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The Government has accepted the advice of the Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee and approved a grant from the Disaster Relief Fund of $4.5 million to The Amity Foundation to undertake a relief project for earthquake victims in Qinghai Province on the Mainland.
Announcing the grant today (April 19), a Government spokesman said that the committee hoped the grant would help provide relief to the earthquake victims in Qinghai.
"To ensure that the money will be used for the designated purposes, the relief agency has been asked to submit an evaluation report and audited account on the use of the grant after the relief project has been completed," the spokesman said.
Ends/Monday, April 19, 2010
Issued at HKT 10:51
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