The head of the Red Cross Society of China pledged again to disclose more information on how much the charity receives through donations and how much money it spends, while expressing regret over the public's intense criticism of the charity's lack of transparency, China Daily reported.

Speaking to China Central Television on Monday, Wang Rupeng, secretary-general of the charity, said the Red Cross needs more time to reach its goal of providing a public account of every donation it receives.

His statement came after many people complained that information the organization had put on the Internet in a July 31 test release had lacked detail.

The data then published were meant to show how the charity had spent the money it had collected to help victims of the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that had hit Yushu county in Northwest China's Qinghai province on April 14 this past year.

The first batch of information revealed how the charity used funds involving 100,000 yuan ($15,530) or more from individual donors and 500,000 yuan or more from corporate donors for the Yushu earthquake.

The disaster claimed almost 2,700 lives and left more than 100,000 people homeless.