An open letter from Jamaica China Friendship Association

The Jamaica China Friendship Association congratulates the local Chinese merchant community which has been instrumental in supplementing existing healthcare resources to assist the constituents of North and South Trelawny, within the reach of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation.

The bridge of friendship between the new Chinese community operating in the island and the local residents was recently further extended with the donation of $1 million worth of food supplies and sanitisation items to mitigate the outbreak and spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

This bridge makes us particularly proud as we have been favourably perceived for more than 40 years as one of the most resilient connections between the peoples of Jamaica and China.

Under the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, we encourage the broadening of contributions and available services within our capacity.

We are especially thankful that this gesture of generosity will be disseminated across the island to include St Ann’s Bay, Mandeville, Spaldings, and Kingston.

We are also equally gratified that the assistance provided by the Chinese community has now included recipients such as nurses at the Cornwall Regional Hospital, the Fire Brigade and several schools, as well as the care packages already supplied to various underserved communities.

Notably, the Chinese community did not exclude the police, having visited the Freeport Police Station, which houses the St James Police divisional headquarters, to present those who serve the Montego Bay area with approximately $1 million worth of groceries and cleaning supplies.

By these gestures of support, we again congratulate the Chinese establishments for their efforts to successfully integrate into the fabric of Jamaican society. We welcome their much-needed donations as they continue to prove that all of us who call Jamaica home collectively rise and fall on the same tide.

We take this opportunity to convey much-deserved recognition to them as we all share this time of adversity.

JAMAICA CHINA FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION

译文

牙买加的中国工商界人士为牙北部城市特里洛尼（Trelawny）提供防疫物资，牙买加中国友好协会（以下称“牙中友协”）对此表示高度赞赏。

新成立的中国商会为抗击新冠肺炎捐赠了价值100万美元的食品和卫生用品，有助于防控疫情的爆发和扩散，与当地民众已建立的良好沟通和友谊得到进一步深化。

我会在过去40多年里始终致力于发展牙中两国人民友好关系，对中方的支持尤其感到自豪与欣慰。

在地方政府和社区发展部的指导下，我们尽其所能争取更多的救助物资，同时也希望互助精神能够普照全国各地。

我们还欣喜地看到，来自中国社团的馈赠惠及了医院的医护人员、消防队、部分学校。低保障人群也因此接收了他们的爱心包裹。

值得注意的是，中国社团并没有排斥当地警方。他们到访了圣詹姆斯警察分区（St James Police）总部所在地弗里波特警察局(Freeport Police Station)，向蒙特哥贝地区的警务人员提供价值约100万美元的食品杂货和清洁用品。

我会再次对中国商会所做的巨大贡献表示感谢，对其成功融入牙当地社会表示祝贺。我们深知，视牙买加这片土地为家的人们在紧要关头应当同舟共济，共克时艰。

向危难关头不离不弃的中国朋友致以敬意！