Hong Kong grants $250,000 for India's flood victims

HONG KONG: Hong Kong on Friday approved a $256,739 grant to World Vision Hong Kong to undertake a relief project for flood victims in India.

Announcing the grant here, a government spokesman said the grant is expected to help in providing relief to flood victims in that country. To ensure that the money will be used for the designated purposes, the relief agency has been asked to submit an evaluation report and an audited account on the use of the grant after the relief project has been completed," the spokesman said.

The government's Disaster Relief Fund, which provides the fund, was established in December, 1993, for emergency disaster relief in places outside Hong Kong, as well as advising on specific amounts to specific recipients, and monitoring the use of grants. Under "one country, two systems" principle, Hong Kong is allowed to retain a high degree of autonomy at least till 2047 and is not considered a part of mainland China. Its government is known as Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.