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a growth of 14.1% in comparison with the last finan- In the last financial year, the “R ebuild-

cial year. ing Collapsing Schools Project”has mobilized
Income for the last 10 years is listed as follows: HK$6,680,000 for rebuilding a total of 38 schools
in China. The following list shows schools that have
Year Donations (HK$) 十 / - %
been funded and rebuilt by this Project in this finan-
1997/1998 $4,040,259 +21%
cial year.
1998/1999 $6,024,506 +49%
1999/2000 $8,398,971 +39%
Guizhou Province
2000/2001 $13,661,014 +63%
(1) He Zhang County Xing Fa Township Ya Du Fu
2001/2002 $17,308,984 +26.7%
Li Primary School
2002/2003 $18,090,110 +4.5%
(2) He Zhang County Shui Tang Township Xin He
2003/2004 $21,173,782 +17.3% Primary School
2004/2005 $28,029,471 +32.3% (3) He Zhang County Zhi Jie Township Da He
2005/2006 $29,424,338 +4.9% Primary School
2006/2007 $33,596,478 +14.1% (4) He Zhang County Ye Ma Chuan Township Nian
Fang Primary School
Following are details of projects we have sup-
(5) He Zhang County Cheng Guan Township Da
ported in the last financial year:
Qiao Primary School
(6) He Zhang County Ke Le Township Feng Shou
1. Back to School Project:
Wen De Primary School
Rev. Law Kit-choi is the Chairperson of the
(7) Zhen Feng County Sha Ping Township Zhe Suo
working group of this Project.
Primary School
The “Back to School Project” has a history
(8) Ceheng County Badu Township Zhelong
of 13 years. The purpose of this Project is to spon-
Primary School
sor young students to complete their basic primary
(9) Pan County Ji Chang Ping Township Yi Ke Da
school education. At the beginning of 2007, the Chi-
Qin Primary School
nese Central Government announced a new policy
(10) Fuquan City Disong Township Tong Tie
of financial support to fully implement 9 years of
Primary School
free education in China. Thus there is no longer a
need to continue the Project. On March 7, 2007 the (11) Fu Quan City Dao Ping Township Tu Ka
Primary School
working group decided to terminate this Project in
the 2007/2008 school year. In the 2006/2007 school (12) Huang Ping County Jiu Zhou Township Bai Zi
Qiao Du Shao Wen Primary School
year, 56,879 students were sponsored, and the num-
(13) Wei Ning County Cao Hai Township Shan Qiao
ber of sponsors was 15,479.
Da Qin Primary School
To follow up the working group’s decision,
these procedures have been carried out: (14) Yan He County Guan Zhou Township Ye Qi
Gen Liang Yan Qing Primary School
(a) Inform sponsors who have prepaid the spon-
soring fee for several years about options to settle (15) Yan He County Guan Zhou Township Miao Ba
Liu Bi Ru Primary School
the remaining balance.
(b) A formal letter about the termination of this (16) Xing Yi Shi Zhu Chang Ping Township Ya Xi
Project and a letter of appreciation sent to all spon- Tian Zhou Ai Lian Primary School
(17) Fang Gang County Xin Jin Township Da Shui
sors with an invitation to support other projects.
Huan Zhen Primary School

2. Rebuilding C ollapsing Schools (18) Kai Li City Da Feng Dong Township Ping Li-
ang Huan Zhen Primary School
Project:
Mr. Lu Kwong-fai is the Chairperson of the
working group of this Project.

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