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Relieving the Distressed and Benefiting the Community
with a Philanthropic Mind and Benevolent Heart
行善匡濟 恤民惠眾
善業是一場接力賽，一棒接一棒，方能讓慈善精神長流不息，延綿廣傳。東華三院服務香港社會147年，我有幸從
前賢手上接過這一棒，實在任重道遠，不敢半點怠慢。我借用了《春秋左傳》中的一句話：「恤民為德，正直為正，
正曲為直，參和為仁，如是則神聽之，介福降之」，成為了我過去一年就任主席的願景─「行善匡濟，恤民惠眾」，
繼續關顧社會不同階層的需要，在務實的基礎上加入創新元素，發展更全面的服務網絡，與時並進，力求卓越，
將服務單位增長至300多個，讓「東華精神」如泉如雨，由昔日贈醫施藥的東華醫院，發展成今天服務遍佈全港、
善澤披遠至海外的慈善機構，以善行與關愛潤養社會，幫助推動社會進步、發展及共融，福澤更廣更遠更深。
Philanthropy is like an infinite relay race - the charitable baton must be passed on from one generation of
runners onto another to keep the momentum going on forever. Taking over the baton from my predecessor
as Chairman of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (TWGHs), which has been serving Hong Kong for 147 years, I felt
both privileged and humbled by the sheer weight and gravity this post carries. As said in “Zuo’s Commentary
on the Spring and Autumn Annals”, one of the five Chinese classics on Confucianism, “To be a person of virtue,
moral integrity, and righteousness is to have compassion for others, conduct self-reflection and correction,
and be able to right others’ crookedness. With the three qualities in perfect harmony, the Spirits will listen to
you and confer great blessings on you.” The wisdom enshrined in this old adage has encouraged me to adopt
“relieving the distressed and benefiting the community with a philanthropic mind and benevolent heart” as
my vision throughout my tenure. During the past year, TWGHs has continued to address the needs of different
people in the community, and has become more creative while remaining pragmatic. With an expanding and
extensive network of more than 300 service units, we keep pace with the time and strive for excellence, sparing
no effort in promoting the “Tung Wah Spirit”. Starting from Tung Wah Hospital that offered free treatments
and medicines, TWGHs is now the most established charitable organisation in Hong Kong, with comprehensive
services extending over the territory and great philanthropic deeds benefiting local and overseas communities.
Providing benevolence and love for the society, we help propel social progress, development and inclusion. We
take it as our mission to spread the good deeds of TWGHs farther and wider in the community and beyond.