Bulletin No. 1, 2013

8 Chinese University Bulletin No. 1, 2013 New Blood At noon on 4 May, newcomers arrived at the village to lend a hand. They included Ms. Leonie Ki and Ms. Sharon Chow , respectively honorary secretary and executive director of the Wu Zhi Qiao (Bridge to China) Charitable Foundation; Mr. Felix Lo , representative of Dr. Chan Sui-kau and his family who donated to this projec t ; Prof. Emily Chan , director of the Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Med i c a l Humani t a r ian Response (CCOUC); as well a s Mr. Wong Kam- s i ng , Secretary for the Environment of the HKSAR. Professor Ng’s ‘comrade’ of sorts, Mr. Wong had been involved since the first Wu Zhi Qiao project in 2005. This was his third bridge. ‘I’m here to cheer them on as this bridge is built in celebration of the Chinese University’s 50th anniversary.’ Everyday, meals were served at homes in the village, and after dinner, Prof. Emily Chan would give a talk in the courtyard about her experience in humanitarian relief. On 5 May, more visitors come. Shortly after breakfast, Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung , Vice-Chancellor of the University, and Prof. Sian Griffiths , director of the Centre for Global Health, arrived in the village. The duo joined Mr. Wong and Mr. Lo, etc. to move rocks in the river, then they planted trees at one end of the bridge.