Donations to Beat Drugs Fund Association

The Beat Drugs Fund Association welcomes community support to the anti-drug cause. Donations to the Beat Drugs Fund Association may be made through the following channels -

By cheque

You can send a crossed cheque made payable to "Beat Drugs Fund Association" by mail to the Secretariat of the Beat Drugs Fund Association (Address: 30/F, High Block, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong) or in person during office hours from 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday (closed on public holidays). Please put down your name/organisation, contact telephone number on the back of your crossed cheque. We may be unable to complete the donation process if information is insufficient.

Through bank deposit/bank transfer

Donations can be deposited in the following bank accounts of the Beat Drugs Fund Association: Bank Account Code Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd. (HSBC) 004-511-666653-001 Bank of China (BOC) 012-875-0-043862-5 You can also transfer your donations to the above Bank Account through "ATM" electronic teller machines at HSBC, Hang Seng Bank, or member banks of JETCO, or through Internet transfer.

Important Notes:

	Donations received will be treated as part of the proceeds of the Beat Drugs Fund income for supporting anti-drug projects.
	Each donation will not be earmarked for a particular project or specific purpose. You may contact Path Builders (telephone no: 2867 2766, e-mail: pathbuilders@sb.gov.hk) for donations made to a specific project or anti-drug organisation. More information on the Path Builders initiative is available at www.pathbuilders.gov.hk.
	Donations of cash in person or through mail will not be accepted.
	Post-dated cheque will not be accepted.

Issue of Receipts and Tax Exemption

Tax exemption may be granted to donations made to the Beat Drugs Fund Association at HK$100 or above. Receipts issued by the Beat Drugs Fund Association may be used for tax exemption purposes. Donors wishing to have official receipts may complete the Receipt Request Form for Donation to Beat Drugs Fund and return it to Secretariat of the Beat Drugs Fund Association by post, together with acceptable documentary proof of original bank pay-in slip, original receipt from ATM or Internet transfer record.

Enquiries

Enquiries regarding donation to the Beat Drugs Fund Association should be addressed to:

The Beat Drugs Fund Association
c/o Narcotics Division, Security Bureau
30/F, High Block
Queensway Government Offices
66 Queensway Hong Kong

Tel: 2867 2737 / 2867 2762
Fax: 2810 1790
Website: http://www.nd.gov.hk
E-mail address: bdfdonation@sb.gov.hk

Personal Information Collection Statement

The information provided by the donors will be used for processing donation or issuance of donation receipt for donation to the Beat Drugs Fund Association and other related purposes. The information provided may be disclosed to members of the Beat Drugs Fund Association, Heads of Bureau/Department and/or their designated officers who are required to handle donation to the Beat Drugs Fund Association and other related matters.

Donors have a right of access and correction with respect to personal data as provided for in sections 18 and 22 and Principle 6 of Schedule 1 of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance. Their right of access includes the right to obtain a copy of their personal data provided for the donation purpose. Enquiries concerning the personal data collected, including access and corrections should be addressed to the Secretariat of the Beat Drugs Fund Association.

To provide expert advice on the investment of the Association's funds, an Investment Sub-committee chaired by the Director of Accounting Services is also set up with the following terms of reference:-

Applications to the Fund are normally invited once a year.

Organisations and individuals can apply for the Fund, provided that the projects under application are of a non-profit-making nature. Individual applicants must provide proof that they have obtained support from their affliated organisations for the projects under consideration.

If the applicant is a branch/district organisation affiliated to or under a headquarters or central organisation, or tertiary institution (including its faculty members) in Hong Kong, it must submit its application via the headquarters, central organisation or head of faculty. Each central organisation/faculty of tertiary institution is allowed to submit a maximum of three applications.

Grants disbursed by the Fund will not normally exceed $6 million and the funding period will not normally exceeds three years, except for projects which are regarded by the Association as exceptionally innovative, in which case the maximum grant can be $10 million and the maximum funding duration, five years.

The total maximum grant receivable by a central organisation and its branch/district organisations/tertiary institution will not exceed $15 million.

In November 2007, the Governing Committee of the Beat Drugs Fund Association, on the recommendation of the Action Committee Against Narcotics, approved the establishment of a Special Funding Scheme under the Beat Drugs Fund to take forward the measures recommended by the Task Force on Youth Drug Abuse which was led by the Secretary for Justice. Applications under the Special Funding Scheme must meet the specific theme and criteria set out in the relevant Guide.

Applicants provided with grants should start the projects within six months after approval. They should expedite their work on the project and complete them within the indicated time schedule. Applications for extension of deadline will normally not be entertained.

All the information provided in the application is binding on the successful applicants. Successful applicants are required to note in particular that the projected cash flow and implementation schedule of the approved projects should be strictly adhered to.

The grantee shall give appropriate acknowledgement to the Association in the implementation of the approved project, including in all publicity or published materials associated with the project.

The ownership, copyright and all other intellectual property in all AV products, reports, handbooks or such materials so created as a result of the project shall be vested in and belong to the Association. The Association may use the reports or other such materials for any purpose at any time, and the grantee is allowed to use the reports or other such materials for academic pursuits or other good cause with the prior approval of the Association.

Prior approval of the Association is required if the grantee wants to make changes to an approved project's implementation plan or budget (any variations to the cost breakdown should be reported to the Association and the necessary prior approval be sought.)

Successful applicants are requested to publicise or give due acknowledgement to the Fund in their programmes / products where appropriate.