BEIJING, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Discrimination and nepotism in the
distribution of relief goods are not tolerated, China's State Council earthquake
relief headquarters declared on Friday, and the legitimate rights of donors and
recipients must be respected.
At a meeting to discuss the better management of
relief supplies and funds for victims of the May 12 earthquake, a notice issued
at the end of the session said all donations must only be used for quake relief
and quake-hit regions' reconstruction. They cannot be appropriated for other
purposes.
The armed police carry relief materials
in Yingxiu Town, Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May
28, 2008. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>
In addition, government departments and social
organizations that deal with donations must clearly keep records of all
donations.
"The legitimate rights of donors and recipients must
be respected and protected according to China's law on donations," it said.
While distributing relief supplies, discrimination or
nepotism are not allowed. It added when ensuring people's basic living demands,
the waste of relief supplies must be avoided.
The notice required all government departments and
social organizations dealing with relief supplies and donations to publicize
information on the total amount of funds allocated by the central or local
governments, the sources and whereabouts of donated funds and the price and
quantity of relief supplies purchased.
It also required auditing organs to account for the
relief and donations and to regularly publicize the results.
CHENGDU, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Hui
Liangyu has urged civil affairs departments to effectively manage quake relief
supplies and timely deliver them to quake victims.
While visiting civil affairs staff of Sichuan
Province on Friday, Hui asked them to faithfully implement the central
government's policies on quake relief and transparently deliver donations from
various channels to the victims. Full
Story
BAOJI, Shaanxi, May 30 (Xinhua) -- China has started an
investigation into the delivery of 300 substandard quilts padded with "black
heart cotton," a Chinese-style wording for used and hazardous cotton, to
quake-stricken Sichuan Province. Full story
BEIJING, May 30
(Xinhua) -- China's Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) on Friday pledged to
lay a firm hand upon corruption in quake relief and help set up a preventive
system against graft. Full story
BEIJING, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese authorities published
a special statute Thursday that provides for punishment of malpractice and fraud
involving relief for the May 12 earthquake in southwest China. Full story
