Vice Premier Hui
Liangyu in Beijing
on Monday attended the starting ceremony of the poverty alleviation
China tour initiated by China Foundation for Poverty
Alleviation.
The poverty alleviation tour aims to mobilize urban citizens
from all circles, especially affluent citizens, to visit
poverty-striken areas, experience the living status of poor people,
communicate with them and give them economic assistance.
This time, one thousand volunteers will visit 100 states or
provinces designated key poverty alleviation counties, 1,000
poverty-striken villages and 100,000 impoverished rural families,
making a survey of their living status and forming a report.
The Foundation for Poverty Alleviation is also widely inviting
journalism personnel to attend the tour, so as to attract the whole
society to pay attention to poverty and make efforts to alleviate
poverty.
The Minsheng Bank donated 31 million yuan (US$3.83 million) the
Foundation to set up a Minsheng fund for education and poverty
alleviation.
(Xinhua News Agency October 18, 2005)