PCCC To Donate RM500,000 To Earthquake Victims In China

PENANG, May 16 (Bernama) -- The Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce (PCCC)will donate RM500,000 for the earthquake victims in Sichuan province, China through the Chinese embassy in Kuala Lumpur.Its president Datuk Khor Teng Tong said the amount came from a donation drive organised by PCCC and the Penang Chinese Assembly Hall's fund-raising committee."Various companies and individuals who are sympathetic towards the earthquake victims have contributed to the fund," he told a press conference here today.The collection will be handed over to the embassy on May 21.Khor said those who wished to contribute to the victims should make out their cheques payable to the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Malaysia and hand over the cheques to the embassy's representative on May 21.The PCCC has also donated RM20,000 to the Nargis Cyclone victims in Myanmar's Irrawaddy Delta.-- BERNAMA