Hong Kong's Disaster Relief Fund has approved a grant of HK$65 million in total to nine organizations for providing relief to flood victims in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and Northeast China, the SAR government announced on Monday. A spokesman said the government maintained close contact with rescue organizations regarding the disaster situation and related relief support and has promptly processed and approved the disaster relief funding applications from nine organizations under the Fund to offer relief items to the mainland. The nine organizations with approved grants included The HKFTU Disasters Relief Charity Fund; Federation of Hong Kong Beijing Organisations; World Vision Hong Kong; H.K. United Youth Exchange Foundation; The Hong Kong Island Social Services Charitable Foundation; Hua Jing Youth Foundation; Hong Kong CPPCC (Provincial) Members Association Foundation; All-China Women's Federation Hong Kong Delegates Association Foundation and Amity Foundation, Hong Kong. The Disaster Relief Fund was established in 1993 and provides the government with a mechanism to respond to appeals for humanitarian aid in the relief of disasters outside Hong Kong.
