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The Government has accepted the advice of the Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee and approved three grants from the Disaster Relief Fund totalling $12.557 million to three relief agencies for providing relief to typhoon victims in the Philippines.
Announcing the grants today (December 2), a government spokesman said that the Committee hoped the three grants - one of $7 million to World Vision Hong Kong, one of $3.5 million to Save the Children Hong Kong and one of $2.057 million to Amity Foundation, Hong Kong - would help provide relief to the typhoon victims in the Philippines. To ensure that the money would be used for the designated purposes, the relief agencies would be asked to submit evaluation reports and audited accounts on the use of the grants after the relief projects have been completed.
Ends/Monday, December 2, 2013
Issued at HKT 19:21
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