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Charity accused of fund abuse

By Liu Meng

The Chinese Red Cross Foundation (CRCF) is embroiled in scandal after one of its affiliated funds donated bicycles to retired government officials and State-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Shaanxi Province, according to a report carried by the Xi'an-based newspaper China Business View Thursday.

The newspaper reported that the volunteer work office of the CRCF's Benevolence Fund donated 2,000 bicycles to AVIC Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group (XAIG) in August. About 1,800 were recalled after staff complained they were of poor quality, and the remaining 200 sit in storage at the company swimming pool.

"Since our company is in good standing, many of us are able to purchase cars; therefore, I am curious why these bicycles were donated," a staff member from XAIG was quoted as saying.

According to the Benevolence Fund's website, it aims to support children's schooling, help underprivileged groups and improve the healthcare conditions in poor regions.

But according to the newsfeed on the same page, most of the donations last year went to local State-owned enterprises without any need for charity, including Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Group and XAIG.

Lu Qiong from the Project Development Department of the Red Cross Society of China, tasked with administrative oversight for the CRCF, told the Global Times yesterday that they are investigating the accusation.

"If it is proven to be true, we will deal with it accordingly and notify the public," she said.

Wang Feng, vice chairman of the XAIG trade union, said that they did not request the bicycles, but were instead contacted by the donation source through the fund's volunteer work office. "And they did not ask us to provide a receipt," he added.

According to Chen Xuemin, deputy director of the Organization Department of the Party Committee in Weinan, a city in southern Shaanxi, bicycles given to them for retired government officials were worth 728 yuan ($115.46) each.

However, the boss of the Tianjin-based company that provided bicycles for the Benevolence Fund told the newspaper that the actual price was 130 to 160 yuan for each.

Shi Jinlong, director of the Benevolence Fund's volunteer work office, explained to China Business View that he had wanted to benefit the province after a private enterprise offered a donation of 200,000 yuan last year.

Liu Jingwen, former deputy secretary-general with Shenzhen Zhengweining Charity Foundation, said that this project was unreasonable since SOEs do not need assistance.

"The process of the donation also doesn't comply with regulations considering no receipt was required from the recipient," he said.

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