SWD's response to media enquiries on disbursement of donations from charities to victims of traffic accident
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Up to this moment, the SWD has received donations from eight charities for the families of the deceased victims and people injured in the traffic accident and will co-ordinate the disbursement. The eight charities are:
Pok Oi Hospital Emergency Relief Fund;
Yan Chai Emergency Assistance Relief Fund;
Yan Oi Tong "Love and Care" Project;
LST Caring Fund;
Po Leung Kuk Charity Fund for the Disadvantaged;
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Emergency Relief Fund;
The Jockey Club Emergency Relief Fund; and
Haitong International Charitable Foundation Limited.
The SWD has assigned a social worker for the family of each deceased victim and for each injured victim to follow up on their welfare needs. Donations from various charities will start to be disbursed to the families of the deceased victims and persons injured from tomorrow.
Organisations or members of the public who want to make donations to the families of the deceased victims and persons injured in the traffic accident may call the SWD's 24-hour hotline (2343 2255) or email fcwenq@swd.gov.hk.
Ends/Monday, December 23, 2019
Issued at HKT 16:47
Issued at HKT 16:47
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