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MONDAY, MAY 2, 1994

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"ALL APPLICANTS WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE LOTTERIES FUND ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE MERITS OF SPECIAL PROJECTS FOR WHICH FUND-RAISING THROUGH PROPOSED, THE ORGANISATION'S FINANCIAL NEEDS, AND EXECUTE THE FUND-RAISING ACTIVITIES, HE SAID.

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SUBVENTIONS AND THE SERVICE OR A FLAG DAY IS ITS ABILITY ΤΟ

EXPLAINING THE CRITERIA, THE SPOKESMAN SAID EACH WOULD BE CONSIDERED BASICALLY IN THE FOLLOWING ASPECTS:

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APPLICATION

AN ASSESSMENT OF THE MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY OF THE APPLICANT ORGANISATION. THIS IS IMPORTANT SINCE PUBLIC COLLECTION OF MONEY IS INVOLVED;

THE NATURE OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE ORGANISATION, AND THE COMMUNITY DEMAND FOR SUCH SERVICES;

THE FINANCIAL NEED OF THE ORGANISATION BASED ON ITS ANNUAL. BUDGET, OPERATING SURPLUS OR DEFICITS, AVAILABILITY OF OTHER FUNDING RESOURCES, AND PLANNED PROJECTS; AND

THE ORGANISATION'S ABILITY TO ORGANISE FUND-RAISING ACTIVITIES AND TO MAXIMISE THE BENEFITS OF A FLAG DAY.

THE SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED THAT EXPENSES RELATING TO A FLAG DAY SHOULD NOT EXCEED 10 PER CENT OF THE GROSS RECEIPTS, AND THAT SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS NEED TO OBSERVE THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN ON A PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION PERMIT ISSUED UNDER SECTION 4 (17) OF SUMMARY OFFENCES ORDINANCE.

APPLICATION FORMS CAN NOW BE OBTAINED FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS, ROOM 920, NINTH FLOOR, WU CHUNG HOUSE, 213 QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, WAN CHAI, IN PERSON OR IN WRITING.

THE COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM, TOGETHER WITH A COPY OF THE ORGANISATION'S LATEST ANNUAL REPORT AND STATEMENT OF AUDITED ACCOUNTS, MUST REACH THE DEPARTMENT BY MAY 31. LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ENTERTAINED.

SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE INFORMED BY OCTOBER.

ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON TELEPHONE 892 5293.

SPECIAL CAMPAIGN TO ATTRACT STUDENT VOTERS UNDER WAY

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A SPECIAL CAMPAIGN IS UNDER WAY ΤΟ ATTRACT YOUNG PEOPLE REGISTER AS A VOTER, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOUNDARY AND ELECTION COMMISSION, MR JUSTICE WOO KWOK-HING, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE JOINTLY HELD BY THE COMMISSION AND THE COMMERCIAL RADIO ΤΟ ANNOUNCE THE STATION'S SPECIAL VOTER REGISTRATION PROGRAMMES, HE SAID SPECIAL VOTER REGISTRATION CENTRES WERE BEING SET UP AT VARIOUS TERTIARY AND POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS TO ATTRACT STUDENTS.

/THE COMMISSION