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[h=2]S’pore Red Cross: Donations were all made explicitly for
China[/h]
October 20th, 2012 |
Author: Editorial
Earlier, a TR Emeritus’ (TRE) reader wrote in to highlight
a news article from China: http://news.163.com/12/1017/01/8DVTUT3L00014JB6.html.
In the news article dated 17 Oct, it reported that Singapore’s Red Cross
society will donate RMB15 million (S$3 million) to China’s Red Cross society to
help earthquake victims in Sichuan, Chongqing, Shaanxi, Gansu, Yunan, Ningxia
provinces. The project is funded by Singapore’s Red Cross but the project
implementation will be handled by China’s Red Cross.
The reader questioned (‘Why money donated by Singaporeans transferred to China’s Red
Cross?‘), “Why the money donated by Singaporeans is being transferred to
China red cross?”
Other readers also commented on the thread:
Chowahbeng: I hate to say this… but do we need to
boycott Singapore Red Cross to get the message to them? We all know how money in
China is filtered away… by time it reach the earthquake victims, most of the
money would have been gone. Then we will see a few more low level officials
applying for Singapore PR. Singapore Red Cross, if u have too much money, please
help Singaporeans FIRST.
SG – IN THE NUTSHELL: China Red Cross has gone through a
series of scandals of abusing and unaccountable fund usage since 2011. This has
resulted in many locals stopping their donations.
驷马难追: Ha ha….China rich man 1000 times more than
Singapore, why do we need to donate to them?? Do you know there is one rich man
in China called Chen Guang Biao?? he alone is good enough to settle… “What is
15,000,000 to them??” Looking at our Singapore Poor – old people picking up cans
and carton boxes… they are the ones who need help from Red Cross. Red Cross
society, you know these poor people?? Do you help them??
Singaporeans First: The money could have been better
donated to pay for the hundred thousand dollars bill of the Singaporean’s baby
incurred recently at KK hospital.
LIONS: There are many Singaporeans who are so poor they
go around eating leftovers, just open your eyes big big and you can see… don’t
just look at the gals in hot pants passing by?
Rotten PAPayas: Any firm guarantee that part of the S$3
million will not be siphoned off into some totally unrelated projects or even
end up in some corrupt PRC official’s personal bank account in China (or even
channeled back into a Singapore bank account if their relatives or even
themselves are Singapore PRs or citizens)? We have seen these sort of things
happen before with disaster relief funds in many countries.
Guo Mei Mei
ZombieLeader: Remember the flashy young lady, Guo Meimei,
who posted pics of herself and her sports cars in her micro log last year and
was supposedly working for the Red Cross in China? Read this: NY Times – ‘An
Online Scandal Underscores Chinese Distrust of State Charities‘.
Oxygen: CHINA’S RED CROSS HAS BEEN TAINTED WITH FLASHY
CAR AND HOT WOMEN, one wonders if money would have gone to the intended
beneficiaries or for the pleasure spending of someone’s hedonistic lifestyle (http://persephonemagazine.com/2011/08/11/the-20-year-old-rich-girl-who-enraged-chinese-netizens/).
TRE then wrote to the Singapore Red Cross Society to seek clarification on
the matter and it has since replied. We publish Singapore Red Cross’ reply in
full here:
We refer to the post on TR Emeritus: http://www.tremeritus.com/2012/10/1...singaporeans-transferred-to-chinas-red-cross/
by Robin.
The Singapore Red Cross signed four partnership agreements in the past week,
with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in China, the Red Cross Society of China
and other partners, for several wide-ranging direct-impact projects across
China, that are expected to benefit hundreds of thousands. For more information,
see http://www.redcross.org.sg/press_re...mmits-s8m-for-direct-impact-projects-in-china
The article that Robin cited highlighted just one of several collaborations.
The projects were more comprehensively reported in Lianhe Zaobao on 17 October,
which noted in an interview with our Chairman Mr Tee Tua Ba, that since the
earthquake in Sichuan, China in 2008, there has been an outpouring of generosity
from Singaporeans. The funds were a culmination of the remaining donations
received in the aftermath of the Sichuan earthquake – after our extensive relief
effort during the emergency and recovery phase, as well as the donations that we
have received from individuals and corporations in recent times for China. These
donations were all made explicitly for China, and it is our policy to respect
the wishes of our donor community.
Please be assured that donations raised for local humanitarian services are
managed separately and used specifically to improve the lives of vulnerable
people in Singapore. The local work that we do may not be as extensively
reported on but is no way less impactful. We care for the disabled, the elderly
and the most vulnerable in our midst through the Red Cross Home for the
Disabled, transport aid, blood donor recruitment, first aid training and
community first aid programmes.
We welcome your readers to write in directly to us at [email protected]
if they have suggestions or would like to get involved in our humanitarian
services.
Thank you for the opportunity to clarify.
Yours in humanity,
.
Wong Chun Yew
Head, International Services
Singapore Red
Cross
.
Join our TRE facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/TREmeritus
.
China[/h]
a news article from China: http://news.163.com/12/1017/01/8DVTUT3L00014JB6.html.
In the news article dated 17 Oct, it reported that Singapore’s Red Cross
society will donate RMB15 million (S$3 million) to China’s Red Cross society to
help earthquake victims in Sichuan, Chongqing, Shaanxi, Gansu, Yunan, Ningxia
provinces. The project is funded by Singapore’s Red Cross but the project
implementation will be handled by China’s Red Cross.
The reader questioned (‘Why money donated by Singaporeans transferred to China’s Red
Cross?‘), “Why the money donated by Singaporeans is being transferred to
China red cross?”
Other readers also commented on the thread:
Chowahbeng: I hate to say this… but do we need to
boycott Singapore Red Cross to get the message to them? We all know how money in
China is filtered away… by time it reach the earthquake victims, most of the
money would have been gone. Then we will see a few more low level officials
applying for Singapore PR. Singapore Red Cross, if u have too much money, please
help Singaporeans FIRST.
SG – IN THE NUTSHELL: China Red Cross has gone through a
series of scandals of abusing and unaccountable fund usage since 2011. This has
resulted in many locals stopping their donations.
驷马难追: Ha ha….China rich man 1000 times more than
Singapore, why do we need to donate to them?? Do you know there is one rich man
in China called Chen Guang Biao?? he alone is good enough to settle… “What is
15,000,000 to them??” Looking at our Singapore Poor – old people picking up cans
and carton boxes… they are the ones who need help from Red Cross. Red Cross
society, you know these poor people?? Do you help them??
Singaporeans First: The money could have been better
donated to pay for the hundred thousand dollars bill of the Singaporean’s baby
incurred recently at KK hospital.
LIONS: There are many Singaporeans who are so poor they
go around eating leftovers, just open your eyes big big and you can see… don’t
just look at the gals in hot pants passing by?
Rotten PAPayas: Any firm guarantee that part of the S$3
million will not be siphoned off into some totally unrelated projects or even
end up in some corrupt PRC official’s personal bank account in China (or even
channeled back into a Singapore bank account if their relatives or even
themselves are Singapore PRs or citizens)? We have seen these sort of things
happen before with disaster relief funds in many countries.
Guo Mei Mei
ZombieLeader: Remember the flashy young lady, Guo Meimei,
who posted pics of herself and her sports cars in her micro log last year and
was supposedly working for the Red Cross in China? Read this: NY Times – ‘An
Online Scandal Underscores Chinese Distrust of State Charities‘.
Oxygen: CHINA’S RED CROSS HAS BEEN TAINTED WITH FLASHY
CAR AND HOT WOMEN, one wonders if money would have gone to the intended
beneficiaries or for the pleasure spending of someone’s hedonistic lifestyle (http://persephonemagazine.com/2011/08/11/the-20-year-old-rich-girl-who-enraged-chinese-netizens/).
the matter and it has since replied. We publish Singapore Red Cross’ reply in
full here:
We refer to the post on TR Emeritus: http://www.tremeritus.com/2012/10/1...singaporeans-transferred-to-chinas-red-cross/
by Robin.
The Singapore Red Cross signed four partnership agreements in the past week,
with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in China, the Red Cross Society of China
and other partners, for several wide-ranging direct-impact projects across
China, that are expected to benefit hundreds of thousands. For more information,
see http://www.redcross.org.sg/press_re...mmits-s8m-for-direct-impact-projects-in-china
The article that Robin cited highlighted just one of several collaborations.
The projects were more comprehensively reported in Lianhe Zaobao on 17 October,
which noted in an interview with our Chairman Mr Tee Tua Ba, that since the
earthquake in Sichuan, China in 2008, there has been an outpouring of generosity
from Singaporeans. The funds were a culmination of the remaining donations
received in the aftermath of the Sichuan earthquake – after our extensive relief
effort during the emergency and recovery phase, as well as the donations that we
have received from individuals and corporations in recent times for China. These
donations were all made explicitly for China, and it is our policy to respect
the wishes of our donor community.
Please be assured that donations raised for local humanitarian services are
managed separately and used specifically to improve the lives of vulnerable
people in Singapore. The local work that we do may not be as extensively
reported on but is no way less impactful. We care for the disabled, the elderly
and the most vulnerable in our midst through the Red Cross Home for the
Disabled, transport aid, blood donor recruitment, first aid training and
community first aid programmes.
We welcome your readers to write in directly to us at [email protected]
if they have suggestions or would like to get involved in our humanitarian
services.
Thank you for the opportunity to clarify.
Yours in humanity,
.
Wong Chun Yew
Head, International Services
Singapore Red
Cross
Join our TRE facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/TREmeritus
.
