On October 25th 2008 at 12noon Greenwich Meantime, the world will walk
The World’s Biggest Walk is the only global event that knows no borders or state lines and has one vision. We all have a choice and a voice, through the power of our feet.
Hong Kong Society of Transplantation, in collaboration with the Hospital Authority, Hong Kong Society of Nephrology, Hong Kong Kidney Foundation, Department of Health, Hong Kong Medical Association and Health Link Promotions, organized a “World’s Biggest Walk cum Donor Families Acknowledgement Ceremony” in the Olympic Square, Hong Kong Park on 25 Oct 2008. Around one thousand people including donor families, recipients and medical professional participated in the ceremony and the walk. There was prize presentation for the essay and e-card competition and patient and donor family sharing. The ceremony attracted good media attention and served a good education to the public and the youngsters.
全球同步支持器官捐贈日暨向捐贈者致敬晚會於
Press release
World’s Biggest Walk cum Donor Families Acknowledgement Ceremony Oct 25 2008
http://popart.hk/news/index.cgi?id=jk&action=view&number=420
http://worldsbiggestwalk.popart.hk/download/WBWNews.pdf
香港電台《 香 港 家 書 》 香 港 移 植 學 會 會 長 周 嘉 歡 2
http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/radio1/hkletter/20081129.html
香港浸會大學新聞系廣播新聞網 (Broadcast News Network)
香港器官捐贈比率偏低 醫生籲加強大眾教育 (sound track)
http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/journewsnet/news/news576.html
Promotion thro’ Media:
香港經濟日報 器官捐贈家屬忐忑有原因 C9
明報 醫護盡捐器官女:亡父依然活着 A08
東方日報 器官捐贈延續生命 A13
太陽報 全球同步港逾600人籲捐器官 A06
明報 全球支持捐贈日衷心說聲多謝器官捐贈家屬受助人首共聚A19
壹週刊 生 命 二 次 方 頭號健康 2