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The following is issued on behalf of the Sir David Trench Fund Committee:
The Sir David Trench Fund Committee is inviting eligible organisations to apply for the Main Fund of the Sir David Trench Fund for Recreation (the Fund) for 2011-12.
The Fund is to be used for the provision of facilities and purchase of equipment for recreational, sporting and cultural related projects. In keeping with the donor's wishes, emphasis is placed on encouraging the purposeful use of leisure by young people.
Three categories of grants are available under the Fund as follows:
Types of Projects Funding Scope
Capital Works Projects Building of new
recreational facilities
Non-Capital Works Purchase of sports
Projects and recreational
equipment for collective
use
Special Projects Construction of new sports
facilities, improvement of
existing sports facilities
and purchase of sports
equipment for enhancement
of training in elite
sports and developing
sports at the community
level
The ceiling amount of grant per application for capital works projects is $500,000. The amount is between $2,000 and $80,000 for non-capital works projects and between $500,000 and $3,000,000 for special projects.
The application deadline for capital works projects and non-capital works projects is October 31, 2011. Application deadlines for special projects are October 31, 2011 (first batch) and January 31, 2012 (second batch). Each applicant organisation may submit only one application for the same category of grants within the same year.
The application guidelines and application forms are available on the website of the Home Affairs Bureau (www.hab.gov.hk/en/public_forms/forms.htm) and also obtainable from the Secretariat of the Sir David Trench Fund Committee upon request.
Completed application forms should be submitted before the respective deadlines to the Secretariat of the Sir David Trench Fund Committee at the following address:
Before September 12, On or after September 12,
2011 2011
41/F, Revenue Tower 13/F, West Wing
5 Gloucester Road Central Government Offices
Wan Chai 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Admiralty
Hong Kong Hong Kong
Enquiries can be made on 2594 5664 and 2594 5660 (before September 12, 2011), or 3509 7068 and 3509 8039 (on or after September 12, 2011).
Ends/Monday, August 8, 2011
Issued at HKT 10:31
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