Higher Education Sector’s Anti-SARS Efforts for the Community
Project Name
A.
Institution
Target Group(s)
Date
Brief Description
Contact Details
Medical and Health Care
Investigation on the
CityU
Widespread of Atypical
Pneumonia in Block E
of Amoy Gardens
General public
March &
April
Academician from CityU’s Department of Biology and
Chemistry has been invited by Environmental
Protection Department to assist in filling in the jigsaw
puzzle on the widespread of atypical pneumonia in
Block E of Amoy Gardens.
CityU’s Public
Affairs Office
(tel: 2788 9317 /
email:
pao@cityu.edu.hk)
Provision of medical
HKBU
advice from the Chinese (School of Chinese
medicine perspective
Medicine)
and preventive Chinese
medicine
General public
Since March Through article placements, interviews and seminar,
professors and students of SCM educate the public the
prevention and treatment of SARS. The School’s
Clinical Division also provides preventive Chinese
medicine to the general public at $30/dose. Enquires:
3411 2968/2721 1984 For details, please refer to
attachment 1.
Clinical Division
Tel: 3411 2968/
3411 2988
scmeld@hkbu.edu.
hk
Page 1
Project Name
Institution
Target Group(s)
Date
CUHK
Pioneering of
management protocol
based on the early
involvement of the
outbreak of SARS
On-going research on CUHK
diagnosis and treatment
of SARS
Patients suffering from
SARS
Since
March 10
Medical professors of CUHK stationed at Prince of
Faculty of
Wales Hospital pioneered the treatment of SARS in the Medicine, Tel:
Hospital
2632 2846
Patients suffering from
SARS
Since
March 10
Since the outbreak of SARS at Prince of Wales
Faculty of
Hospital, medical professionals of CUHK have
Medicine, Tel:
conducted research on diagnosis and treatment of SARS 2632 2846
Provision of frontline
medical care
Patients suffering from
SARS
Since
March 10
General public
March 18
Faculty of
Medicine, Tel:
2632 2846
Department of
Microbiology
Tel: 2632 2846
Local hospitals
Mid March
CUHK
Identification of a virus CUHK
which may be related to
the outbreak of SARS
(a member of the
paramyxoviridae
family)
Research on treatment CUHK
and implementation of
methods of infection
control during SARS
outbreak and
experience sharing in
other hospitals
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Brief Description
Expertise sharing
Contact Details
Faculty of
Medicine, Tel:
2632 2846
Project Name
Institution
Target Group(s)
Date
Brief Description
Contact Details
Experience sharing of CUHK
people recovered
from SARS through
mass media
General public
March 29
To enhance the public’s understanding of the disease
Faculty of
Medicine, Tel:
2632 2846
Chinese medicine
CUHK
prescription and packs
of Chinese medicine
General public
Since
March 31
Chinese medicine prescription for SARS prevention is
provided by School of Chinese Medicine and packs of
Chinese medicine are available on sale for staff and
students of CUHK
Collaboration with
CUHK
WHO, CDC and other
major laboratories on
the provision of
expertise and advice on
SARS
Provision of a team to CUHK
support medical care
for SARS patients at
Princess Margaret
Hospital
Research on
CUHK
epidemology, mode of
transmission and
outbreak of SARS
International medical
professionals
Since
late March
Expertise sharing
Patients at Princess
Margaret Hospital
Since
late March
School of Chinese
Medicine
Tel: 2994 2869
http://www.cuhk.ed
u.hk/scm/
form.doc
Department of
Medicine and
Therapeutics and
Department of
Microbiology
Tel: 2632 2846
Faculty of
Medicine, Tel:
2632 2846
Medical professionals
and government
April 5
Publication of an
article(based on 138
cases) in international
prestigious medical
journal regarding
SARS
Medical professionals
April 8
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CUHK
Centre for
Epidemiology and
Biostatistics of
School of Public
Health
http://www.cuhk.ed
u.hk/en/news.htm
To publish a comprehensive review article on SARS,
Faculty of
entitled “A Major Outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Medicine, Tel:
Syndrome in Hong Kong” in The New England Journal 2632 2846
on Medicine
Project Name
Institution
Target Group(s)
Date
Brief Description
Contact Details
Patient Service Counter PolyU
(School of Nursing)
Family members of
Since April 1 Since April 1, this counter has been set up at the lobby
Princess Margaret
of the Infectious Disease Block of PMH. Family
Hospital (PMH) patients
members of PMH patients can call the hotline
(29901587) and Poly U nursing students will help
provide them with the patients’ latest information.
Dr. Joanne Chung
2766 6548
Web-page on “Infection PolyU
Control”
(Department of
Optometry and
Radiography)
Optometry profession
Prof. Maurice Yap
2766 6098
From April 9 This dedicated web-page will provide advice for the
Optometry profession on “Infection Control”.
Specialised
PolyU
Patients discharged from Since April 4 The University’s Rehabilitation Clinic can provide
Rehabilitation Services (Department of
hospitals
specialized physiotherapy services for patients
for Patients
Rehabilitation Sciences)
discharged from hospitals
Discovery of the
Primary Causative
Agent
HKU
All public
March 22
Mach 27
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Culture of the virus in the laboratory allowed the virus
to be studied and characterized in detail for diagnostic
test to be developed.
Dr. Chetwyn Chan
2766 6727
Faculty of
Medicine
(c/o Mr Lennon
Tsang)
The disease was then named as Coronavirus Pneumonia Tel: 2819 2857 /
(CVP).
9042 6733
Project Name
Development of a New
Diagnostic Test.
Institution
HKU
Target Group(s)
All public
Date
Mar 27
Brief Description
Contact Details
It enables early and reliable diagnosis of CVP and then Faculty of
early treatment of the disease.
Medicine
(c/o Mr Lennon
Tsang)
Tel: 2819 2857 /
9042 6733
B. Education
“Classes suspended but HKBU
learning continues”
(Education Studies
project
Department (ESD) and
the School
Administration and
Management System
Training and Research
Unit (SAMS)
(1) Individual schools
Tentative:
VITLE virtual
March 31 to
classrooms: primary April 30
& secondary students
Homework Assistance
Services through
Internet
LU
Primary & secondary
school students
Follow-up Work on
“Tutorial Guidance
Service for Primary
School Pupils”
LU
Primary school students
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The ESD and SAMS collaborated with several
companies in the business sector to provide a free new
platform entitled “Virtual Integrated Teaching and
Learning Environment” (VITLE) for some 50 primary
and secondary schools to launch individual virtual
(2) HKBU VITLE
Tentative:
classrooms during the class suspension period. The
Classes: secondary April 1 to 15 ESD also launched “HKBU VITLE Classes” for
and tertiary students
secondary and tertiary students as well as the general
as well as the general
public. Enrolment for “HKBU VITLE Classes” has
public
reached 5,300. The hit count to the webpage has
reached 73,000 as of April 10.
April 5-25
Major Organisor:
U21 of the HK Federation of Youth Groups (HKFYG)
Web site:
www.iLearn.com.h
k
Tel: 3411 5743
E-mail:
sams37@net3.hkbu
.edu.hk
Student Services
Centre or
www.u21.org.hk/h
omeworkreply
(a long-term Lingnan students leading Tuen Mun’s secondary school Student Services
community students to offer assistance in learning and doing
Centre
service)
homework for primary school students in the same
district
Project Name
Institution
Target Group(s)
Date
Contact Details
Perspective from
Chinese medicine on
SARS
“An article a day”
CUHK
General Public
CUHK
P.1 – F.3 students
“Web-based Support
for Primary and
Secondary Students”
CUHK
Primary and Secondary
Students
SARS Awareness &
Health Promotion
Campaign
PolyU
(School of Nursing)
Members of the
community in Kwai
Ching District and New
Territories
“Virtual Classroom”
PolyU’s subsidiary
SMILE Technologies
Ltd.
Local schools
April 7 to 17 The website (www.smile-hk.net) provides a platform for Dr. Stephen Mak
secondary school teachers to disseminate teaching
2766 5820
materials to their students
MathVenture
HKUST
(Center for Enhanced
Learning and Teaching)
-
2002
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F.1 to F.3 students
school teachers
Since
March 31
Brief Description
Contribution of articles to local media on SARS from
the perspective of Chinese Medicine
School of Chinese
Medicine
Tel: 2994-2869
April 3 – 30 Free Chinese comprehensive exercises on the web
Faculty of
Education and
Hong Kong
Institute of
Educational
Research
Tel: 2609-6951
www.prof-ho.com/
read
Since
Faculty of
April 7
Education
http://www.fed.cuh
k.edu.hk/
prisecstudent.html
Mar 20 to
A number of roving SARS Awareness/Health promotion Prof. Thomas
April 3; April exhibitions were mounted at 15 locations, including a Wong
4-6
primary school, public housing estates, community
2766 6397
centers, shopping arcades and PMH
-
student-based learning
complements 2001-2 mathematics syllabus
online chat rooms
online exercises and tests
http://mathventure.
ust.hk
Enquiry:
2358-8925
Project Name
EDP Station––Bionet
EDP Station––
Bio-Chem
EDP Station––
Chemistry
EDP Station––
Mathematics
EDP Station––Physics
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Institution
HKUST
(Education Development Program)
HKUST
(Education Development Program)
HKUST
(Education Development
Program)
-
HKUST
(Education Development
Program)
-
HKUST
(Education Development Program)
Target Group(s)
Date
F.5 and F.7 students
school teachers
-
secondary students
school teachers
primary and
secondary students
school teachers
primary and
secondary students
school teachers
secondary students
school teachers
1999
1999
1999
Brief Description
Contact Details
revisions based on HKCEE and HKALE syllabi
teaching resource
Q&A
http://www.edp.ust.
hk/biol
Contact:
edpinfo@ust.hk
http://www.edp.ust.
hk/biochem
-
experiments for amateur biochemists
tutorials
education resources
dictionary
related links
-
Chinese Web
online laboratory
games
learn with fun
common problems
online discussion forums
related links
http://www.edp.ust.
hk/chemistry
-
http://www.edp.ust.
hk/math
-
Chinese Web
database of mathematics history
chronology of mathematics events dating back from
6500 BC to 1981 AD
games, puzzles and problems
related links
-
physics in everyday life
physics websites around the world
astronomy laboratory
open forum
autotest
http://www.edp.ust.
hk/physics
Contact:
edpinfo@ust.hk
Contact:
edpinfo@ust.hk
Contact:
edpinfo@ust.hk
Contact:
edpinfo@ust.hk
Project Name
科大語言自學網頁
Institution
HKUST
(Language Centre)
Target Group(s)
-
all
Date
2001
Brief Description
-
self-access language learning
advice sheets on various language skills
online material guide to learning 7 languages:
Chinese, English, French, German, Korean, Spanish
and Japanese
Webpage on CVP
(SARS)
HKU
All public
From March Url: http://www.hku.hk/uhs/he/flu/pneumonia.htm
25 onwards Reports and healthcare advice on prevention and
treatment of Coronavirus Pneumonia.
Interdisciplinary Self
Learning Platform, as
part of the “We Are
With You” Movement
HKU
All public
From April 5 Url: http://www.hku.hk/gened/withu Visitors can view
onwards
video clips of short addresses of more than 10 staff of
the University on Coronavirus Pneumonia from a
number of professional and academic perspectives.
Topics include crisis management, behavioral health,
architectural design and community health, health
education, depression, community medicine, spread of
rumors, legislation against spreading untrue
information, the Buddhist and Catholic viewpoints of
unpredictability of life, etc.
From April 7 Hotline: 1833022. Postgraduate and undergraduate
onwards
students in HKU will help secondary students (F.3 –
F.7) who have any questions on their studies.
“Phone-in Learning
HKU
with HKU” Hotline, as
part of the “We Are
With You” Movement
Secondary Students
(F.3 – F.7).
The answering time is from 10:00am-12:00noon and
2:00 pm-4:00 pm from Monday to Friday.
Callers may leave their inquiries in the voice mail box
or the url, http://www..hku.hk/gened/withu Student
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Contact Details
http://lc.ust.hk/~sa
c
Contact:
lcsac@ust.hk
Task Force on CVP
(c/o Dr Herbert
Huey / Miss Fanny
Leung, External
Relations Office)
Tel: 2859 2601 /
2857 8580
General Education
Unit
(c/o Miss Yvonne
Yuen)
Tel: 2546 6496 /
9095 6821
Faculty of Social
Sciences
(c/o Miss Vanessa
Sit)
Tel: 2859 2983
Project Name
Public Education
Institution
Target Group(s)
HKU
All public
“Fight Against Atypical HKU
Pneumonia” Health
Educational Campaign
All public
Online self-learning
HKIEd
materials for Project Yi
Jin Students
Date
Brief Description
volunteers will call back.
March / April A number of staff from the Faculty of Medicine (mainly
from the Department of Microbiology) are actively
involved in media interviews and special features in TV
programmes for public education.
April 10 - 12 Over 200 Student Ambassadors from the Department of
Nursing Studies and Medicine will distribute health
leaflets in six MTR stations and answer public enquiries
about the disease. The six stations are Hong Kong,
Admiralty, Po Lam, Wong Tai Sin, Yau Ma Tei and
Tsuen Wan.
Over 5,000 students of
Already
- http://www.cpe.ied.edu.hk
Project Yi Jin enrolled at available
- The materials cover 20 subjects including
HKIEd and seven other
languages, mathematics, applications of information
institutions
technology, communication, commerce, finance,
computing and design.
To assist 30 schools to
establish their own
interactive websites
HKIEd
Secondary and primary
schools
Already
available
-
Individual Study Plan
HKIEd
Primary students
Already
available
-
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Sample website: http://iat-hk.net/school
The interactive websites support file sharing,
discussion and communication between teachers
and students, homework submission and delivery.
Contact Details
Department of
Microbiology
Tel: 2855 4897 /
2855 4892
Faculty of
Medicine
(c/o Miss Janet
Yeung)
Tel: 2819 2851 /
9107 1676
Division of
Continuing
Professional
Education
Enquiry: 29487678
Mr Stephen Ho,
Department of
Information and
Applied
Technology
(tel 2948 7431)
http://edu-hk.net/
Department of
Contains more than 60 pieces of quality educational Information and
Applied
software and over 300 test items which are
Technology
packaged in over 50 study plans which involve a
Enquiry: 29487694
combination of text, graphics, Flash movies,
exercises, quizzes and web resources.
These learning materials cover Chinese, English,
Project Name
Institution
Target Group(s)
Date
Brief Description
Contact Details
Mathematics and General Studies subjects.
Teaching and learning
of ceramics decoration
in Hong Kong
Mathematics solving
strategies and
application of IT in
mathematics education
A portal site linking to
popular websites of
mathematics education
A virtual centre of
interactive hypermedia
resources for
self-learning
HKIEd
School students
Already
available
http://ctc.ied.edu.hk/clayfun
HKIEd
Primary students
Already
available
http://www.math.ied.edu.hk/tdg2002/
HKIEd
School students
Already
available
http://www.math.ied.edu.hk/links/
HKIEd
School students
Already
available
Biotechnology
Education
HKIEd
Secondary students
Already
available
Interesting stories of
scientists and science
inventions
HKIEd
Primary students
Already
available
Kindergarten to
secondary 3 students
Already
available
http://www.ied.edu.hk/fbs/index_2.htm
Department of
Social Sciences
Enquiry: 29487323
Primary students
Already
available
-
Department of
Educational Policy
and Administration
Life-wide/project
HKIEd
learning: Guiding
students to use museum
and community
resources
Building an e-learning HKIEd
Community
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Department of
Creative Arts
Enquiry: 29487975
Department of
Mathematics
Enquiry: 29487809
Department of
Mathematics
Enquiry: 29487809
- http://www.ied.edu.hk/has
Department of
- Contains many online self-learning materials on
Science
senior secondary Physics, Biology and Mathematics Enquiry: 29487669
subjects, junior secondary Science and Computer
Studies subjects as well as Science in the primary
General Studies subject.
- http://www.ied.edu.hk/biotech/
Department of
- Updated resources on the science of biotechnology. Science
Enquiry: 29487669
http://www.ied.edu.hk/invent/
Department of
Science
Enquiry: 29487669
http://www.ied.edu.hk/e-learningcommunity
Fosters teachers’ professional development and
students' active learning through integration of
Project Name
Institution
Target Group(s)
Date
Brief Description
internet-based and project-based learning.
Contact Details
Enquiry: 29488008
C. Counselling
Voluntary work for the CityU
Agency for Volunteer
Service
CUHK
Call for attention to
psychological reactions
to SARS
General public
Since March A group of CityU social work students have volunteered
to work for the Agency for Volunteer Service. Their
services include answering public enquiries on atypical
pneumonia and distributing educational leaflet on the
disease.
Patients and persons who April 4
Professor Fanny Cheung Mui-ching, Chairperson of
have come into close
Department of Psychology, called attention to the
contact with patients
psychological reactions to SARS
suffering from SARS;
and frontline workers in
high-risk locations and
their close associates
General Public
March 20–
The hotline is organized by Evangelical Lutheran
April 17
Church of Social Service - Hong Kong and supported
by Department of Social Work. Hotline operates daily
from 5 pm to 10 pm
Hotline service
CUHK
General hotline
PolyU
(School of Nursing &
Department of Applied
Social Sciences)
Community at large
Children’s Hotline
PolyU
(Department of Applied
Social Sciences)
Children aged between
4-12
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Agency for
Volunteer Service
Hotline: 2546-0694
Department of
Psychology
http://www.cuhk.ed
u.hk/en/news.htm
Department of
Social Work
Tel: 3124-7845
http://web.swk.cuh
k.edu.hk/news/
announce.htm
Since April 2 The hotline service (2334 1560; 20 lines) include
Prof. Angela Tsang
provision of counseling service, basic health education, 2766 5723
information on social service as well as referral services
on children care, domestic help, family counseling and
other medical services.
Since April 4 This hotline (2334 2387, 5 lines) is operating daily from Prof. Angela Tsang
9 am to 9 pm. Under the supervision of teaching staff, 2766 5723
student volunteers provide counseling service, answer
children’s query on homework, provide basic health
education through phone games, quizzes and jokes.
Project Name
Support Hotline, as
part of the “We Are
With You” Movement
Institution
HKU
Target Group(s)
All public
Date
Brief Description
From April 4 Hotline: 1833033. Staff and students in Clinical
onwards
Psychology and Educational Psychology of the
Department of Psychology will answer inquiries related
to psychological and emotional problems. The
answering time is from 2:00 pm- 8:00 pm daily.
Contact Details
Department of
Psychology
(c/o Miss Penny
Kuk)
Tel: 2859 2375
Callers may leave their inquiries in the voice mail box
or the url, http://www.hku.hk/gened/withu Volunteers
will call back.
D. Community Care and Service
Survey on Atypical
Pneumonia
CityU
“City Care” Project
CityU
Information update in
webpage
CityU
Play at Home
HKBU
(Centre for Child
Development)
Page 12
CityU’s Quality
Evaluation Centre
(tel: 2788-8972 /
email:
qec@cityu.edu.hk)
General public
From April A group of CityU social work students have initiated the CityU student Mr
12
“City Care” project aiming at providing positive
Wun King Fung
messages to the public as the community has been
(tel: 9081-0275)
suffering a lot since the outbreak of atypical pneumonia.
They will organize a series of road show, exhibition and
produce educational leaflets.
CityU community and
Since March Campus updates as well as information and preventive CityU website:
the general public
26
measures about atypical pneumonia are presented in the http://www.cityu.e
CityU webpage to serve both the University community du.hk
and the general public.
Preschool and Primary
April 10-30 The homepage provides useful ideas and play activities Website:
School children and their
for children’s education and entertainment at home
www.hkbu.edu.hk/
parents
~ccd/set.htm
Tel: 3411 7249
Fax: 2337 8902
Citizens of 15-years-old April 1-3
or above
The survey mainly assesses the level of anxiety that
Hong Kong people are experiencing when facing the
issue of atypical pneumonia (see attachment 2).
Project Name
Institution
Target Group(s)
Date
Brief Description
Contact Details
Bulletin Board for
Atypical Pneumonia
HKBU
BU Community and
general public
Since March Provide update information on prevention of atypical
25
pneumonia to the university community and general
public
Website:
www.hkbu.edu.hk
Seminar about SARS
LU
Residents of Fu Tai
Estate, Tuen Mun
April 4
Co-organisor:
Fu Tai Neighbourhood Elderly Centre of The
Neighbourhood Advice-Action Council & Department
of Health
Asia-Pacific
Institute of Ageing
Studies (APIAS) or
Student Services
Centre
Asia-Pacific
Institute of Ageing
Studies (APIAS) or
Student Services
Centre
Asia-Pacific
Institute of Ageing
Studies (APIAS) or
Student Services
Centre
Asia-Pacific
Institute of Ageing
Studies (APIAS) or
Student Services
Centre
Student Services
Centre
Visit & Cleaning
LU
Services for the Living
Alone Elderly (Tuen
Mun)
Elderly living alone at Fu April 1 &
Tai Estate, Tuen Mun
onwards
Co-organisor:
Fu Tai Neighbourhood Elderly Centre of The
Neighbourhood Advice-Action Council
Distribution of Leaflets LU
on SARS Preventive
Measures
Residents of Fu Tai
Estate, Tuen Mun
April 1 to
April 4
Co-organisor:
Fu Tai Neighbourhood Elderly Centre of The
Neighbourhood Advice-Action Council
Distribution of Masks
to Kwun Tong
Residents
Kwun Tong district
residents
April 8
Co-organisor:
Senior Citizen Home Safety Association
Homeless people and
elderly living alone in
Tuen Mun
SARS medical staff &
patients
April 5
--
April 3 to
April 8
--
LU
Distribution of Masks LU
to Tuen Mun Residents
Sending Cards of
Thoughts (to show
concerns & care)
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LU
Asia-Pacific
Institute of Ageing
Studies (APIAS) or
Student Services
Centre
Project Name
Institution
Target Group(s)
Date
Distribution of Leaflets LU
on SARS Preventive
Measures, Masks and
Provide a Health Talk
Elderly at Tsiu Keng
Tsuen & Tong Kuen
Leng, Sheung Shui
April 7
Health Talk
LU
Residents of Fu Tai
Estate, Tuen Mun
April 10
Health Talk
LU
Elderly at Shan King
Estate, Tuen Mun
April 11
Health Talk
LU
Elderly at Tuen Mun
April 14
Health Talk
LU
Elderly at care &
attention home
April 15
Health Talk
LU
Elderly at Siu Hong
Estate, Tuen Mun
April 15
Phone Callings of
Concerns and Care
Page 14
LU
Residents of Fu Tai
Estate, Tuen Mun
April 3 &
onwards
Brief Description
Contact Details
Co-organisor:
Christian Community Service Network Ltd.
Asia-Pacific
Institute of Ageing
Studies (APIAS) or
Student Services
Centre
Co-organisor:
Asia-Pacific
Fu Tai Neighbourhood Elderly Centre of The
Institute of Ageing
Neighbourhood Advice-Action Council
Studies (APIAS) or
Student Services
Centre
Co-organisor:
Asia-Pacific
The Neighbourhood Advice-Action Council
Institute of Ageing
Studies (APIAS) or
Student Services
Centre
Co-organisors:
Asia-Pacific
Yan Oi Tong Woo Chung Integrative Service Centre for Institute of Ageing
the Elderly / Sophia Dan School of Continuing
Studies (APIAS) or
Education for the Elderly
Student Services
Centre
Co-organisor:
Asia-Pacific
ELCHK, Tuen Mun Integrated Elderly Service – Shan Institute of Ageing
King Care & Attention Home for the Elderly
Studies (APIAS) or
Student Services
Centre
Co-organisor:
Asia-Pacific Institute
The Neighbourhood Advice-Action Council
of Ageing Studies
Co-organisors:
Fu Tai Neighbourhood Elderly Centre of The
Neighbourhood Advice-Action Council & Department
of Health
(APIAS) or Student
Services Centre
Asia-Pacific Institute
of Ageing Studies
(APIAS) or Student
Services Centre
Project Name
Institution
Target Group(s)
Date
Web page to update and CUHK
provide information on
prevention
CUHK staff, students and Since
general public
March 22
CUHK
Release of a study on
“Public Responses to
Atypical Pneumonia
(Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome)
in Hong Kong”
Launch of A MILLION CUHK
THANKS Campaign
General Public
March 20
General Public
Since
March 24
Setting up of WE
CARE Foundation to
support staff at Prince
of Wales Hospital
(PWH)
CUHK
General Public
Since
March 24
Setting up of We Care
e-care platform on the
website
CUHK
General Public
Since
March 24
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Brief Description
Contact Details
Setting up of (SARS) Campus Task Force to update the
information about SARS at CUHK, monitor the
development and implement preventive measures
against SARS
Professor Catherine So-kum Tang and Miss Joanne
Chi-yan Wong conducted the study in March, aiming to
explore public understanding and psychological
reactions to SARS and to investigate public adoption of
preventive health measures against SARS
http://www.cuhk.ed
u.hk/sars/
Department of
Psychology
http://www.cuhk.ed
u.hk/en/news.htm
http://www.alumni.
cuhk.edu.hk/eng/ne
ws/whatsnew/ad_n
ews.html
Part of the money donated from WE CARE Foundation http://www.alumni.
has already been used to provide Chinese soups to PWH cuhk.edu.hk/eng/ne
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Project Name
Institution
Target Group(s)
Date
Brief Description
Contact Details
Community
Ambassadors
PolyU
(Department of Applied
Social Sciences)
Members of the
community in Kwai
Ching District
April 4-6
With the kind assistance of MTRC, PolyU student
Dr. Yeung
volunteers have served as community ambassadors at
Sik-chung
six MTR stations along the Tsuen Wan line. Their duties 2766 5789
included distribution of educational leaflets on
preventive measures against atypical pneumonia,
answering general public enquiries as well as setting up
display boards at the MTR stations.
HKUST SARS Task
Group and Web Site
HKUST
UST members and the
general public
March 27
-
Letters of Love and
Care, as part of the
“We Are With You”
Movement
HKU
People in need
Faculty of Social
Sciences
(c/o Miss Vanessa
Sit)
Tel: 2859 2983
Delivery of “Safety
Packs”, as part of the
“We Are With You”
Movement
HKU
Recipients of public
assistance and elderly
people
From April 7 Staff and student volunteers will send hand-written
onwards
letters to friends, family members, healthcare
professionals, organisations or anybody whom they
think would benefit from the caring letters. The letters
are to show their love and care and to briefly introduce
the HKU’s “We Are With You” Movement.
From April Student volunteers help deliver “safety packs” to
11 onwards recipients of public assistance and elderly people. This
is a joint project with Oxfam.
We Shall Overcome
HKU
All Public
April 14-27
School of
Professional and
Continuing
Education (HKU
SPACE)
(c/o Miss Diana
Liu)
Tel: 2975 5763
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latest news and developments
information on SARS and precautionary measures
useful links to HKSAR, WHO
Details to be announced on April 14
http://www.ust.hk/s
ars
Faculty of Social
Sciences
(c/o Miss Vanessa
Sit)
Tel: 2859 2983