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Enhancing Self-Reliance Through District Partnership Programme Note for applicants of non-profit-making organizations not under section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap. 112) Eligibility for Applications To be eligible for consideration for funding under the Enhancing Self-Reliance Through District Partnership (ESR) Programme, the applicant should be a bona fide non-profit-making organization which shall be – a statutory organization or an organization registered under the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (e.g. the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32), the Societies Ordinance (Cap. 151), etc.); and an approved charitable institution and trust of a public character under section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap. 112). 2. Commencing in 2011, the ESR Programme will consider, on a trial basis, applications from non-profit-making organizations which do not have the tax exemption status under section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap. 112) (“non-section?88 applicants”)(i.e. applications which meet the eligibility criteria (a) above but cannot meet eligibility criteria (b)). The trial scheme will apply to proposals submitted under Phase 10 of the ESR applications onwards until further notice. Application Procedures 3. Non-section?88 applicants are required to provide the following additional supporting information/documents (by completing a prescribed proforma at Annex) together with their applications for ESR funding – documentary proof to verify its non-profit-making status (e.g. Memorandum and Articles of Association, Constitution of the organization); track record of its non-profit-making undertakings in the latest two years; full set of auditor’s reports of the latest two years; explanation as to why the applicant could not or has chosen not to obtain a section?88 status from the Inland Revenue Department; and letter of recommendation from an entity or personality with no conflict of interest. 4. Application wh