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Cathay funds for children

Cathay Pacific Airways and the Hong Kong Committee for The United Nations Children's Fund raised HK$13.1 million ($1.69 million) last year through "Change for Good", the airline's in-flight fundraising program that collect donations from passengers. The program collected foreign currency change of passengers when they take flights, and used the money to help underprivileged children in at least 150 developing countries.

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