WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1976
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HK BANK DONATES $300,000 IN AID OF FIRE VICTIMS
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THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK WILL PRESENT A CHEQUE OF $300,000 TOMORROW (THURSDAY) TO THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, TO BE PAID INTO THE EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND IN AID OF THE ALDRICH BAY FIRE VICTIMS.
THE PRESENTATION WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE DIRECTOR'S OFFICE ON THE FOURTH FLOOR OF LEE GARDENS AT 10 A.M.
COMMENTING ON THE DONATION, MR. LEE SAID THE EMREGENCY RELIEF FUND, WHICH WAS SET UP IN 1962, WAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE HELP FOR THE VICTIMS OF FIRES AND OTHER DISASTERS.
THIS FUND IS ADMINISTERED BY A COMMITTEE OF WHICH MR. LEE IS CHAIRMAN AND INCLUDES AMONG ITS MEMBERSHIP: DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS, SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES AND THREE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS - MR. CHEUNG WING-IN, MR. NG CHAN-LAM, AND MR. WONG PING-HON.
IN REGARD TO RELIEF, THE COMMITTEE HAVE CAREFULLY WORKED OUT THE WAY IN WHICH PAYMENTS TO VICTIMS SHOULD BE MADE TO HELP TO MEET THEIR NEEDS.
FOR EXAMPLE CASH ASSISTANCE TO COVER LOSS OF FAMILY EARNINGS DUE TO DEATH OR INJURIES, THE COSTS OF REMOVAL, AND THE EXPENSES OF SETTING UP A NEW HOME.
*THE AIM OF THE COMMITTEE IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS AS FAR AS POSSIBLE A FAIR DISTRIBUTION OF AVAILABLE FUNDS ACCORDING TO THE NEEDS OF THOSE WHO REQUIRE HELP,+ MR. LEE SAID.
THE FUND IS OPEN TO PUBLIC DONATIONS AND, SHOULD EXTRA MONEY BE NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE FUND THE COMMITTEE CAN APPROACH GOVERNMENT.
IN REGARD TO THE TRAGIC LUNAR NEW YEAR FIRE AT ALDRICH BAY, MR. LEE SAID ALMOST $1 MILLION WOULD BE PAID OUT TO HELP THE 3,000 OR MORE VICTIMS. +1 AM THEREFORE APPEALING TO YOU ALL TO MAKE AS GENEROUS A DONATION TO THE FUND AS YOU FEEL ABLE TO AFFORD.
+SUCH DONATIONS WILL ENABLE US TO MAINTAIN OUR SUPPORT TO THOSE WHO HAVE JUST SUFFERED SO GRIEVOUSLY, HE ADDED,
HE CONTINUED: +OF COURSE YOU MAY FEEL THAT YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR DONATION TO THE FUND TO BE USED TO BRING HELP DIRECTLY TO THOSE WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN NEED AS A RESULT OF THE ALDRICH BAY FIRE. IF THIS IS YOUR WISH I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT ANY DONATION WITH THIS IN MIND WILL FIRST BE USED FOR THE ALDRICH BAY FIRE VICTIMS SO LONG AS THEY SHOULD REQUIRE HELP FROM THE FUND, AND SHOULD THERE BE ANY BALANCE REMAINING, IT WILL CERTAINLY BE USED TO HELP ANY FUTURE VICTIMS OF SINÍLAR DISASTERS.+
DONATIONS SHOULD BE SENT TO THE EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND, C/O SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, LEE GARDENS, HYSAN AVENUE, HỒNG KONG.
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