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Hong Kong Business man comes to the rescue
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FPSS Media Release - Sunday 18 May 2008
Photo: Bruce Rockowitz, Rachel Diaz, Kay Danes
Bruce Rockowitz, president of Li & Fung (Trading), donated about A$9,400 (HK$69,953) yesterday to Rachel Diaz's family in Sydney after reading of the young woman's plight.
'We have been communicating with Mr. Rockowitz's office over the past week and were very happy when we were able to confirm with Mr. Diaz that the funds had actually been transferred' said Kay Danes, FPSS Family advocate for the Diaz Family.
A subsequent donation was pledged late Friday evening from another source. These funds would be extremely beneficial in helping Rachel rebuild her life. The Diaz family are heavily in debt due to the high costs of supporting a loved one detained in a foreign prison.
'It will take years for this family to fully recover from this ordeal. I know that it has cost them in excess of $30,000 in travel expenses over three years and several thousands more in sending Rachel much needed essential supplies to maintain a basic level of care. This is money the family didn't have but begged and borrowed to come up with.' said Kay Danes.
Many people have been alerted to Rachel's plight through the Foreign Prisoner Support Service. Advocates of the volunteer group said they were happy to be part of such a successful outcome for Rachel and her family. The Service itself does not recieve any funding from the Government or elsewhere. It is run by only three people, Tony Fox, Martin Hodgson and Kay Danes, who tirelessly volunteer their spare time without any reward or renumeration to make people aware of such cases.
Kay Danes spearheaded the Diaz campaign and was overjoyed with the results. Speaking from Brisbane, Ms. Danes said that Mr. Diaz will now be able to present the funds to the NSW Government, early next week, in the hope that they will sign off on his daughter's application to be repatriated.
'I am extremely grateful to the Foreign Prisoner Support Service for continuing to support my family through this terrible ordeal. My family are also overwhelmed by the generosity of Mr. Rockowitz and others who have generously pledged support. This has come at a time when our family were desperate and uncertain. Now we have hope that Rachel will finally come home and get the help she needs to restore her life' said Mr. Diaz from his home in Sydney.
Rachel has been informed of these latest developments and is said to be 'relieved and hopeful'.
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