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20090220: Hong Kong allocates 4 billion HK$ for Sichuan reconstruction

Friday, February 27th, 2009

香港增拨40亿港元支援四川地震灾区重建
2009-02-20   来源: 新华网

On 20th, The Finance Commission of Hong Kong Legislative Council approved the proposal of an additional 4 billion Hong Kong dollars that will be added to the Trust Fund of Assistance on Reconstruction in Sichuan Quake-hit Region, which made the total capital of the fund rise to 6 billion.

According to Lin Ruilin, the commander of Hong Kong Department of Mainland Affairs, in July 2008, the Council had granted 2 billion Hong Kong dollars as assistance in the first phrase of the reconstruction. This batch of money will be used in 103 projects, including 80 in realms like schools, medical rehabilitation, and social welfare facilities; and 23 in Wolong Natural reserve.

The fund had started to accept applications from Hong Kong NGOs that were working on post-quake relief work in Sichuan in Oct 2008. By Dec, 12 application had been approved, the total amount of financial aid was over 87 million.

香港特区立法会财务委员会20日通过特区政府增拨40亿港元的申请。这笔资金将注入“支援四川地震灾区重建工作信托基金”,使基金原有的20亿港元提高到60亿港元,用于第二阶段支援四川地震灾区的重建工作。

香港特区政府政制及内地事务局局长林瑞麟. 08年7月,特区立法会批准开立20亿港元的承担额用以注资基金,支持第一阶段的援建工作。此次申请增拨40亿港元,将用以开展第二阶段共103个援建项目。具体包括学校、医疗康复、社会福利设施等80个项目及23个卧龙自然保护区项目。

基金在2008年10月开始接受香港非政府机构申请资助,协助进行四川灾区重建工作。2008年12月,基金已批出12项申请,涉及的资助总额超过8700万港元。