HK official lauds post-quake effort

Donations to help Sichuan recover from major disaster in 2008 well spent, Lam says

Hong Kong's donations to the post-earthquake reconstruction of Sichuan province were used well over the past eight years, according to Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, chief secretary for administration in the special administrative region, at the end of a visit to Sichuan on Thursday.

The HK$9 billion ($1.16 billion) provided by Hong Kong helped Sichuan recover from the crushing damage caused by the devastating magnitude 8.0 earthquake that struck Wenchuan on May 12, 2008.