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Glasses provided for school kids

Chengdu, capital of southwestern China's Sichuan province, will in a special project provide 1,500 pairs of glasses to children from local poor families and organize free eye exams in 30 rural schools as well as schools for migrants' children. A spokesman from Chinese glasses brand Formosa Optical said, at the opening ceremony of the activity on March 17, that buses carrying eye examination equipment will reach remote areas to serve the kids in need.

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