(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-05-26 10:19

The Boeing Company and Shenzhen Airlines launched "Flight of Hope" on Saturday to deliver nearly three tons of medical supplies to victims of the quake.

The supplies, provided by the US Medical Teams International and Mercy Corps, were being carried to China on a new Boeing 737-800 airplane that Shenzhen Airlines just received Saturday.

The supplies would be transferred to a domestic flight of Shenzhen Airlines and taken to the disaster area early next week.

Meanwhile, some Singaporean companies and organizations have provided or pledged new aid to China after the Singaporean government had handed over to China relief materials worth US$200,000, including gauze masks, tents, sleeping bags and food.

He Jing, president of the Temasek Holdings, said the company would like to provide 1 million dollars worth of aid for the quake relief and reconstruction in quake-hit regions.

Four Singaporean business associations including the cloth industry association have swiftly ordered 500 tents and would transfer them to the disaster regions soon.

Singapore's Tianfu association, which is made up of those from Sichuan province, handed over 200,000 Singapore dollars (US$148,000) in cash to a representative of the Sichuan provincial government Saturday night.

Malaysia's Hai-O Group, which sells a wide range of Chinese herbal medicines, medicated wines and health care products, Saturday held a meeting to encourage its staff to donate more for the quake victims. Its managing director Tan Kai Hee, on behalf of the Group, had already donated 200,000 Ringgit (US$57,000) to Sichuan on May 13.

The quake on May 12 has killed 62,664 people, injured 358,816 and left  23,775 missing up to Sunday noon.

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