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The Government has accepted the advice of the Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee and approved four grants from the Disaster Relief Fund totalling $9.18 million to three relief agencies to undertake relief projects for earthquake victims in Yunnan and flood victims in four provinces on the Mainland.
Announcing the grants today (July 21), a government spokesman said that the committee hoped the four grants would help provide relief to the victims. Details of these grants are as follows:
* $2.09 million to The Amity Foundation for providing relief to earthquake victims in Yunnan;
* $3.67 million to The Amity Foundation for providing relief to flood victims in Guangxi, Guizhou and Hunan;
* $2.5 million to World Vision Hong Kong for providing relief to flood victims in Guangxi and Jiangxi; and
* $0.92 million to The Association of Chinese Evangelical Ministry Limited for providing relief to flood victims in Hunan.
"To ensure that the money is used for the designated purposes, the three relief agencies have been asked to submit evaluation reports and audited accounts on the use of the grants after the relief projects have been completed," the spokesman said.
Ends/Tuesday, July 21, 2009
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