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THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1994

ADVICE ON DONATIONS TO CHARITY

* * * *

ALL

(THURSDAY) ADVISED THE

FOR CHARITABLE ISSUED BY THE

THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT TODAY

ACTIVITIES PUBLIC GENERAL

THAT

FUND-RAISING PURPOSES HELD IN PUBLIC PLACES REQUIRED A PRIOR PERMIT DEPARTMENT.

SUCH PERMITS WERE ISSUED UNDER SECTION 4(17) OFFENCES ORDINANCE.

OF THE SUMMARY

OF

ACTIVITIES

"THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE WOULD EXAMINE THE STANDING THE ORGANISATIONS, THE NATURE OF THE PROPOSED FUND-RAISING AND THE PURPOSE OF HOLDING SUCH AN EVENT BEFORE THE PERMIT IS ISSUED," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID,

HE ADDED THAT THE HONG KONG PUBLIC WERK VERY GENEROUS IN GIVING ΤΟ GENUINE CHARITIES, ΤΟ CHARITIES. TO FACILITATE SUCH DONATIONS HOWEVER, THE GOVERNMENT HAD TO SAFEGUARD THE PUBLIC INTEREST.

HE ADDED THAT PERMITS WERE ISSUED WITH THE CONDITIONS THAT SUBSCRIPTIONS HAD TO BE PURELY VOLUNTARY AND THAT NO RESSURE WAS

OR ΤΟ SUBSCRIBE ΤΟ EITHER PERSON ANY BE IMPOSED ON SUBSCRIPTION OR TO CONTRIBUTE IN ANY OTHER WAY.

ALL

ΤΟ

COLLECT

THE

WHERE THE MONEY DONATED WAS TO BE SPENT OUTSIDE HONG KONG, ORGANISER SHOULD INFORM THE PUBLIC WHERE THE PROCEEDS WOULD GO AND FOR LEAST ONE LOCAL WHAT PURPOSE BY PUBLISHING THE INFORMATION IN AT ENGLISH-LANGUAGE AND ONE CHINESE-LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER WITHIN 90 DAYS THE LAST DAY SPECIFIED IN THE PERMIT.

OF

OFFICER OF THE

MEMBERS OF TRE PUBLIC CAN CALL THE SUBJECT DEPARTMENT ON 892 5319 DURING OFFICE HOURS OR THE HOTLINE 343 2255 THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE'S 866 8123 IN CASE OF DOUBT.

OR

TWGH DIRECTORS VISIT SWD

GROUP OF HOSPITALS THE NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE TUNG WAH

COURTESY CALL ON THE DIRECTOR OF (TWGH) TODAY (THURSDAY) PAID A

WITH HIM THE FUTURE SOCIAL WELFARE, MR IAN STRACHAN, AND DISCUSSED DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES OF THE GROUP.

FOR ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE MR STRACHAN COMMENDED THE TWGH

MEMBERS THAT HIS DEPARTMENT WOULD COMMUNITY AND ASSURED THE BOARD CONTINUE TO GIVE FULL SUPPORT TO THEIR PLANS.

THE CHAIRMAN OF TWGH, MRS DEBORAH KWAN,

SERVICES BUT

SAID HER GROUP WOULD OF ALSO EXPAND ITS SCOPE NOT ONLY UPGRADE EXISTING SERVICE TO CATER FOR THE NEEDS OF VARIOUS SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY.

ELDERLY AND REHABILITATION "IN VIEW OF THE INMENSE NEEDS FOR SERVICES IN HONG KONG, WE WILL PUT MORE ATTENTION AND EFFORTS DEVELOPMENT OF THESE TWO SERVICE AREAS IN FUTURE," MRS KWAN SAID.

ON

THE

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