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METRO provides further quake aid by donating
tents
May 30, 2008, Shanghai – In addition to the donation
of Euro 100,000 (about 1.08 million RMB) to the Chinese government after
the devastating earthquake, METRO renewed its efforts by donating
badly-needed tents to support China’s disaster-relief campaign. 5 large
tents with the value of over RMB 500,000 have been donated by METRO China
and urgently installed at 4 local hospitals in Mianzhu and Shifang
cities. Moreover, METRO Cash & Carry donated another 900 tents with
the worth of Euro 50,000 which has departed from Frankfurt airport and
transported to China. As of 28 May, a total of RMB 2.2 million in cashes
and disaster-relief stuff has been donated by the company.
A massive relief effort, which involves providing
large number of tents for millions homeless earthquake survivors and
mobile hospitals as well as schools, has been called on by Chinese State
Council, Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as Ministry of Civil Affairs
lately. In response to it, METRO China has decided to urgently buy
large-size tents, which could be used as temporary hospitals for medial
cure, to support the quake relief. The five 300-square-meter large tents,
with 1,500 square meters space in total, are over RMB 500,000 in value.
On 28 May, after the long-distance transportation, the
5 tent have finally reached Shifang and Mianzhu, the most devastating
cities in the epicenter and will be set up at 4 local hospitals
immediately. 2 tents will be installed at Shifang People’s Hospital, and
one in ShiGu Town Hospital. The other 2 tents will be dispatched to
Mianzhu Maternal and Child Health Hospital and FuXin Town Hospital
respectively.
The hospitals, local health authorities, as well as
Red Cross Organizations all expressed the thankfulness to METRO for the
timely help.
Internationally, on May 19, the Chinese Consulate in
Frankfurt approached METRO Cash & Carry with an appeal for tents
which are indispensable in the post-quake region. METRO Cash & Carry
acted immediately to check its own stock and collected approximately 900
tents altogether. May 20, the company organized delivery service to hand
over all tents to the Chinese Consulate in Frankfurt, who was ready to
ship goods back to the affected region by cargo plane.
Mr. Li Haiyan, Chinese Consul-General, later expressed
deep appreciation to METRO Cash & Carry for its solid social
responsibility seen in the quick response to the appeal, high-efficiency
of operations and generous donation.
Contact:
Huang ZhongJie
National Public Relations Manager
METRO Jinjiang Cash & Carry Co., Ltd.
1425, Zhenbei Road, Putuo District
200333 Shanghai, P. R. China
Tel: + 86 21- 2207-8010
Fax: + 86 21-2207-6602
Email: zhongjie.huang@metro.com.cn
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