Hong Kong Red Cross

Press Release

6 Red Cross Medical Professional Volunteers Joined the Relief Effort

(Hong Kong．15 May 2008．7pm) The first Hong Kong Red Cross medical professional volunteer team of 6 has arrived a severely hit area - Beichuan county (北川縣) – to help to medicate the injured victims there. The Red Cross relief team also solicited drinking water, food and basic medicine to be distributed to the affected areas. Continuous needs assessment in the worst-hit areas like Mianyang (綿陽市) and Beichuan is also being carried out at the same time.

‘Besides distributing biscuits, water and tents, we are also purchasing basic medicine to support the Red Cross medical team in Beichuan county,’ said Ms Eleanor Lam, Senior International & Relief Officer, who is working in Beichuan and Mianyang at the moment. “The local Red Cross temporary medical station has received more than 100 patients in a single day.” Many victims from Beichuan county have been re-settled in tents in nearby An county (安縣) and Mianyang .

As of 6pm today, we received donation amounting to HK$150 million, including major donation received on 15 May as listed below:

	Company / Organization	Donation amount
1	Hong Kong Government Disaster Relief Fund	HK$7,500,000
2	Donations raised by Bank of China (HK) Charitable Foundation, staff of BOC(HK) Group, its customers & the general public	HK$7,000,000
3	Cathay Pacific Airways Limited & Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Limited	HK$2,000,000
4	Chi Lin Nunnery	HK$2,000,000
5	The Democratic Party	HK$500,000
6	H.W. Textiles Co Ltd	HK$388,000
7	The Wing On Company	HK$200,000
8	League of Social Democrats	HK$105,095.20
9	Mr.David King Chuen Lung & Ms.Wong Suk Ching	HK$100,000
10	Parawin Industries Ltd	HK$100,000
11	Aik San Realty Ltd	HK$100,000

In addition, as of 6pm tonight, the following companies / organizations will raise fund to support our relief operation (in random order):

	Company / Organization	Fund-raising mode
1	Hong Kong Property	Donation Box at outlets
2	China Unicom International Limited	SMS to 300,000 customers, 50% of the value of VIP Card would donate to Hong Kong Red Cross
3	Hopewell Holdings Limited	Placing donation boxes
4	ParkNShop	Donation box at all outlets
5	Lai Sun Group	Placing donation boxes in Causeway Bay Plaza II
6	Mabella Jewellery Co. Ltd.	Charity sales at all shops and staff appeal
7	Tuen Mun Town Plaza	Charity redemption
8	Sino Group	Placing donation boxes in all residential estates and shopping malls
9	Agnes b. HK	Donation box at all outlets
10	Langham Plaza	Donation Box at Customer services counter
11	APM	Donation Box at Customer services counter
12	The Sun Arcade	Donation Box at Customer services counter
13	Yuen Long Plaza	Donation Box at Customer services counter
14	New Jade Shopping Arcade	Donation Box at Customer services counter
15	Organic Times	Donation box at outlet
16	Pacific Coffee	Donation box at outlets
17	Wilson Communications Ltd	200 Mobile phone (Nokia 5310) for Charity Sales
18	新界東青年關懷四川大地震行動籌委會 (Chinese Only)	Public Appeals
19	Sino United Publishing (Holdings) Limited	Donation box at outlets
20	The Against Elderly Abuse of Hong Kong	Public Appeals
21	鄧志豪、蔡澤鴻、馮錦源、蘇冠聰、葉興國及林家強區議員 (Chinese Only)	Public Appeals
22	New Forum	Public Appeals
23	Kwun Tong Resident Association	Public Appeals
24	Culture Island	Charity Sales
25	Cheung Chau Rural Committee	Public Appeals
26	The Incorporated Owners of TSUI PING (NORTH) ESTATE	Public Appeals

Appeal
Hong Kong Red Cross appeals to the Hong Kong community for their generous donation to support our relief, reconstruction and disaster preparedness operation in the affected area.
Donations can be made by direct transfer to the “Hong Kong Red Cross China Relief Fund” bank account, or by sending crossed cheque (made payable to the “Hong Kong Red Cross China Relief Fund”) to Hong Kong Red Cross International & Relief Service Department, 33 Harcourt Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong.

HSBC : （004）-567-650155-016	Hang Seng Bank: （024）-267-175123-001
Bank of China: （012）-806-0-000161-7	Bank of East Asia: （015）-514-40-39966-3

Donations can be also made by cash at 7．11 stores. Please specify your donation for Hong Kong Red Cross relief operation.
On-line Donation
Credit Card (Donation Form Word | PDF)
Public enquiry hotline: 2802-0021

Photo Captions:

“Medical teams” - Red Cross medical teams treating injured patients in first-aid post in temporary tents

“Survivors” - Red Cross staff working round-the-clock to rescue survivors of the earthquake
Media enquiries:

Corporation Communications	Rhea Leung	250-77-111
International & Relief Service	Grace Lam	250-77-101


Other Press Releases

14/05/2008	Hong Kong Red Cross Mobilized HK$15 Million for Relief Operations First Team of Professional Volunteers arrived to assist in relief operation
13/05/2008	Two teams of HKRC personnel have arrived disaster affected area Emergency appeal to public in support of Earthquake affected people

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