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Funds for sick children

China Lottery Public Welfare Fund will, for the first time, provide funds to China Red Cross Foundation (CRCF) to help children with leukemia.

After receiving the approval of the Ministry of Finance, the lottery fund will inject 50 million yuan into the Little Angel Fund, a subsidiary of CRCF, to offer medical aid to children from poor families who are suffering from the cancer.