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Red Cross to increase transparency over donation boxes (3)

(Global Times)

16:15, November 15, 2012

"A democratic, non-governmental foundation naturally makes credible decisions," he said.

The Beijing Red Cross also intends to solicit donations by text message, online and via a smartphone app next year, the Beijing Times reported.

But another Red Cross employee, surnamed Chen, said text message donation has been used for a long time.

"It was first put into use in 2008, when the tragic earthquake struck Sichuan [Province], and we have been using it ever since," said Chen.

If donors send a text to the Red Cross account, people can donate anytime with a security top limit of 2 yuan ($0.3), and online donations can be given by online transfer or pay platform.

However, the cellphone donation app is still no more than a concept.

"We had this intention, but when we consulted banks we found out the security level of mobile phone applications is still low, so we gave it up," said Sun.

But it is still difficult to account for text message donations, said Sun.

"The mobile service provider gives them to the Red Cross Society of China and it will be delivered to us. So it's hard for us to track the source of the money," said Sun.


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