Another emergency relief grant approved for earthquake victims in Sichuan

The Government has approved a grant from the Disaster Relief Fund of $0.7 million to The Association of Chinese Evangelical Ministry Limited to undertake relief project for earthquake victims in Sichuan Province on the Mainland The grant is further to a disbursement of $332.35 million made earlier for the Relief Headquarters of the Central Government; the Disaster Relief Command of Yingxiu Town Wenchuan County; the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, Sichuan Provincial Peoples' Government; The Amity Foundation; Cedar Fund; Hong Kong Red Cross; Oxfam Hong Kong and World Vision Hong Kong to provide emergency relief to victims affected by the earthquake in Sichuan Province. It takes the total value of grants for earthquake victims on the Mainland to $333.05 million. "To ensure that the money will be used for the designated... [read full story]