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SUNDAY, JULY 21, 1991

DB FUNDS FOR LOCAL ORGANISATIONS

THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD IS INVITING LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES TO APPLY FOR DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS TO CARRY OUT DISTRICT-WIDE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND SOCAIL SERVICES PROJECTS,

THE BOARD HAS SET ASIDE AN AMOUNT OF DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS to SPONSOR NON-PROFIT-MAKING ORGANISATIONS SERVING THE DISTRICT ΤΟ ORGANISE THESE ACTIVITIES, A SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

HE NOTED THAT THE SUBSIDY TO BE ALLOCATED FOR A PARTICULAR ORGANISATION WILL NOT EXCEED $10,000 WITHIN A FINANCIAL YEAR.

"THE BOARD'S FINANCE AND GENERAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE WILL MEET ON AUGUST 20 AND OCTOBER 8 TO CONSIDER THE APPLICATIONS.

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"APPLICATIONS SHOULD REACH THE DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT WEEKS BEFORE THE MEETINGS, THAT IS AUGUST 5 AND SEPTEMBER 23

RESPECTIVELY.

"THE VETTING OF APPLICATIONS WILL FOLLOW THE CRITERIA AS SET DOWN BY THE GOVERNMENT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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APPLICATION FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRE OF THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICE AT SAN ро KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, KING FUK STREET.

ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON TEL. 323 5668.

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NEW I.D. CARD VISITING SERVICE

THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT A VISITING SERVICE TO ASSIST IN THE APPLICATION FOR NEW IDENTITY CARDS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR RESIDENTS OF LAMMA, MUI WO, SAI KUNG, TAI O AND CHEUNG CHAU FROM AUGUST 5 TO 22.

"THIS WILL BE THE THIRD ROUND OF VISITING SERVICE PROVIDED VISITING TEAMS WILL HANDLE APPLICATIONS FROM WOMEN BORN IN 1915 OR BEFORE WHO LIVE IN THOSE

I AREAS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID.

"THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING SUCH A SERVICE IS TO FACILITATE APPLICATIONS FROM THOSE AFFECTED BY THE CURRENT PHASE OF THE NEW CARD RE-ISSUE SCHEME, AND TO OFFER THOSE WHO HAVE MISSED THEIR IN PREVIOUS PHASES A LAST OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY.

I.D. TURN

/"WOMAN LATE