The government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
(HKSAR) has approved two grants amounting to 2.5 million HK dollars
(about US$322,164) for emergency relief to typhoon victims in the
Philippines.
The decision was made after the HKSAR government accepted the
advice of the Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee of Hong Kong,
according to government statement.
The two grants from the Disaster Relief Fund of Hong Kong will
be given to the World Vision Hong Kong and the Association of
Chinese Evangelical Ministry Limited, respectively.
To ensure that the money will be used for right purposes, the
committee will ask the World Vision Hong Kong and the Association
of Chinese Evangelical Ministry Limited to submit evaluation
reports and audited accounts on the use of the grants after the
relief projects have been completed.
The Disaster Relief Fund was established in December 1993 for
emergency disaster relief in places outside Hong Kong.
(Xinhua News Agency December 20, 2006)
