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Xinhuanet, Hong Kong, November 15 (reporter Liu Huan)-15th of the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council of the HKSAR through additional applications for a sum of $ 40 million to the disaster relief fund, to cope with the relief agencies for emergency and other relief to storm victims in the Philippines needs.

Director of administration, delegation of the HKSAR Government said, this is not all the appropriations allocated to relief agencies to the Philippines disaster relief, disaster relief fund balances will be carried forward to the next fiscal year.

Hong Kong's disaster relief fund was set up in 1993 to provide emergency relief to suffer territory outside Hong Kong. Currently Hong Kong's disaster relief fund balance of approximately HK $ 9 million, the additional funding request is approved, the Fund balance will be about HK $ 50 million.

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香港追加拨款援助菲律宾及其他救灾需要|香港|菲律宾|追加援助_新闻资讯

　　新华网香港11月15日电 (记者刘欢)香港特区立法会财务委员会15日通过向赈灾基金追加拨款4000万港元申请，以应付救援机构就紧急救援菲律宾风灾灾民及其他赈灾需要。

　　香港特区政府行政署长蔡洁如表示，此次不是要将拨款全数拨予救援机构到菲律宾赈灾，余额会拨入下一个财政年度的赈灾基金。

　　香港赈灾基金1993年成立，旨在向香港以外遭灾地区提供紧急救援。当前香港赈灾基金的结余约有九百万港元，此次追加拨款申请获得批准后，基金结余将有约五千万港元。

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