HK Grants 1.7 Million HKD to Earthquake Victims in Peru

The government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) has approved a grant of 1.7 million HK dollars (217,900 US dollars) for emergency relief to earthquake victims in Peru.

Upon the advice of the Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee of Hong Kong, the SAR government will grant the funds from the Disaster Relief Fund to Peru through World Vision Hong Kong.

The Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee hopes that the grant can help provide some immediate relief to earthquake victims in Peru.

To ensure that the money will be used for the designated purposes, the committee will ask World Vision Hong Kong to submit evaluation report and audited accounts on the use of the grant after the relief project has been completed.

The Disaster Relief Fund was established in December 1993 for emergency disaster relief in places outside Hong Kong.

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