Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Friday, August 29, 2003
Macao Compatriots Donate for Disaster-relief in East China
A number of Macao compatriots donated 3 million patacas (375,000 US dollars) Thursday to aid thereconstruction and disaster relief in east China's Anhui Province,which suffered from a severe summer flooding.
A number of Macao compatriots donated 3 million patacas (375,000 US dollars) Thursday to aid thereconstruction and disaster relief in east China's Anhui Province,which suffered from a severe summer flooding.
Bai Zhijian, director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), received the donation from Ma Man Kei, vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Stanley Ho, a standing committee member of theCPPCC National Committee, and others.
According to the wish of the donators, the money will be transferred to Anhui to help victims ride through the tough life in the reconstruction of their homes.