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5 Rural Village Development Project homes for families in Jiexing Town of Zhongking County
in Sichuan province and also supported 145 farming
Ducan China and Lingnan University, through a families to rebuild their homes. In addition, part of the
3-year (2007-2010) “China Mountain area service study fund was arranged to support the living expenses of
program", sponsored the solar heat water facilities 1,300 students of Beichuan Middle School, which was
construction of Yunnan Province Wuding County seriously damaged by the quake. To commemorate
Gaoqiao Village Gezhanglacun for RMB¥ 18,000. The the first anniversary of the 512 earthquake, the Council
success of this program encouraged Ducan China and held two concerts (afternoon and evening) under the
Lingnan University to extend such kind of scheme to theme "Sources of Our Strength— 1st Anniversary of
another part of China and it is expected to be launched 5.12 Earthquake Memorial Concert" co-sponsored
next year. with Parenting Forum and Association of Hong Kong
Hospital Christian Chaplaincy Ministry on April 18, 2009.
The venue was International Christian Quality Music
6. Disaster Relief Fund Raising Secondary and Primary School, Jehovahjireh Concert
Tasks Hall. Eight Beichuan Middle School teachers and
students were invited to come and share their experience
at the concerts and seminars held afterwards at Hong
A. China Snow Storm Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and Lingnan

University and some middle schools. A total fund of
A serious winter storm affected large portions HK$1,191,688 was raised with arrangement to support
of southern and central parts of China in 2008. The the 3-year "One-on-One Family Program", which mainly
provinces of Anhui, Yunnan, Guizhou, Gansu, Hunan, helps to sponsor Beichuan students. HK$2 million was
Hubei, Sichuan, Guangxi, Zhejiang, Ningxia, Chongqing taken out from 512 earthquake reconstruction foundation
and Xinjiang were severely hit. The Council received to support the first year of the program. For the other
a total sum of HK$1,981,473 to support “China Snow two years, the Committee will seek donations from
Storm Relief and Reconstruction". The fund was people from all sectors of the community. To support one
mainly allocated to the damaged villages in Guangxi, Beichuan student, it takes HK$3,600 per year to provide
Hunan and Guizhou Provinces with relief materials and meals and living expenses to assist these young people
reconstruction work also arranged, providing food, water, whose families have financial hardship as they recover
blankets and mattresses to the victims. from the earthquake.

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B Myanmar Cyclone

Myanmar was seriously hit by Cyclone Nargis on
May 3, 2008. The Council received HK$2,211,351 to
support "Myanmar Cyclone Relief and Reconstruction"
and transferred the fund through ACT (Action by
Churches Together) and CCA (Christian Conference of
Asia) for their emergency and relief work purpose. In
January 2009, the General Secretary of the Council, Rev.
Po Kam-cheong went to Yangon and visited 7 villages Caring for the Beichuan middle school student
affected by the cyclone.

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C 512 Earthquake D Taiwan Typhoon
On August 8, 2009 Typhoon Marakot hit Taiwan-
The Council received HK$8,569,173 from various More than 100 were killed, 500 people were still missing,
fund raising events since the Sichuan earthquake last over 7,000 people were homeless, property damage was
year. The fund was donated to those affected areas for more than NT $50 billion (approximately HK$11.8 billion).
immediate relief work and post quake reconstruction. The Committee issued an urgent appeal for donations
Jointly with Habitat China, the Committee helped rebuild for immediate relief work and post reconstruction.

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