The Government will contribute HK$120 million towards relief efforts in four Mainland provinces most seriously affected by the recent snowstorms, namely Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi and Anhui. Each province will receive HK$30 million contribution.

Tomorrow it will also hand over HK$5 million from the Macao Foundation for the snowstorms victims, to the Chinese Red Cross through the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the MSAR.

The Government, highly concerned with the effects of the natural disaster to provinces and its people, will keep close contact with the relevant Mainland departments and work with the Central Government to assist the victims.