Hong Kong Economic Times says the government must act fast to restore public trust in charity fund-raising, as members of the public in Hong Kong are also worried about funds being misappropriated by officials.

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In fact, the Missouri Investment Trust, the first public fund in the country to divest the stocks of companies doing business with Iran, Syria, Sudan and North Korea, has actually performed better since it was taken terror-free.

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And Bangladesh established a trust fund a year ago with a mix of public and private partners to experiment with technologies to combat climate change.

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The President's proposal would reduce the debt borrowed from the public, and deposit assets of an equal amount in the Social Security trust fund.

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