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Monday
Mar142016

The Fear of Old Age

The government keeps reminding us that by 2040, about one in every three people in Hong Kong will be an elderly person. Will you be one of them?

I celebrated my birthday a few weeks ago, and I can't help wondering how I'll live out my old age. I'm sure that thought also crosses your mind!

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Monday
Mar072016

Facing the Reporters

I've faced my fair share of reporters over the last 20 years in my role as Executive Director of CA, and I've found that their approach, questions, and conduct are businesslike and similar. Perhaps because of this similarity, I was unprepared for the group of budding reporters who recently faced me in China!

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Tuesday
Mar012016

A Cheerful Giver

As a child, I couldn't wait until Chinese New Year. In the days leading up to the celebrations two words filled my mind: red packets (laisee)! Like children waiting for Christmas morning in other countries, my life was consumed with the excitement of what I would receive, and what I would buy when I opened my laisee packets - each one stuffed with money!

Imagine my emotions this year, when I was told about the heart attitude of Mark, one of our very disabled children in Qinghai.

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Monday
Feb222016

Still Celebrating!

I love it when the little ones who are adopted from our Children's Homes continue to be reminded of their birthplace when they are taken to live in another country and a different culture.

Evan's family have done just that for him... just take a look at these happy photographs!

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Monday
Feb152016

A Dream Come True!

The longing for a child to succeed in life is the dream of most parents, whatever their nationality or culture. Xiao Qi's parents were no different. They were determined that their daughter would not work in the fields as they had done. But escape from the remote mountainous region of Qinghai to a better life demands perseverance.

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