This Sunday will be the second time the three of us are running together in the Marathon to appeal for donation to the Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society (of which I have been an ExCo member for many years) to help breast cancer patients in need under my wife’s memorial fund.  Time really flies.  When Portia died in 2007, they were still in their Primary school, but now my daughter has started work in Hong Kong for over a year since her graduation in London and my son is in his third year study of psychology in Brisbane. 

All donation to the Portia Cheung Breast Cancer Support Programme will be earmarked for direct subsidy to needy breast cancer patients, and every dollar will be given direct to the patients without any administrative or other costs. So far the Programme has given out more than $1,700,000 to subsidise over 370 needy breast cancer patients for doing PET-CT Scan to help staging the cancer and for purchasing extra nourishment and breast prosthesis which currently are not funded by the Government etc.  Last year (2017) we gave out over $400,000 to help 70 needy breast cancer patients.

Notwithstanding her illness and early departure, Portia did enjoy a blessed life on earth and had the privilege of tremendous support and care from her family and friends in times of difficulties and trials. It is both her wish before her departure and ours that more care and support can be given to those less resourceful breast cancer patients to help them maintain a good quality of life with dignity during the trying period. 

We sincerely hope that with more generous donation this year, we could benefit more needy patients.

To make a donation online, you may also go to HKACS’s Donation Page at https://www.hkacs.org.hk/en/donation_form.php (* Under “Donation Type” , please select “Portia Cheung Breast Cancer Support Programme”). Alternatively you may send in your cheque payable to the “Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society” at 30 Nam Long Shan Road, Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong (attn: Lillian Woo)

Details for The Portia Cheung Breast Cancer Support Programme: 

https://www.hkacs.org.hk/en/medicalnews.php?id=51&v=other 

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