LegCo Finance Committee approves the funding proposal for providing emergency relief to earthquake victims in Sichuan Province in the Mainland
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The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:

     The Legislative Council Finance Committee today (May 3) approved the Government funding proposal of seeking a supplementary provision of $100 million to enable an injection to be made to the Disaster Relief Fund for providing emergency relief to earthquake victims in Sichuan Province in the Mainland upon the advice of the Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee.

     For the voting result and the discussion paper of the meeting, please visit the following webpage: www.legco.gov.hk/yr12-13/english/fc/fc/results/fc20130503.htm

Ends/Friday, May 3, 2013
Issued at HKT 19:47

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