主席引言 Chairman’s Introduction 時光飛逝，擔任東華三院主席的一年任期經已圓滿完 成。有些人說主席任期看似短暫，但每位東華三院主 席都須先以總理及副主席的身份，親身參與各項院務， 所以擔任東華三院主席的一年，是將累積多年的董事 局成員經驗，在這主席任期內一次完整而圓滿地發揮。 我與東華三院的善緣更為久遠，可溯至大半個世紀前， 家父及兩位兄長曾相繼擔任主席，故我自小備受家族 成員仁風善行所薰陶，幼承庭訓，以善行事。緊隨家 族行善足印，我自2014年起加入東華三院董事局，亦 與一眾前賢長輩、同儕及東華團隊相遇相知，深深體 會到「東華人」的精神、使命及責任。及至本年度榮 幸出任主席，欣喜能與壬寅年董事局並肩，志同道合， 齊心推動東華三院發展，實在為善最樂。 自加入東華後，我跟大眾一樣體會到東華行善的脈絡 如斯深厚，百多載一直碩果纍纍，能凝聚各方力量， 令本院的善跡無遠弗屆，所以能不斷吸引社會各界支 持東華善業。過去一年，新冠疫情依然肆虐，香港經 濟亦見疲弱。我特別感謝現屆董事局一眾成員同心同 德，彼此支持鼓勵，與我一同帶領東華三院跨過種種 挑戰。我特意將這份團隊情誼，加入這本《相集》的封 面設計中，彰顯壬寅年董事局成員於過去一年如何與 我齊心團結，並聯同各界應對困局，戮力服務社會大 眾。此外，能夠做出理想成績，我必須要感謝特區政 府、企業、資助單位與各方友好的鼎力支持、顧問局 成員及前輩的指導和教誨，以及本院每一位熱愛工作 的各部門各職級同事。《相集》內頁中每張相片、每 字每句正代表我對各位的衷心謝意，亦同時承載本院 年內各項活動的難忘片段，誠盼能成為各位「東華人」 的美好回憶。 年內，面對反覆疫情，我與董事局同儕帶領東華三院 百年善業，更覺任重道遠，時刻不敢怠慢。本院緊急 推出多項應對措施，積極聯同各界援助有需要市民， 讓不同社群在抗疫物資、服務、經濟及情緒上都得到 適切支援。除此，本院受社會福利署委託，先後營運 啟德暫託中心及檢疫中心，支援確診輕症長者、復康 中的體弱長者及安老院院友。本院獲騰訊資助及撥用 本院資源，先後推出兩輪中醫網上義診，為新冠病患 提供視像健康諮詢，惠及病人。本院亦響應「全城起 動，快打疫苗」運動，鼓勵屬下員工、安老院舍合適 院友，以及屬校學生等接種疫苗。同時，本院屬下寰 宇殯儀館亦借出遺體存放位置予衞生署使用，並開放 地下靈堂予業界免費租用，及後又將寰宇殯儀館轉為 新冠離世人士指定瞻仰遺容殯儀館，並為新冠離世人 士免費提供直接過境喪禮服務名額，好讓逝者安息， 生者釋懷。 年內的籌募工作，除了恒常籌款活動外，我們亦銳 意舉辦了多項「破格」籌募活動，以創新手法去拉近 東華三院與年青人的距離，讓他們更關注本院，更 多社群成為「東華人」一份子。本年度，我們建立 東華三院NFT Marketplace 慈善平台，創本港籌募 Time flies, and my one-year term as Chairman of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (TWGHs) has been successfully completed. Some people say that while the term of office of the Chairman may seem short, every TWGHs Chairman must have been dedicatedly involved in the affairs and services of the Group in the capacity of Director and then Vice Chairman beforehand. So the year of chairmanship is indeed an all-out and all-round exercise of the years of experience previously gained as member of the Board. I have a long association with TWGHs, dating back more than half a century. My father and my two elder brothers all once served as Chairman. I was raised with the family tradition of philanthropy and I was taught kindness and empathy even as a child. Following the philanthropic footsteps of the family tradition, I joined the Board of Directors of TWGHs in 2014. Working along with my predecessors, peers and other TWGHs team members, I have come to understand and appreciate the spirit, mission and responsibility of "Tung Wah People". This year, I am honoured and privileged to have become the Chairman. Plus, I feel excited to have got the chance to work with my fellow Board Members 2022/2023 as like-minded people towards a common goal of promoting the development and charity work of TWGHs. Since joining the Group, I have had the same hearty appreciation as members of the public for TWGHs' deep roots of charity, which have borne great fruits over the past century or so. Such a tradition has garnered the support of various parties to make our charity work more sustainable, accessible and appealing to the community. In the past year, the pandemic has continued to play havoc on Hong Kong, resulting in a sluggish economy across the territory. Notwithstanding the headwind, I am particularly grateful to the incumbent Board of Directors for their unity, support, and encouragement in joining me to lead TWGHs through all these challenges. I have especially incorporated this team spirit into the cover design of this Album, illustrating how all the members of the Board 2022/2023 have worked in solidarity with me over the past year to address the challenges with different sectors and serve the community with no efforts spared. For all these satisfactory results, I also owe a debt of gratitude to the Government, corporations, sponsors and partners for their arduous support, to members of the Advisory Board and our predecessors for their guidance and advice, and to TWGHs staff members at different levels serving in various departments who are passionate about their work. I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to all of you with the photos and texts in the Album, as all of them captured the memorable moments of our activities and engagements during the year. I sincerely hope that they will make a fond memory for all "Tung Wah People". In the face of the recurring epidemics during the year, my fellow Board members and I felt that we had a great responsibility to lead TWGHs in its century-old mission and we never dared to procrastinate in the slightest bit. The Group launched several emergency measures and worked proactively with various sectors to help members of the public in need, so that different communities could receive appropriate support in terms of supplies, services, finances and emotions. In addition, the Group was commissioned by the Social Welfare Department to operate Kai Tak Holding Centre and Quarantine Centre to support the elderly with confirmed minor illnesses, the frail elderly in rehabilitation and residents of residential care homes for the elderly. Thanks to the financial support of Tencent and the allocation of the Group's own resources, two rounds of free Chinese medicine consultation were launched online to provide video health consultations for COVID-19 patients. The Group also supported the "Early Vaccination for All" campaign, encouraging our staff members, eligible residents of our elderly homes and students of our schools to receive vaccinations. Meanwhile, TWGHs Global Funeral Parlour loaned out body storage spaces for use by the Department of Health and opened its basement mourning halls for the funeral industry free of charge. Later, the Parlour became a designated venue for the visitation of the deceased with COVID-19. It also provided free places for direct transit funeral services for the deceased with COVID-19, so that they could rest in peace and their bereaved families could be relieved. In addition to our regular fund-raising activities, we also organised some “out-of-the-box” ones during the year to bring TWGHs closer to the younger generations through innovative approaches, so that they would be more aware of the Group and become part of "Tung Wah People". This year, we launched TWGHs NFT Marketplace, a new fund-raising initiative in Hong 2
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