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<p><span style="color: black;">Everyone in the world was saddened by
the huge
aftermath and death toll of the devastating <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Sichuan_earthquake"
target="_blank">China
Earthquake</a> that hit </span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="color: black;">Sichuan</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="color: black;"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="color: black;">Province</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="color: black;"> on </span><st1:date year="2008" day="5"
month="12"><span style="color: black;">12 May 2008</span></st1:date><span
style="color: black;">.
The website of <a href="http://www.redcross.org.cn/" target="_blank">China
Red
Cross</a> has been down for quite a while probably due to extremely
high
internet traffic.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;">The <a
href="http://www.redcross.org.hk/" target="_blank">Hong Kong Red Cross</a>
has already started the fund raising
for this earthquake. The following are steps for making a one-time
donation to
Hong Kong Red Cross:</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;">Step 1: Log on <a
href="http://www.redcross.org.hk/home.cfm?langId=1&Ver=G"
target="_blank">Hong
Kong Red Cross</a>. Click on the red button “Donations” in the upper
left
conner.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;">Step 2: Click on “One-Off Donation” (the
first
one) displayed in the left column. Then, you can make an online
donation
through the <a
href="https://www.redcross.org.hk/donation/user_donation.asp?langId=1"
target="_blank">donation webpage</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="" lang="EN">Another non-profit organization
that has <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercy_Corps"
target="_blank">very
good financial accountability</a> is <a
href="http://www.mercycorps.org/" target="_blank">Mercy Corps</a>
(U.S.), and you may also make a donation via
its <a
href="http://www.mercycorps.org/charityweb.php?Custom15=wm&Custom16=1,1"
target="_blank">donation webpage</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p>The mainland students in my Cantonese class will organize a donation
for the
victims next Monday. If you would like to donate, you may also hand the
money
to me by Monday. <br>
</p>
<p>Please also forward this email to your friends.</p>
<p><st1:City><st1:place>Tracy</st1:place></st1:City><br style="">
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<h2><span style="color: red;">Please help people who are suffering from
the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="color: red;">China</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span
style="color: red;">’s worst earthquake in the past three decades!! </span><span
style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">A penny donated is a penny well spent.</span><span
style="color: red;"> </span></h2>
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Dr Geng Song
Senior Lecturer in Chinese Studies
China and Korea Centre
Faculty of Asian Studies
Building 110
Australian National University
ACT 0200
AUSTRALIA
Ph. +61-2-61253143
Fax. +61-2-61253144
Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:geng.song@anu.edu.au">geng.song@anu.edu.au</a>
URL: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://asianstudies.anu.edu.au/wiki/index.php/Dr_Geng_Song">http://asianstudies.anu.edu.au/wiki/index.php/Dr_Geng_Song</a>
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