Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on
Monday accepted the advice of the Disaster Relief Fund Advisory
Committee and approved a 1.5 million-HK dollar relief project for
earthquake victims in Peru.
The World Vision Hong Kong, a charity organization, will
undertake the grant worth about US$192,000 from the Disaster Relief
Fund for relief efforts to earthquake victims in Peru.
Announcing the grant on Monday, a HKSAR government spokesman
said the committee hoped the grant to World Vision Hong Kong would
help provide relief to earthquake victims in Peru.
"To ensure that the money will be used for the designated
purposes, the relief agency has been asked to submit evaluation
report and audited account on the use of the grant after the relief
project has been completed," the spokesman said.
The Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee is responsible for
advising the HKSAR government on the policy and practices regarding
the disbursement of funding for disaster relief from the Disaster
Relief Fund, which was established in December 1993, for emergency
disaster relief in places outside Hong Kong, as well as advising on
specific amounts to specific recipients, and monitoring the use of
grants.
A powerful earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale struck
the Peruvian Pacific Coast on Aug. 15, devastating hospitals,
schools, churches and government buildings in the city of Pisco,
and seriously affecting the capital Lima and other cities. Hundreds
died and thousands of families in the country are left homeless or
without food.
(Xinhua News Agency September 4, 2007)