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An abandoned baby boy with a
cleft palate sleeps in an officer's arms at a local police station in
Shenyang, capital of Northeast China's Liaoning Province. The baby was
abandoned under a nearby crossroad until passers-by dialed 110 (emergency
services). The police have sent him to a local children's welfare
institute for special care, while they investigate the case.
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He said over 300 children from over 10 cities are in the Shenyang Children
Hospital in readiness for an operation, although they cannot all be treated
because of time limits and their health status.
"Such an operation can
really help them as it can repair their faces and allow them to live as normal
kids," said Wong.
Operations are arranged according to the condition of each child, according
to Don D. Walker, ward co-ordinator of the team.
Doctors from ASF were busy performing operations every day from morning until
night. They expect to work for 10 days.
Three-year-old Lu Jing could not smile properly because the simple action was
too painful for him.
"I felt sorry for my son every time I saw other kids laughing happily. He is
so lovely but I could not afford the operation expenses," said Sun Hongwei, a
farm worker from Heilongjiang Province.
"Thank you, thank you ASF. You have brought such happiness to my boy," said
the grateful mother.
Each operation costs around 8,000 yuan (US$1000) in Shenyang, according to
Zhang Xinli, the chief of the ENT (ear-nose-throat) department at Shenyang
Children Hospital.
That is far too expensive for local low-income families who are mainly
farmers and laid-off workers. For example, Sun said she earned about 2,000 yuan
(US$250) a year from corn and other crops.
ASF will be coming back to China.
"They will come to Shenyang every April and September," said Liu from the Red
Cross, to comfort disappointed parents.
This is the third time ASF has come to Shenyang. After the first time in May
last year, it also went to South China's Fujian Province and East China's
Jiangxi Province.
(China Daily)
Vocabulary:
cleft palate:
唇裂，俗稱“兔唇”，參看新聞熱詞都是“唇裂”惹的禍
Alliance for
Smiles: 美國慈善機構“微笑聯盟”
（英語點津陳蓓編輯）
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