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Equal Opportunities Commission Invites Applications to its 2003/2004 Funding Programme (Second Batch)

04/07/2003

The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) announced its 2003/2004 "Community Participation Funding Programme on Equal Opportunities" (Second Batch) today (4 July 2003). The funding programme aims to encourage community organizations and schools to carry out projects in promoting equal opportunities and eliminating discrimination on the grounds of sex, marital status, pregnancy, family status and disability.


The EOC has offered this funding programme since 1996/97 with very positive response from the community. A total of 356 projects have been funded to date to promote public awareness on equal opportunities. The application deadline for the second batch will be 31 July 2003. The maximum funding limit of each project is $30,000.


Information booklets on the funding programme are available at the Public Enquiry Services Centres of District Offices and the EOC Office. Interested organizations can contact the EOC Office on telephone 2511 8211, or on fax 2877 7600 to obtain details of the programme and application forms, or visit our homepage at http://www.eoc.org.hk .


Enquiry: Angelica Tsang 21062260
 

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