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THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1994

QUESTION: GOVERNOR, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT THE LADY WHO PETITIONED YOU BEFORE YOU WENT INTO THE COUNCIL?

GOVERNOR: THE FIRST THING I AM GOING TO DO ABOUT IT IS TO PHONE UP THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE'S OFFICE AND FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE CASE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH INDEED.

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OXFAM HK TO GET $2M IN DISASTER RELIEF

THE DISASTER RELIEF FUND ADVISORY

OXFAM FROM AN APPLICATION APPROVED $2 MILLION FROM THE DISASTER RELIEF FUND.

COMMITTEE TODAY (THURSDAY) HONG KONG FOR A GRANT

OF

BRING WHO HAVE

THE GRANT WILL BE SPENT ON THE DISASTER RELIEF PROGRAMME CARRIED OUT BY INTERNATIONAL OXFAM FOR THE RWANDAN REFUGEES FLED TO TANZANIA BECAUSE OF ETHNIC CONFLICTS IN RWANDA.

A

GOVERNMENT

SPOKESMAN

SAID THE

ADVISORY COMMITTEE WAS WITH THE GUIDELINES FOR

SATISFIED THAT THE APPLICATION WAS IN LINE GRANTS FROM THE FUND.

MEANS

ΤΟ

"THE COMMITTEE RELIEVES THAT THE GRANT IS AN APPROPRIATE TO EXPRESS SYMPATHY AND OFFER ASSISTANCE ON THE COMMUNITY'S BEHALF THE LESS FORTUNATE RWANDAN REFUGEES," HE SAID.

FOR "TO ENSURE THAT GRANTS ARE USED

THE DESIGNATED PURPOSE, ΤΟ SUBMIT TO THE HONG KONG WILL BR REQUIRED OXFAM HONG KONG

USE OF GOVERNMENT AN EVALUATION REPORT AND AN AUDITED ACCOUNT ON THE THE GRANT."

AND DONATIONS

APPROPRIATIONS

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT PUBLIC FROM THE GENERAL REVENUE WERE THE MAIN SOURCES OF THE FUND.

TO THE THE 553,

TO DONATE HE SAID MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WERE WELCOME

CAN ENQUIRIES

BB MADE ΤΟ FUND FOR GENERAL RELIEF PURPOSES. SECRETARY TO THE DISASTER RELIEF FUND ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ROOM EAST WING, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES OR ON TEL 810 3503.

IS

CHAIRED BY THE CHIEF MRS DR RAYMOND CH'IEN,

HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR

SECRETARY. ELSIE TU,

AND

THE

OTHER MEMBERS ARE MS ROSANNA WONG,

MR

THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

HUI

YIN-FAT,

THE

SECRETARY

SECRETARY FOR THE TREASURY.

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