Yau Tsim Mong District Council

1. Government departments, the Yau Tsim Mong District Council (“YTMDC”) and the committees/working groups related to the YTMDC/Yau Tsim Mong District Office (“YTMDO”) are eligible to apply for the DC funds. 2. The applicant must be a non-profit-making organisation. When applying for the DC funds for the first time, the organisation should submit the registration document. The memorandum and articles of association and financial information of the organisation should also be provided upon request. 3. Non-government organisations (“NGOs”) fulfilling the following criteria are also eligible for application: (a) A statutory organisation or an organisation registered under the laws of the HKSAR (e.g. the Companies Ordinance (Cap.622), the Societies Ordinance (Cap.151) and the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap.112)) and established wholly or mainly with the aim of bringing benefits to YTM District. For territory-wide organisations established for the purpose of serving the public in Hong Kong, their applications should be related to projects that will benefit the local community and people living, working or studying in the district; or (b) An autonomous body (whether incorporated or not) established wholly or mainly with the aim of bringing benefits to YTM District, or an organisation established for the purpose of serving the general public, and the proposed project will benefit the local community and people living, working or studying in the district. The offices of Legislative Councillors, YTMDC members and political parties/organisations are not regarded as NGOs with respect to DC fund applications. 4. The primary target group of the project should be people living, working or studying in YTM District; and 5. The organisation should be capable of undertaking the proposed project, e.g. it has previous experience in organising similar projects.