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From: Chen Li [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 13 May 2008 15:25
To: Stockman, Dr Norman
Subject: Donation for Victims in Sichuan Earthquake?
Dear Dr. Stockman,
I'm a Chinese PhD student studying at Glasgow University. You may have heard about the earthquake in China recently. For the donation, I've just donated $50 through HSBC online service to China Red Cross to help those victims in Sichuan Earthquake. Please help me circulate this letter to those who are concerned. The China Red Cross's bank account info is:
China CITIC Bank Beijing
Address:C and W Tower. No. 14, Jiuxianqiao Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
Sortcode: CIBKCNBJ100
Account:711211148260000209
Reason:Donation to vicims in Sichuan Earthquake
See at http://202.108.59.10/ or http://redcross.org.cn If people have interests to donate through HK Red Cross, they can check at:
http://www.redcross.org.hk/home.cfm?langId=1&Ver=G
This is Xinhua report http://www.china.org.cn/china/national/2008-05/13/content_15192573.htm
Red Cross calls for donations to quake-striken areas
The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) called for donations to help victims in the earthquake-striken areas in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The commodities in urgent need such as tents, cotton-padded quilts, food, drinking water are not so easily be transported to the disaster-hit areas due to transportation difficulties, according to the RCSC.
Donations in cash is preferred at this stage, said an official with the RCSC.
Donators can donate cash to the RCSC through the following bank account: for RMB account, the address is Dongsi Office, Beijing Branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the account number is 0200001009014413252; for foreign currency account, the address is Jiuxianqiao Branch of CITIC Bank and the account number is 7112111482600000209.
The RCSC also opened a hotline 010-65139999 and 010-64027620 for consultation during the daytime.
The 7.8-magnitude quake, occurred in Wenchuan Monday afternoon, has killed 9,219 people in eight affected provinces and municipality including Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi, Chongqing, Yunnan, Shanxi, Guizhou and Hubei, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said in a release issued at 7:00 a.m. Tuesday.
(Xinhua News Agency May 13, 2008)
Let us help those victims in Sichuan Earthquake and pray for them.
All the best,
LI Chen
Glasgow University Media Group
The University of Aberdeen is a charity registered in Scotland, No SC013683.
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