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暖意續流：四川地震一年後 四川汶川大地震發生至今，倏忽一年。其間金融海嘯席捲全球，甲型H1N1流感方興未艾，危機接踵而至，香港人秉持一貫實幹精神，群策群力，遇強越強，在應付燃眉之急之際，不但未有稍忘千里以外的災民，更時刻關注災區重建進展。每次聽到川胞勇敢忍痛、展開新生的消息，我們都與之同戚同喜。 猶記得去年五月噩耗傳來，全港無不椎心痛悼，隨即以災黎之所急為呼籲，發起賑災行動，拯救同胞於水火。中大人義無反顧，校內校外，竭智宣勞，爭分奪秒為災民雪中送炭，充分展現了人飢己飢、人溺己溺的同胞之愛與手足之情，實在令人感佩。 中大師生的義舉並非一時之勇。我們的暖意仍在輸送，不少當日發起的救援和重建工作仍在延續。由我校公共衛生學院與廣州中山大學人類學系和四川省機構合作籌建的四川省南壩災後重建社會工作站，自去年十二月成立以來，致力協調各個機構的援助服務，並從事相關研究工作，今年五、六月即會安排香港專家為災民舉行心理健康講座。又逸夫書院同學繼去年十二月探訪都江堰和北川擂鼓鎮後，下月將會再度啟程往訪災區。 今年二月，中大醫學院與四川省醫學科學院•四川省人民醫院簽署合作交流協議，為災民的康復工作出力。矯形外科及創傷學講座教授陳啟明教授擔任發起人的慈善機構「站起來」計劃，至今已為逾千名地震傷者提供康復治療。不少裝了義肢的截肢病患，經過香港醫療專家的悉心診治，活動能力得以提升。建築學系的師生團隊則獲得「無止橋慈善基金」資助，與國內大學合作，教導災區村民就地取材重建家園，興修防震能力較佳的環保農房，並編寫簡明的建築工程圖，幫助村民自力更生，減低重建成本。凡此善行義舉，中大人足堪欣慰（詳情請參網頁 www.cuhk.edu.hk/iso/chinaearthquake/b5/index.html）。 四川地震的傷亡數字，時有更新，然而這場天災所帶來的創痛和破壞，永難量化。各位中大人，誠盼你們在今後漫長的歲月裏，無論身處何方，身任何職，都能夠繼續發揮同胞愛的精神，關懷四川同胞。更願四川民眾在各方的支持和祝福下，早日走出陰霾，在人生路上邁步前進！ 劉遵義謹啟 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Colleagues, Students and Alumni, The Campus Still Cares: One Year After the Sichuan Earthquake One year has passed since the devastating earthquake in Sichuan. During the period, Hong Kong has faced challenges one after another, including the financial tsunami and the public health threat of Influenza A H1N1. With perseverance and concerted efforts, the people in Hong Kong have risen to these challenges, while not forgetting those thousands of miles away in Sichuan. We have been paying close attention to the progress of the reconstruction of the quake-ravaged areas. News of the survivors' great suffering and valiant recovery would make us feel just as pained and hopeful. Last May, we were agonized by the news of the earthquake but lost no time in organizing relief services for the earthquake victims and survivors. In a very short time, various members of the CUHK community had put their expertise to use, working with relief organizations in or outside the University to offer all kinds of assistance to the survivors. All were impressed by their devotion and compassion. The relief and support efforts by CUHK members are not one-off. Many relief and reconstruction programmes launched after the earthquake are still going on. A workstation in the town of Nanba in Pingwu County was established by the School of Public Health of CUHK, the Department of Anthropology of Sun Yat-sen University and local institutions in Sichuan in December 2008 to provide collaborative disaster relief services for the victims and to conduct relevant research studies. The workstation is going to organize talks for victims on mental health to be delivered by experts from Hong Kong in May and June. Last December, a delegation of students from Shaw College visited Dujiangyan and Leiguzhen in Beichuan of Sichuan. They will pay another visit to the affected areas next month. The Faculty of Medicine entered into an agreement of academic exchange and cooperation with the Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital in February this year. It was a testimony to the commitment of the Faculty to the rehabilitation services in the province. A charitable organization convened by Prof. K. M. Chan, Professor of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 'Stand TALL' has served more than 1,000 earthquake amputees. With the prosthesis and state-of-the-art rehabilitation advice and medical treatment provided by Hong Kong medical professionals, the amputees now enjoy greater mobility. Funded by the Wu Zhi Qiao (Bridge to China) Charitable Foundation, a team comprising teachers and students from the Department of Architecture and their mainland counterparts helped villagers of the affected areas to build sustainable and anti-seismic farmhouses out of construction waste resulting from the quakes. They also produced a reader-friendly, illustrated booklet for the villagers, teaching them to rebuild their homes in a self-reliant and cost-saving way. All these acts of magnanimity have made us proud (please see our website at www.cuhk.edu.hk/iso/chinaearthquake/en/index.html). While updated figures on casualties and damage have been released from time to time, the trauma and destruction inflicted by the catastrophe can never be quantified. I sincerely hope that all CUHK members, no matter where you are and what you do, will continue to care for and help those in Sichuan. I hope that the people in Sichuan can, with the well-wishing and good deeds from all corners, walk out of the shadow and embark on a new lease of life. Lawrence J. Lau |