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Full Support from SRCIC Members to Combat Coronavirus Outbreak in China
14 Feb 2020

 

 

Full Support from SRCIC Members to Combat Coronavirus Outbreak in China

 

Volume I

 

Since the novel coronavirus outbreak, the Silk Road Chamber of International Commerce (SRCIC) has connected with more than 280 members in 82 countries, informed them of the decisive and effective measures taken and the results achieved by China in fighting the epidemic, and encouraged supporting measures from international community. Upon learning about the situation, many members of SRCIC donated money and materials to help China  fight against the coronavirus outbreak.

 

Mr. Cheng Kar-shun, SRCIC Executive Vice Chairman donated RMB 20 million yuan. The Philippine Silk Road International Chamber of Commerce (PSRICC) donated about RMB 2 million yuan. Yaxin Steel Group Co., Ltd., one of SRCIC Enterprise members, donated RMB 20 million yuan. SRCIC members including the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Mongolian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Amman Chamber of Commerce also donated money and materials to China.

 

New World China and K11, led by SRCIC Executive Vice Chairman Mr. Cheng Kar-shun, donated funds to fight against the coronavirus outbreak. The New World China donated RMB 10 million yuan to the First Affiliated Hospital SUN YAT-SEN University for the purchase of protective equipment for frontline medical staff.

 

 

A special fund with a total amount of RMB 5 million yuan was set up by K11, and 200,000 surgical masks were delivered to Wuhan urgently.

 

 

The Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group, SRCIC Executive Vice Chairman Mr. Cheng Kar-shun, established a special fund to fight against the coronavirus outbreak, and added another 10 million on February 10th for the purchase of medical supplies.

 

 

On January 28, 2020, China's Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian met with President of Philippine Silk Road International Chamber of Commerce (PSRICC) Francis Chua at the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines. PSRICC donated 15 million pesos (about RMB 2 million yuan) to China.

 

 

The Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, together with Ukraine-China Commerce and Industry Association and other organizations, donated 100,000 masks to China.

 

 

On February 10, 2020, Mr. Amartuvshin, President of Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, along with corporate and media representatives, visited the Chinese Embassy in Mongolia and made a donation of140 million tugrik (about RMB 350,000 yuan).

 

 

The Board Member of Amman Chamber of Commerce Mr. Maher Alsheikh Yousef personally donated 2,400 FFP2 masks to the Foshan Women and Children’s Hospital.

 

 

Public Foundation (Kazakhstan) “International Academy of Culture and Economic Cooperation New Silk Road” donated RMB10,000 yuan to the Red Cross Society of China Shaanxi Branch (the picture below is the invoice of donation).

 

 

Yaxin Steel Group Co., Ltd., one of Silk Road Enterprise Development Alliance (SREDA) members, donated RMB 20 million yuan through the Red Cross Society of China to Wuhan, Hubei Province and other areas to combat the serious epidemic, exclusively for novel coronavirus prevention and control.

 

 

Xi'an Cilico Microelectronics Co., Ltd., one of SREDA members, donated the first batch of PDAs for mobile nursing care to the Xi’an Public Health Emergency Central Hospital. (the picture above is the letter of appreciation from the hospital).

 

 

On February 1 and 3, 2020, Kazakhstan donated 13.6 tons of medical supplies in urgent need (1 million pairs of medical gloves and more than 500,000 masks) to China (Wuhan and Beijing) to combat the epidemic.

 

 

On January 30, 2020 and February 5, Belarus donated a total of 40 tons of medical supplies to China.

 

 

The China-Belarus Great Stone Industrial Park issued a proposal early on to encourage the companies and individuals inside the Park to make donations. The Park also purchased 130,000 masks, 574 sets of coveralls, 20,000 medical gloves and other medical supplies to support China.

 

 

In addition, members and partners of SRCIC from various countries delivered over 100 messages of empathy and support through videos, letters, emails, WeChat, Linkedin, Whatsapp, etc. They highly commended the prevention and control measures taken by the Chinese government, and assured their continuous support by making donations through various channels.

 

Stjepan Mesic, former Croatian President and senior advisor of SRCIC, said in his video message that “when I heard the people of Wuhan chanting ‘stay strong!’ through the window at night, I was once again moved by the spirit of the Chinese people. I have often marveled at China's tremendous economic development and long-standing culture, but what impressed me most was the generosity and hard work of the Chinese people. Go Wuhan, Go Hubei! China is strong, and it has many friends worldwide. Health and happiness will come soon.”

 

Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Honorary President of the Philippine Silk Road International Chamber of Commerce (PSRICC), said in a statement that she firmly supports China's great efforts to curb the spread of the epidemic and hopes that the fight against the disease, which affects the health of the Chinese people, the Philippine people and the whole mankind, will be won at an early date.

 

Alexander Tomov, senior adviser to the SRCIC and former Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister, expressed his admiration for the Chinese government and people united in the battle against the novel coronavirus and his firm belief that the Chinese government and people will eliminate the epidemic soon.

 

O. Amartuvshin, President of the Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MNCCI), delivered a letter of condolences expressing his sympathy for the losses caused by the disruption to China's society, economy and businesses, and offered his condolences to the families of the deceased. He said that the Mongolian people firmly believed that under the efficient leadership of the Chinese central and local governments and through the concerted efforts of the Chinese people, China will soon be able to contain the spread of the epidemic and carry out effective diagnosis and treatment of the patients.

 

The Chinese Southeast European Business Association (CSEBA) wrote to commend the measures taken by the Chinese government in dealing with the epidemic. “China has rich experience in tackling various dangerous situations, and it also has the responsibility and determination to quickly eliminate the novel coronavirus epidemic.”