Donations to quake-hit areas exceed 120m yuan
Updated: 2008-05-13 23:02
Staff of the Supreme People's Procuratorate contributed more than 300,000 yuan.
The All-China Women's Federation has allocated 5 million yuan for Sichuan, with 2 million yuan reserved for Wenchuan County.
The State Ethnic Affairs Commission decided on Tuesday to grant 2 million yuan (285,000 US dollars) to its Sichuan branch for relief work.
Overseas Chinese business people have donated 68.5 million yuan, said the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council.
Wang Zhenyao, director of disaster relief with the Ministry of Civil Affairs, expressed appreciation to all donors on Tuesday.
"We really appreciate their kindness and will deliver their donations in a timely manner to the quake victims," he said.
The 7.8-magnitude quake is known to have killed at least 12,000 people nationwide.
The public can donate to the RCSC through the following bank account: for RMB donations, the address is the Dongsi Office, Beijing Branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the account number is 0200001009014413252; for foreign currency donations, the address is Jiuxianqiao Branch of CITIC Bank and the account number is 7112111482600000209.
The RCSC has also opened a hotline on +86-10-65139999 and 86-10-64027620 for consultation during normal business hours.
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