Saturday, April 3, 1976
TOTAL DONATION FOR „LDKICH BAY FIRE VICTIMS AMOUNTS TO $4.7 M
Members of the public donated a total of $4.69 million in aid of the
victims of the Aldrich Bay fire which broke out in early February this year.
A spokesman for the Social Welfare Department said today: "Of this
sun, $3.4 million was raised by K-TVB and RTV in their charity shows; and
$1.29 million received by the department and deposited with the Emergency
Relief Fund."
"Of the total cash
He said that each of the 3,000 odd victims had been given $1,458 in
cash, apart from being provided with the normal emergency relief, such as
blankets, cooked meals, clothing and household utensils. payment, #1,128 was directly paid out to each fire victim by the two television stations amounting to $3.4 million, $20 each from the Fat Choy Fund while the
rest at 310 each from the public donations deposited with the Emergency Relief
Fund earmarked for them amounting to $844,410," he said.
Another sum of $388,125 had been paid to the victime from the Emergency
Relief Fund to meet re-accommodation and re-equipment grants for moving into
public housing estates or licensed areas.
Other incidental expenses paid out from the Fund included $34,311 for new clothing distributed to the victims and $1,477 for special food.
"The total sum of money paid to these victins from public donations other than through the TV stations amounted to 1.27 million, leaving a balanc of $20,964 from un-earmarked donations to be carried forward to the Emergency
Relief Fund for future use," the spokesman added.
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