HONG KONG, April 11 (Xinhua) -- A grant of 5.829 million Hong Kong dollars (about 743,100 U.S. dollars) from Hong Kong's Disaster Relief Fund has been approved for the cyclone victims in Malawi, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said Thursday.
A HKSAR government spokesman said the grant, approved by the government to Oxfam Hong Kong, will be used to provide food and household and hygiene items to the African victims.
The Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee hoped the grant would facilitate the provision of timely relief for the victims and help them restore their normal living, the spokesman said.
"To ensure that the money is used for the designated purposes, Oxfam Hong Kong will be asked to submit an evaluation report and an audited account on the use of the grant after the relief project has been completed," the spokesman said.
Devastating tropical Cyclone Idai has affected an estimated 3 million people in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
