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The Government has accepted the advice of the Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee and approved a $1.5 million grant from the Disaster Relief Fund to World Vision Hong Kong to undertake a relief project for earthquake victims in Peru.
Announcing the grant today (September 3), a government spokesman said the committee hoped the grant to World Vision Hong Kong would help provide relief to earthquake victims in Peru.
¡§To ensure that the money will be used for the designated purposes, the relief agency has been asked to submit evaluation report and audited account on the use of the grant after the relief project has been completed,¡¨ the spokesman said.
The Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee is responsible for advising the Government on the policy and practices regarding the disbursement of funding for disaster relief from the Disaster Relief Fund, which was established in December, 1993, for emergency disaster relief in places outside Hong Kong, as well as advising on specific amounts to specific recipients, and monitoring the use of grants.
The committee is chaired by the Chief Secretary for Administration. Members include Mr Jasper Tsang Yok-sing, Mr Andrew Liao Cheung-sing, Mrs Sophie Leung Lau Yau-fun, Dr Kwok Ka-ki, Mr Michael Lai Kam-cheung, Mr Irving Koo Yee-yin, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury and the Secretary for Labour and Welfare.
Ends/Monday, September 3, 2007
Issued at HKT 18:00
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