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At today's ceremony, winners of the Fight Crime, Anti-Narcotics and Anti- Corruption Slogan Competition were presented with prizes. Following the opening ceremony were singing performance, magic show and drama by various youth centres.
Also present at the ceremony were the Principal Assistant Secretary for Security (Narcotics), Ms Cathy Chu; the Chairman of Wong Tai Sin District Board, Mr Chan Kam-man; and the Wong Tai Sin District Commander, Mr Ng Man-kim.
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$199 million from Lotteries Fund approved
A total of $199,241,590 has been approved from the Lotteries Fund to finance various social welfare service programmes during the last quarter of 1996, a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department said today (Saturday).
"Of the amount, $17,927,300 are earmarked to family and child welfare services, $147,699,490 to elderly and medical social services, $24,453,000 to rehabilitation services, $5,509,600 to youth services, $3,133,000 to community development services and $519,200 to services for offenders," the spokesman said.
The Lotteries Fund was established for the purpose of financing, by way of a grant, loan or an advance, the operation or development of social welfare services and medical or educational projects with a welfare content.
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Anti-rabies inoculation drive in fishing ports
The Agriculture and Fisheries Department (AFD) will launch a half-yearly dog inoculation drive in fishing ports next week to enable fishermen to have their dogs immunised against rabies and implanted with microchips.
Starting from Monday (January 20), AFD's mobile dog inoculation teams will go to the territory's fishing ports and make boat-to-boat visits between 10 am and 4 pm daily. The inoculation schedule is as follows:
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