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5. Rural China Orphan Sponsorship Project
a b o u t H K $ 6 0 0 m illio n w a s d e p lo y e d .

7. Funding for Rural Development Projects in
Asia

H o n g K o n g C h ris tia n C o u n c il h a s lo n g b e e n a
s u p p o rtin g p a rtn e r o f ru ra l d e v e lo p m e n t p ro je c ts in
S o u th A s ia n a m e ly In d ia , B a n g la d e s h a n d M y a n m a r.
Rural China Orphan Sponsorship Project Visitation T h e a llo c a tio n o f fu n d in g is a s fo llo w s :

“Rural China Orphan Sponsorship Project”
In d ia C A S A H K $ 1 5 0 ,0 0 0
a im s to s p o n s o r fa m ilie s in w h ic h o rp h a n s a re le ft
B a n g la d e s h C C D B H K $ 1 5 0 ,0 0 0
fo r c a re in p o o r v illa g e s . It h e lp s to p ro v id e a s a fe
M y a n m a r M C C H K $ 1 5 0 ,0 0 0
a n d h e a lth y e n v iro n m e n t fo r th e o rp h a n s fo r g ro w th
a n d d e v e lo p m e n t. T h e s p o n s o rs h ip c o v e rs liv in g
B. Justice and Social Concern Com-
c o s ts , e d u c a tio n , c lo th in g , a n d m e d ic a l c a re . U p to
mittee
J u ly 2 0 0 5 , a to ta l o f 2 ,4 5 3 o r p h a n s a r e b e in g
s p o n s o r e d . "R u r a l C h in a O r p h a n S p o n s o r s h ip
P ro je c t" p ro v id e d a to ta l fu n d in g o f H K $ 3 ,6 7 9 ,0 0 0 . Dr_Alice Yuk Tak-fun is the Committee Chair.

Rev. Hans Lutz serves as the consultant. Mr. Wan
F ro m M a y 1 3 -1 7 , 2 0 0 5 , a v is ita tio n w a s o rg a - Hoi-wing is responsible for the relevant works of the
n iz e d fo r H o n g K o n g s p o n s o rs to m e e t th e s p o n - Committee. The activities of the Committee included:
s o r e d o r p h a n s in th e Z h o u k o u r e g io n , H e n a n
P ro v in c e . C o u n tie s v is ite d w e re X ih u a , H u a iy a n g a n d 1. Universal Suffrage and Expectation of New
S h a n g s h u i c o u n tie s . A to ta l o f 2 5 H o n g K o n g s p o n - Chief Executive
s o rs p a rtic ip a te d .
O n A p ril 6 , 2 0 0 4 , th e S ta n d in g C o m m itte e o f
6. Emergency and Re-habilitation Projects th e N a tio n a l P e o p le 's C o n g re s s (N P C S C ) m a d e a

d e c is io n to in te rp re t th e B a s ic L a w a n d ru le d o u t th e
e le c tio n o f th e C h ie f E x e c u tiv e a n d a ll th e m e m b e rs
o f L e g is la tiv e C o u n c il b y u n iv e rs a l s u ffra g e in 2 0 0 7
a n d 2 0 0 8 re s p e c tiv e ly . l"T h e T h ird R e p o rt o f th e C o n -
s titu tio n a l D e v e lo p m e n t T a s k F o rc e " th e n w a s p u b -
lis h e d to g a th e r th e v ie w s o f th e s o c ie ty a b o u t th e
e le c tio n m e th o d o f th e C h ie f E x e c u tiv e a n d a ll th e
ACT Tsunami m e m b e rs o f th e L e g is la tiv e C o u n c il in 2 0 0 7 a n d 2 0 0 8 .
Relief Work
T h e C o m m itte e e x p re s s e d its v ie w s in O c to b e r. It
s a id th a t th e N P C S C g iv in g a n in te rp re ta tio n o n p a rts
T h e S o u th A s ia T s u n a m i re s p o n s e is th e m a in
o f th e B a s ic L a w th a t re la te to c o n s titu tio n a l d e v e l-
e m e rg e n c y re s p o n s e d u rin g th is fin a n c ia l y e a r. U p
o p m e n t in H o n g K o n g w a s n o t n e c e s s a ry . H o w e v e r,
to J u ly 2 0 0 5 , a to ta l o f H K $ 6 ,0 8 0 ,0 0 0 h a s b e e n u s e d
it re s p e c te d a n d fo llo w e d th e d e c is io n b y N P C S C . It
fo r th e e m e rg e n c y a n d re h a b ilita tio n in th e T s u n a m i
s u g g e s te d th a t firs t, th e p a c e o f th e d e m o c ra tic d e -
p ro je c ts . A s a s u p p o rtin g p a rtn e r o f A C T (A c tio n b y
v e lo p m e n t o f H o n g K o n g s h o u ld b e s p e e d e d u p a n d
C h u rc h e s T o g e th e r), w e p a rtic ip a te d in th e re lie f a n d
b ro a d e n e d , a n d e v e n tu a lly u n iv e rs a l s u ffra g e s h o u ld
re h a b ilita tio n e ffo rt o f A C T in In d o n e s ia , In d ia a n d
b e e s ta b lis h e d n o t la te r th a n 2 0 1 2 ; s e c o n d , th e e le c -
S ri L a n k a . A C T re s p o n s e to th is d is a s te r is o n e th e
tio n m e th o d s h o u ld b e c le a r a n d s im p le , a n d le t a ll
la rg e s t in re c e n t y e a rs . U p to J u ly 2 0 0 5 , a to ta l o f
c itiz e n s h a v e th e rig h t o f e q u a l p a rtic ip a tio n .

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