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Date Posted: 15:24:49 04/01/03 Tue
Author: Bene Chan
Subject:

A concerted effort of all Hong Kong Citizen is call for

Dear all,
I have a few facts and reflection concerning SARS to share.

The following is a new web page that has been created by World Health
Organisation to provide the public and professionals information about Severe
Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

http://www.who.int/csr/sars/en/

On 29 March 2003 it said,"As of today, a cumulative total of 1550 cases and 54
deaths have been reported from 13 countries. This represents an increase of 65
cases and one death compared with the previous day.
The number of cases in Viet Nam remained at 58 for the sixth day in a row,
indicating that the outbreak in Hanoi is well-controlled.
The largest increases occurred in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of
China, with 45 new cases, and Canada, with 8 new cases. The United States of
America reported 8 additional suspect or probable cases."

On 31 March 2003 it said,"...... two were health care workers who became
infected (with SARS) trying to revive a 72 year old man believed to have become
ill after visiting a relative with SARS in a Hong Kong hospital.
As of today, a cumulative total of 1622 cases, with 58 deaths, have been
reported from 13 countries. This represents an increase of 72 cases and 4
deaths since the last figures were compiled on Saturday.
The greatest increase in cases occurred in Hong Kong SAR. The additional deaths
were reported in Canada (1) and Hong Kong (3). Germany reported its fifth case,
and Switzerland its third."

>From the numerous articles posted therein, we can conclude a few thing:
1) WHO is taking on this outbreak seriously, and cases of SARS have been
reported to WHO from 13 different countries.
2) This pathogen has got a remark contagiousness.
3) Hong Kong has not been doing a good job in controlling the spread of the
disease as compared with other places, even Hanoi in Viet Nam has out performed
us in this respect.
4) Though WHO has been kind enough not to point the finger at Hong Kong, yet as
a matter of fact Hong Kong is exporting the disease through her airliners and
railways.

My personal reflections are:
1) As a responsible citizen of this global village Hong Kong should do her best
to contain this outbreak. This is not for the welfare of herself(Hong Kong)
alone but for the welfare of all the countries and cities on Earth.

2) The disease has aldready laid its death claws on one of my firends and I
have lost him for good. I should do my best to prevent myself from catching the
disease so that I may not be a threat to the health of my cherished love ones
around me.

3) This is not a matter of playing the chicken or playing the hero, but a
matter of responsibility in love and fairness.

4) Jn21:18 "Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you girded
yourself and walked where you would; but when you are old, you will stretch out
your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to
go." Jesus reminded the quick tempered Simon Peter to learn to endure the
outwardly appearing weakness, so that love might grow strong IN him for
(1Cor13:5f)"Love does not insist on its own way". I welcome the nagging,
inconveniences and sacrifices just in case my love ones might have a saver home.

For those who find my words offending, my apology!!

Regards!

Bene Chan

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Re: A concerted effort of all Hong Kong Citizen is call for -- hoihan, 23:32:31 04/01/03 Tue

Dear Bene:十分感謝您的分享,您的意見和反省,我亦同意到了這個階段,已不是個人的恐懼或勇敢的問題,共負一軛,也是一体感和公德心,愛惜親人近人的考慮.當此四旬期,多克己和熱切祈禱,求主慈憐!!
hoihan 01-04-03

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[> [> Re: A concerted effort of all Hong Kong Citizen is call for -- 燕玲, 14:44:01 04/02/03 Wed

對於目前香港的情況而言，我感到指責、
埋怨、嘲諷、依賴別人或政府的安排
(如等待派口罩)...都是削減彼此力量的，
作為自尊自重的人，我們要愛己愛人，
我有時感到疑惑，人人破口大罵政府，
到最後誰人得益？這個疾病在今之前
未曾發生過，我想要對抗實在不易，
似乎時至今日，政府怎樣做都是挨罵，
不竟總有些人很努力地幹吧。在這危急
關頭，香港市民要做的，我想是自重重
人，多些表達支持、關心...等正面態度
我深感受到可怕的不是目前的病毒，而是
人心內的負面想法、還有那份自以為是、
欠缺自省的指責態度，才是人的致命傷。
今天，試和身邊的人討論我們可以做些
什麼，而不單問政府或工作部門的高層
該做什麼。
燕玲

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[> Re: A concerted effort of all Hong Kong Citizen is call for -- Keith (子堅), 18:36:26 04/02/03 Wed

Hi, Bene,

我不知道你的電郵會offend到哪一位！但肯定offend不了我！

不知何解，似乎大家以為我反對人戴口罩，這真不知從何說起，我也戴口罩，不是時常戴，比方昨天伉儷會打羽毛球時便沒有戴，午飯後行公園也沒有戴，但有需要時也會配戴。

我所不認同的是那種自己無時無刻戴著口罩，便認為別人也應如此的態度，我知道，我的言詞屬於誅心之論，但我所極力指出，加以驅趕的，只是背後的恐懼與恐慌！

因為，這種態度，由個人及於集體，便很容易打破集體的心防，比方，有一位神父，要求主教讓他關閉他的聖堂兩三個星期，這是不是恐慌的極致呢？

又比如，昨日一度甚囂塵上的「疫埠」謠言，以及其後的「搶購米糧」事件，那是不是顯示人心的虛怯呢？

上面這些，我都視之為「心魔」，正如我第一篇電郵的標題所言，我認為「病魔」還不及「心魔」險！

你電郵的標題，有一點我非常欣賞的，就是concerted effort這兩個字，但concerted effort可以和paranoid甚至collective paranoid並存嗎？

主內平安
子堅

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