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| 01.06 |
Mar. 10, 2001
Wong How Man |
HEART LEFT IN TIBET Hong Kong Wong How Man traveled to Taiwan to interview Father Savioz. Today at 82 years of age, he carries many of his rarest memories of Catholic missionary work in Tibet. It is an important part of CERS work to document these little-known yet important history of the plateau, about the few years Father Savioz stayed in northwestern Yunnan, preaching among the Tibetans before being expelled from China in 1952. He then moved to Taiwan to preach and for the last twenty years, lived in the hillstation of Tienhsiang. Though living in Taiwan for nearly 50 years, there is little doubt that Father Savioz's heart is still in Tibet. |
| 01.05 |
Feb. 20, 2001
Wong How Man |
MISSION ON THE ROOF Hong Kong In 1573 of the Ming Dynasty, twelve Jesuits set sail from Lisbon for the mission in China, only one arrived in Macao. By the year 1684, it was reckoned that in the hundred years since Father Ricci arrived in China, of six hundred priests who were sent out for the mission, only a hundred had reached Macao. Life in general was shorter, slower and harder. But intellectuals like the Jesuits were more concerned about leading a meaningful life than a comfortable one. Though the price was high, there seemed to be no shortage of dedicated souls who were ready to put their lives in the service of God. Those who went to Tibet to preach suffered even greater sacrifices. |
| 01.04 |
Feb. 13, 2001
Wong How Man |
SHADOW OF JOSEPH ROCK' S LEGACY Longdu, Zhongdian, Yunnan By any standard of exploration in the last century, Joseph Rock, despite his short stature and eccentric demeanor, still cast the shadow of a giant. He is also the author's predecessor at the National Geographic and it seems fitting for him to offer some opinion and critical reading on Dr. Rock's exploits in China. |
| 01.03 |
Feb. 1, 2001
Wong How Man |
CONSERVATION EXPRESS Yubeng Village, Deqen, Yunnan Yubeng is rarely visited by outsiders because of the lack of road. The only access is by travelling west of the Mekong River, through a lengthy hike or ride on horseback over a 3750-meter pass. But during the year of the Sheep, tens of thousand of Tibetan pilgrims would come from all over the plateau to circumambulate the Khawakarpo Sacred Mountain and they would pass through Yubeng. The next Year of the Sheep is 2003, many pilgrims traveling so far may be sick or in ill health. A new clinic would serve both the villagers and the pilgrims well. It will also serve as a window for CERS to find out about faraway places through information given by the pilgrims, as well as for dissemination of conservation messages. |
| 01.02 |
Jan. 5, 2001
Wong How Man |
HO CHI MINH ROLLING IN HIS
GRAVE Hong Kong Wong How Man wrote about his experience he had after spending over a week in Hanoi. Always a cheerful and optimistic man, Ho Chi Minh left behind more than a revolutionary legacy. Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969) did not live long enough to see mountain of changes that happened to his country in recent years. If he knew the great departure from communism his beloved country has embarked on, he just may roll over in his grave. |
| 01.01 |
Jan. 1, 2001
Wong How Man |
MILLENNIUM MESSAGE Hanoi, Vietnam In the new Millennium, CERS is expanding our work to cover border and neighborhood region of inland China. While in Vietnam, Wong How Man has signed a MOU with the government to jointly identify future projects in the border region. We hope to continue to contribute to exploration, research and conservation. Also hope to pioneer new direction in the selection, design and execution of projects. |