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Donation allocation
More than half a million people in disaster-stricken areas in Mianyang and Deyang, Sichuan have benefited from the first phase of the Hong Kong Red Cross's reconstruction plan. Some 72% of the funds received from HSBC* have been utilised. A summary is as follows:
Description |
Locations |
Amount in RMB |
Estimated number of people to benefit |
1 transitional hospital and 1 nursery |
Mianyang: Yanmen Transitional Township Hospital, Jiangyou Deyang: Xiaode Qingdao Transitional Nursery, Mianzhu |
830,700 |
11,050 |
10 township hospitals |
Mianyang: Pingwu, Jiangyou, An County Deyang: Mianzhu, Shifang |
59,600,000 |
264,947 |
117 village clinics |
12,576,000 |
249,127 |
|
9 township or village schools |
Miangyang: Pingwu, Jiangyou, An County Deyang: Mianzhu |
63,200,000 |
10,246 |
Total |
136,206,700 |
535,370 |
In phase two, all remaining funds will be channelled to support the reconstruction of residential houses.
* Remark: After deduction of Red Cross administration fee of 1.5%.
last updated on 8 Oct 2008
Back to school: Children returning to a transitional nursery in Xiaode town, Mianzhu on 1 September 2008. (Photo credit: Hong Kong Red Cross)
Xiaode Qingdao Transitional Nursery, Mianzhu. (Photo credit: Hong Kong Red Cross)
Yanmen Transitional Township Hospital, Jiangyou. (Photo credit: Hong Kong Red Cross)
