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Staff of the Correctional Services Department (CSD) have opened their hearts and donated a total of $363,517 to five relief funds helping victims in last month's tsunami in South Asia.

The money was collected from the CSD's staff at its institutions as well as its Headquarters.

The receipient-organisations of the donations are Hong Kong Red Cross, World Vision Hong Kong, Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF, the Salvation Army and Oxfam Hong Kong.

The latest donations are in addition to those totalling $335,000 raised by five CSD staff associations earlier. Prisoners at Stanley Prison also took the initiative to donate over $141,000 to six international relief agencies earlier this month.

Ends/Wednesday, January 26, 2005

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