On April 14th , Yushu County, a part of the Yushu Tibetan Minority Prefecture of Qinghai Province, was rocked by a powerful earthquake. This unexpected disaster has tugged at the hearts of the 20,000 Industrial Bank employees nationwide. The Party Committee of the Industrial Bank took swift action in response to the disaster, and bank employees have taken positive action in making donations. The Industrial Bank and its employees proceeded to donate RMB 15 million Yuan to the Yushu disaster area on April 19th via the Chinese Red Cross. This donation demonstrates that the bank fully supports the relief of disaster stricken people in Yushu.
The Industrial Bank also took quick action to organize financial services to support the disaster relief, offering priority channels for the pledging of donations at the earliest possible time. Customers can send donations directly to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Red Cross Society of China, the Red Cross Fund of China, and the China Charity Federation by logging onto the Industrial Bank's online bank at www.cib.com.cn or by logging onto the mobile phone bank at either http://wap.cib.com.cn or http://3g .cib.com.cn. For the time being, donations sent to any of these charitable organizations will be exempt from transfer fees and charges.
Natural disasters harbor no sympathy, but the human heart does. The Industrial Bank stated that it is the duty of a corporate citizen to provide unwavering support for the disaster relief and reconstruction effort in Yushu, and that the bank will continue to actively fulfill its obligations to society as an enterprise.