The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government has approved a grant of 960,000 HK dollars (123,076 US dollars) from the Disaster Relief Fund to

Oxfam Hong Kong (Oxfam) for emergency relief to flood victims in Bangladesh, sources said Monday.

The Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee hopes that the grant can help provide immediate relief to flood victims in Bangladesh.

To ensure that the money will be used for the designated purposes, the committee will ask Oxfam to submit an evaluation report and audited accounts on the use of the grant after the relief project has been completed.

The Disaster Relief Fund was established in December 1993 for emergency disaster relief in places outside Hong Kong.

The Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee is responsible for advising the government on the policy and practices regarding the disbursement of funds for disaster relief, advising on specific amounts to specific recipients, and monitoring the use of grants.

Source: Xinhua