Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs is impressed!

Last week I told you about being grateful for several things that happened, but there was no space to tell you about one more thing – actually one person for whom I am extremely grateful. Mrs Carrie Yau Tsang Ka-lai, one of Hong Kong’s most outstanding Permanent Secretaries, has encouraged and mentored me over several decades (initially as a CA Board member) and recently came with me to Qinghai.  She travelled for many bone-jarring hours to get to our projects without complaint!

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A Week To Be Grateful!

It's been a very busy week, but the care of Zhuo Ma, who I told you about last week, must top the list of things for which I'm grateful.  During a scheduled visit to Qinghai, I was able to visit her and also meet with officials from Qinghai Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the provincial Civil Affairs Department, who kindly listened to my request, on Zhuo Ma's behalf, for help with her medical condition, even though she was not a victim of the Yushu earthquake.

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PRAY FOR ZHUO MA – and for us!

Dai Ji Zhuo Ma is not in one of the orphanages co-managed by Christian Action, but we have been asked to help this Tibetan girl from Yushu County.  Zhuo Ma's father deserted his family when she was a year old.  When she was five, her mother gave her to a herdsman for adoption. Three years later, he passed her on to another old herdsman. That poverty-stricken man and his daughter both had mental disabilities. At the age of eight, Zhuo Ma became their carer.

June 17 Update : I have received some queries regarding Zhuo Ma, so here is an update for her. She was referred to us by a Buddhist organisation and we're glad to help. Zhuo Ma is now in the Red Cross Hospital, and her condition has improved.  While the medical costs are high, she desperately needs this life-saving care.

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Helping each other after the earthquake

Thank you to all of you for who have continued to think and pray for the survivors of last month’s earthquake in Yuhsu. A few days ago, I met with Nima, the Tibetan Principal of the destroyed Yushu Orphans’ School in Beijing, so here’s the latest news – in brief.

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Partnering to help refugees smile

Last week I told you about the plight of refugees who make it to Hong Kong and the World Refugee Day Fundraising campaign Christian Action is doing to help them.  Since writing to you I had the opportunity to join a group of volunteers last weekend and I found it so inspiring that I wanted to share with you.

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