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TOKYO, May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday May 15, the Soka Gakkai
made a donation to the Chinese Government in response to Monday's
devastating earthquake in Sichuan Province which officials say may
eventually claim more than 50,000 lives.
Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada visited the Chinese Embassy in
Tokyo to inform Ambassador Cui Tiankai of the donation of 30 million
yen (US$287,000) to support relief and rescue efforts. He also conveyed
Honorary President Daisaku Ikeda's message of condolence and concern.
Ambassador Cui responded "We would like to thank everyone in the
Soka Gakkai for this kind gesture." He added that the donation would
serve as great encouragement to the disaster victims.
In addition SGI-Macau donated 200,000 pataca (US$24,900) to the
Macau Special Administrative Region Government on May 13, and SGI-Hong
Kong gave 300,000 HKD (US$39,500) to the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region Government on May 14.
Soka Gakkai is a lay Buddhist association with 10 million members in
Japan that has over 30 years' history of educational and cultural
exchange with China. Its humanitarian relief activities are part of the
longstanding tradition of Buddhist humanism.
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