SMU Professor of Law Tang Hang Wu said that he did not see any major issues with money being raised for individual needs on a crowdfunding website. He said that rather than it being for a vague social cause, there is a "specific purpose" for the fund-raising. However, Prof Tang said that there needs to be accountability to the donors in how the money is used, should the amount raised far exceed what was targeted.
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