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| Wreckage in Siargao, where Typhoon Odette made its first landfall last month |
The Hong Kong government has
approved the release of $3.886 million (Php25.25 million) from its Disaster Relief
Fund to World Vision Hong Kong for providing relief to typhoon victims in the
Philippines.
According to an announcement issued Wednesday, the money will be used to provide food packs, hygiene kits and household kits to benefit around 25,370 typhoon victims. It said eight million people were affected by typhoons in the Philippines, last year.
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The donation is on top of the $540,000 (Php3.5 million) grant from
Disaster Relief to Amity Foundation for providing relief to victims of typhoon
Odette (international name Rae) which swept across central and southern
Philippines, leaving about 500 people dead or missing in its wake.
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At about the same time
last year, Hong Kong also disbursed a total of $9.7 million from the Disaster
Relief Fund for four charities that undertake relief operation in the
Philippines. These were Oxfam Hong Kong which got $2.614 million, Plan
International Hong Kong, $1.951 million, Hong Kong Red Cross, $1.825 million,
and Save the Children Hong Kong, $3.31 million.
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The statement said the Disaster
Relief Fund Committee hoped the grant would help provide timely relief to
victims and help restore their normal lives.
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So far this year, Hong Kong has extended a total of $4.426 million (Php28.77million) in grants for some 34,370 typhoon victims in the Philippines.
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Since the target areas of relief agencies are different, there will be no overlapping of resources, said the statement.
World Vision Hong Kong is required to submit an evaluation report and an audited account on the use of the grant after completing the relief project.
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