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Nevs from HSINHUA NFHS AGENCY

red cross society of china donates three million yuan for typhoon;victims in hongkong

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peking, august 23 chsinhua) the red cross society of china today sent a message to the hongkong and kowloon federation of trade unions and the chinese general chamber of commerce of hongkong by care of the hongkong branch of the british red cross society, saying that the people of the motherland are very much concerned about the compatriots in hongkong who were afflicted by typhoon. the red cross society of china has remitted via the bank of china a sum of three million yuan in cash to help them overcome the difficulties caused by the typhoon.

it requested the hongkong and kowloon fedeation of trade unions and the chinese general chamber of commerce of hongkong to distribute the donations to the afflicted compatriots and to convey solicitous regards to them on its behalf. end item

982312 eninose military friendship delegation tays

wreaths at two monuments of heroes in bucharest

bucharest, august 22 (nsinhua) - the military friendship delegation of the people's republic of china with li ten- sheng,

alternate member of the political bureau of the central committee of the communist party of china and director of the general political department of the chinese people's Liberation army, as its leader and tsao li-huai, member of the c.p.c. central committee and deputy commander of the chinese p.l.a. air force, as its deputy Leader, in the company of colonel general ion coman, member of the central committee of the romanian communist party, vice-minister of armed forces and secretary of the nigher political council of armed forces, Laid wreaths here this afternoon at the monument of heroes of struggle for liberty of the people and homeland and socialism and at the monument of heroes of motherland.

silk ribbons attached to the two wreaths were inscribed - respectively with the words in chinese "eternal glory to the heroes fallen in the struggle for the people's freedom and socialism exclamation" and "eternal glory to the martyrs fallen for the liberation of romania exclamation"

present on the occasion were generals and officers of all arms and services of the romanian armed forces as well as hundreds of people in the capital.

Chinese ambassador to romania chang hai-feng was also present on the occasion. end item