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The Government has accepted the advice of the Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee and approved from the Disaster Relief Fund a grant of $2 million to World Vision Hong Kong for the provision of relief to flood victims in Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Announcing the grant today (October 24), a government spokesman said that the Committee hoped that the grant would facilitate the provision of timely relief to the victims and help them restore their normal life. The grant, together with those approved earlier, will take the accumulative value of grants for flood victims in Jammu and Kashmir, India to $6.803 million.
"To ensure that the money is used for the designated purposes, World Vision Hong Kong will be asked to submit an evaluation report and an audited account on the use of the grant after the relief project has been completed," the spokesman said.
Ends/Friday, October 24, 2014
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