMES HALL AS PART OF THE 1989 WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT FESTIVAL.

LOCAL PLAYERS PARTICIPATING AT THE TOURNAMENT WILL INCLUDE WONG WAI-LAP, CHENG YIN-SIK. CHAN SIU-KWONG, TSUI MEI-SKE, CHAN WING-KIT, NG LEUNG-WAH, CHOW KIM-MAN AND SHUM MAN-KIN.

FREE TICKETS TO THE TOURNAMENT ARE AVAILABLE AT THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES.

TELEPHONE ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 3-222261.

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