Bulletin No. 2, 2020

Coming Closer at a Distance: Snapshots of CUHK in the pandemic 29 Now it is possible for the interpreter to follow the event as it plays on the screen and interpret through the microphone, and the audience could switch between the original and the interpreted with a click. The Chung Chi colleagues running the weekly College assemblies were the veterans the I·CARE team turned to for learning this new trade. ‘They are the first to do this, so we went straight to them for pointers,’ said Irene. ‘This shows how important it is to have teamwork not just at I·CARE but also among the different units of CUHK. It’s how we can improve and make our activities better.’ Under the pandemic, I·CARE found itself a new role of distributing hygiene supplies. Other than the staff, both current and previous participants of the CRS were involved in the task. From packaging to delivery, the work was taken care of by a most attentive group of students. ‘They would start by taking a good look at the janitors’ rosters so that the supplies could reach the most people. Then they would see if the masks and the hand sanitizers fit everyone’s needs and if management had stopped people from using externally sourced masks,’ said Irene. As there happened to be a great demand for masks, the students later took the matter into their own hands and did the sourcing and delivery independently of I·CARE. And this is how we watch over one another—with a love that comes spontaneously, a love that asks no questions.