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MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1993

54 APPLICATIONS FOR FLAG DAYS

THE SOCIAL WELFARE

DEPARTMENT HAS

RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 54

APPLICATIONS FOR HOLDING FLAG DAYS NEXT YEAR.

SAID

THE

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY) ELIGIBILITY OF THE APPLICANT ORGANISATIONS WERE BEING ASSESSED.

ORGANISATIONS WILL BE ALLOCATED FLAG

DAYS IF THEY MEET

THE

CRITERIA.

EXPLAINING THE ALLOCATION PROCEDURES, THE

WERE CATEGORISED ELIGIBLE ORGANISATIONS

INTO TWO GROUP AND SECONDARY GROUP, WHICH PROVIDE DIRECT AND SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS RESPECTIVELY.

GROUP ORGANISATIONS IN THE PRIMARY

POPULAR

SAID SPOKESMAN GROUPS, PRIMARY INDIRECT WELFARE

TO

ARE GIVEN PREFERENCES DATES WHICH EXCLUDE PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, SCHOOL HOLIDAYS AND EXAMINATION PERIOD.

CHOOSE FROM ABOUT 30

IF THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS EXCEEDS THE DAYS, ALLOCATION WILL BE MADE BY BALLOT,

THE ORGANISATIONS IN THE SECONDARY GROUP CAN ALSO INDICATE THEIR CHOICES AMONG THE REST OF THE FLAG DAYS.

THEIR PREFERENCES WILL BE CONSIDERED AS FAR AS POSSIBLE.

DRAWN IF MORE THAN ONE

A BALLOT WILL

BE

COMPETING FOR THE SAME FLAG DAY.

ORGANISATION

IS

TO LOOK FOR ASSOCIATIONS AND APART FROM RECRUITING

THE DEPARTMENT ENCOURAGES ELIGIBLE ORGANISATIONS

WOMEN'S VOLUNTEERS FROM CHURCHES, ELDERLY CENTRES, UNIFORMED GROUPS, SUCH AS JUNIOR POLICE CALL, STUDENTS AS VOLUNTEERS.

PUBLICITY WELL BEFORE

THE

TT

"FORWARD PLANNING, AND SUFFICIENT FLAG DAY WOULD HELP ACHIEVE A BETTER RESULT, HE SAID.

CUSTOMS TRADE DECLARATION COUNTERS CLOSED FOR RENOVATION

REMINDED THE AT CENTRAL WILL CLOSE TOMORROW (TUESDAY) TO

THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY) PUBLIC THAT THE HONG KONG COLLECTION SOME OF THE TRADE DECLARATION JULY 24 FOR INSTALLING NEW PROGRAMMABLE CASH REGISTERS.

OFFICE COUNTERS FROM

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT

SAID

THE NEW MACHINES WOULD

PROVIDE SPEEDIER PROCESSING.

DURING THE RENOVATION, COUNTERS FOR PROCESSING LODGEMENT OF ONE TO 50 TRADE DECLARATIONS WILL BE CLOSED.

/THE OFFICE .....................