China News Service, May 15 (Xinhua Times) reported that on May 12, local time, the Overseas Chinese League in France donated 100,000 surgical masks to the La Métropole du Grand Paris for New Crown Virus Protection in public service agencies in 131 municipalities of Paris. Patrick OLLIER, chairman of the Greater Paris Town Union, Zhu Xiaofeng, president of the French-Chinese Women's Chamber of Commerce in France, Zhu Xiaolin, president of the French Henan Association, Liu Xiaoyong, chairman of the French Jingyuan Company, and Li Bo, executive vice president of the French Henan Association Vice President Zhang Aijun and others attended the donation ceremony.
Liu Xiaoyong told reporters that since the outbreak of the French epidemic, VISIONS FRANCE and local public welfare organizations have jointly launched a fund-raising operation of "One Heart, One Fight against the Epidemic". This action was won by the China French Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the French Overseas Chinese Association, the French-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the China-France Women's Chamber of Commerce, the Henan Association, the French Wenzhou Chamber of Commerce, the China-France Garment Industry Chamber of Commerce, the French Overseas Chinese Caring Association, and the French Young Entrepreneurs Association. Waiting for the strong support and donations from dozens of associations and institutions. So far, 1 million masks have been collected and donated to hospitals, nursing homes, police, foundations, local governments and other institutions. He said that although France has lifted the ban, the epidemic has not been eliminated, and everyone needs more protection, and will donate everyone's love to every place where it is most needed.
Zhu Xiaofeng, president of the China-France Women's Chamber of Commerce, said that in addition to the donation of the event, the chamber of commerce itself also donated 10,000 surgical masks to many Chinese media, nursing homes and other corporate institutions. Since the outbreak of the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic, sisters of the French-Chinese French Women's Chamber of Commerce have donated nearly 100,000 medical masks and medical protective clothing to local French medical institutions, government departments, and charities.
Zhu Xiaolin, president of the French Henan Association, which participated in the donation, said that since the outbreak occurred in France, the Association will take active actions to do everything possible to raise anti-epidemic materials and participate in the donation and rescue of the Paris Mass Relief Society. The township association has donated 32,000 medical surgical masks and 1,000 medical protective head masks, and a batch of 30,000 medical surgical masks on the road. The epidemic situation affects everyone. Everyone is willing to contribute their own strength to the fight against epidemic between China and France.
Chairman Ollie expressed his gratitude to the overseas Chinese and friends for their support and donations. Since the French epidemic, the Paris region has encountered great difficulties, especially the shortage of protective materials. Now that people are traveling, they need protective masks. The donation from the Chinese community in France is very timely, and they are very grateful. This batch of materials will be used in 131 small towns that are particularly difficult and urgently in need of protective materials. They will be used in local schools, kindergartens, public safety, post offices, nursing homes and other organizations and solidarity and mutual assistance associations to facilitate public protection when the ban is lifted. (Huang Guanjie)