They were received by depositors at the Bank of East Asia, Hong Kong's largest locally owned lender.

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The bank is working to convince some of East Asia's wealthier countries like Singapore to become donors for the first time.

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Ruben Canlas, Web Information Systems Consultant at the Asian Development Bank, Belina Capul, President of the South East Asia Pacific Audio Visual Archives Association (SEAPAVAA) and Ray Edmonson, Director of Archive Associates, Australia and a UNESCO Memory of the World Committee Member.

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Citibank, HSBC, Standard Chartered, Bank of East Asia are among the most aggressive players.

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The World Bank forecasts growth of 6.6% a year in East Asia in 2001-07, up from 1.3% in 1998.

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Standard Chartered is a UK-based bank, but has most of its operations in Asia and the Middle East.

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If that happens, "the effects could be severe, " warns World Bank senior economist Richard Newfarmer, who led the team that released a major study of East Asia's recovery in June.

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No exact details of Howell's bank accounts and properties in the United States, Central America and south-east Asia were revealed at Friday's hearing or separately, at the pre-sentencing hearing involving his ex-lover Hazel Stewart.

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