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In his 2001 Policy Address, the Chief Executive announced the plan to
set up the $300 million Community Investment and Inclusion Fund (CIIF)
to encourage mutual concern and aid, promote community participation,
and support cross-sectoral programmes. The CIIF Committee was established
in April 2002 to handle applications for funding. Three batches of projects
have been called, with over 470 proposals received and processed. By year-end,
31 projects had been selected, involving total funding support of $23.1
million. In addition, over 32 briefings have been held, involving around
2 715 participants from 1 772 different groups
and organisations to promote the social capital concept embodied in this
new fund. An Inaugural CIIF Sharing Forum was held in October 2003 to
mark the CIIF's first anniversary. National and international experts
shared experiences in social capital development, and members of local
project teams that had been granted funding support also shared experiences
in implementing their projects. |
