今早為Asian Medical Students Association Hong Kong (AMSAHK)的新一屆執行委員會就職典禮作致詞分享嘉賓，題目為「疫情中的健康不公平」。
感謝他們的熱情款待以及為整段致詞拍了影片。以下我附上致詞的英文原稿：

It's been my honor to be invited to give the closing remarks for the Inauguration Ceremony for the incoming executive committee of the Asian Medical Students' Association Hong Kong (AMSAHK) this morning. A video has been taken for the remarks I made regarding health inequalities during the COVID-19 pandemic (big thanks to the student who withstood the soreness of her arm for holding the camera up for 15 minutes straight), and here's the transcript of the main body of the speech that goes with this video:

//The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, continues to be rampant around the world since early 2020, resulting in more than 55 million cases and 1.3 million deaths worldwide as of today. (So no! It’s not a hoax for those conspiracy theorists out there!) A higher rate of incidence and deaths, as well as worse health-related quality of life have been widely observed in the socially disadvantaged groups, including people of lower socioeconomic position, older persons, migrants, ethnic minority and communities of color, etc. While epidemiologists and scientists around the world are dedicated in gathering scientific evidence on the specific causes and determinants of the health inequalities observed in different countries and regions, we can apply the Social Determinants of Health Conceptual Framework developed by the World Health Organization team led by the eminent Prof Sir Michael Marmot, world’s leading social epidemiologist, to understand and delineate these social determinants of health inequalities related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to this framework, social determinants of health can be largely categorized into two types – 1) the lower stream, intermediary determinants, and 2) the upper stream, structural and macro-environmental determinants. For the COVID-19 pandemic, we realized that the lower stream factors may include material circumstances, such as people’s living and working conditions. For instance, the nature of the occupations of these people of lower socioeconomic position tends to require them to travel outside to work, i.e., they cannot work from home, which is a luxury for people who can afford to do it. This lack of choice in the location of occupation may expose them to greater risk of infection through more transportation and interactions with strangers. We have also seen infection clusters among crowded places like elderly homes, public housing estates, and boarding houses for foreign domestic helpers. Moreover, these socially disadvantaged people tend to have lower financial and social capital – it can be observed that they were more likely to be deprived of personal protective equipment like face masks and hand sanitizers, especially during the earlier days of the pandemic. On the other hand, the upper stream, structural determinants of health may include policies related to public health, education, macroeconomics, social protection and welfare, as well as our governance… and last, but not least, our culture and values. If the socioeconomic and political contexts are not favorable to the socially disadvantaged, their health and well-being will be disproportionately affected by the pandemic. Therefore, if we, as a society, espouse to address and reduce the problem of health inequalities, social determinants of health cannot be overlooked in devising and designing any public health-related strategies, measures and policies.

Although a higher rate of incidence and deaths have been widely observed in the socially disadvantaged groups, especially in countries with severe COVID-19 outbreaks, this phenomenon seems to be less discussed and less covered by media in Hong Kong, where the disease incidence is relatively low when compared with other countries around the world. Before the resurgence of local cases in early July, local spread of COVID-19 was sporadic and most cases were imported. In the earlier days of the pandemic, most cases were primarily imported by travelers and return-students studying overseas, leading to a minor surge between mid-March and mid-April of 874 new cases. Most of these cases during Spring were people who could afford to travel and study abroad, and thus tended to be more well-off. Therefore, some would say the expected social gradient in health impact did not seem to exist in Hong Kong, but may I remind you that, it is only the case when we focus on COVID-19-specific incidence and mortality alone. But can we really deduce from this that COVID-19-related health inequality does not exist in Hong Kong? According to the Social Determinants of Health Framework mentioned earlier, the obvious answer is “No, of course not.” And here’s why…

In addition to the direct disease burden, the COVID-19 outbreak and its associated containment measures (such as economic lockdown, mandatory social distancing, and change of work arrangements) could have unequal wider socioeconomic impacts on the general population, especially in regions with pervasive existing social inequalities. Given the limited resources and capacity of the socioeconomically disadvantaged to respond to emergency and adverse events, their general health and well-being are likely to be unduly and inordinately affected by the abrupt changes in their daily economic and social conditions, like job loss and insecurity, brought about by the COVID-19 outbreak and the corresponding containment and mitigation measures of which the main purpose was supposedly disease prevention and health protection at the first place. As such, focusing only on COVID-19 incidence or mortality as the outcomes of concern to address health inequalities may leave out important aspects of life that contributes significantly to people’s health. Recently, my research team and I collaborated with Sir Michael Marmot in a Hong Kong study, and found that the poor people in Hong Kong fared worse in every aspects of life than their richer counterparts in terms of economic activity, personal protective equipment, personal hygiene practice, as well as well-being and health after the COVID-19 outbreak. We also found that part of the observed health inequality can be attributed to the pandemic and its related containment measures via people’s concerns over their own and their families’ livelihood and economic activity. In other words, health inequalities were contributed by the pandemic even in a city where incidence is relatively low through other social determinants of health that directly concerned the livelihood and economic activity of the people. So in this study, we confirmed that focusing only on the incident and death cases as the outcomes of concern to address health inequalities is like a story half-told, and would severely truncate and distort the reality.

Truth be told, health inequality does not only appear after the pandemic outbreak of COVID-19, it is a pre-existing condition in countries and regions around the world, including Hong Kong. My research over the years have consistently shown that people in lower socioeconomic position tend to have worse physical and mental health status. Nevertheless, precisely because health inequality is nothing new, there are always voices in our society trying to dismiss the problem, arguing that it is only natural to have wealth inequality in any capitalistic society. However, in reckoning with health inequalities, we need to go beyond just figuring out the disparities or differences in health status between the poor and the rich, and we need to raise an ethically relevant question: are these inequalities, disparities and differences remediable? Can they be fixed? Can we do something about them? If they are remediable, and we can do something about them but we haven’t, then we’d say these inequalities are ultimately unjust and unfair. In other words, a society that prides itself in pursuing justice must, and I say must, strive to address and reduce these unfair health inequalities. Borrowing the words from famed sociologist Judith Butler, “the virus alone does not discriminate,” but “social and economic inequality will make sure that it does.” With COVID-19, we learn that it is not only the individuals who are sick, but our society. And it’s time we do something about it.

Thank you very much!//

Please join me in congratulating the incoming executive committee of AMSAHK and giving them the best wishes for their future endeavor!

Roger Chung, PhD
Assistant Professor, CUHK JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, @CUHK Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong 香港中文大學 - CUHK
Associate Director, CUHK Institute of Health Equity

[Books / 書訊] 《頂尖糕點HAUTE PÂTISSERIE》繁體中文版上市 / "Haute Pâtisserie" by Relais Desserts published in Traditional Chinese version (for English, please click "see more")

前陣子收到 大境文化&出版菊文化(生活美食地圖) 編輯們捎來的新消息，她們又再度完成一個艱鉅的任務，把這本《頂尖糕點HAUTE PÂTISSERIE》帶給台灣讀者。這本書由「Relais Dessert」法國甜點協會領軍，集結了來自世界各地、#創造法式甜點潮流的80位主廚的100個精彩作品，內容包含基礎技巧、細緻甜點食譜、大師速寫等，是 #一本讓你打包領走當代法式甜點界大師傑作的武功祕笈！

雖然在台灣的知名度有限，但1981年成立的「Relais Desserts」法國甜點協會，其實宛如甜點界的名門大派，聚集了來自世界各地約20個國家的頂尖法式甜點與巧克力主廚，成員名單一攤開來，不是大師等級，就是擁有MOF（法國最佳工藝職人）頭銜、或是世界大賽冠亞軍得主，如 Pierre Hermé Paris、 Sadaharu Aoki Paris (Officiel)、 Jean-Paul Hévin、 Arnaud Larher patisserie chocolaterie、 Laurent Duchêne Paris、 Frédéric Cassel Fontainebleau、寺井則彥（Pâtisserie Aigre Douce）、金子美明（Pâtisserie Paris S'eveille）、川村英樹（Pâtisserie À Tes Souhaits）等。

Relais Desserts 以分享、守護與傳承法式甜點技藝為宗旨，入會資格嚴格，不能只有作品出名，還需經營自己的店舖三年以上並得到兩名會員推薦、再經兩名委員到店審查通過。每年春秋兩季的研討會，其實更像工作坊與密集訓練營，需要會員及家屬全身心地參與。例如春季國際大會輪流在會員所在地舉辦，主理人須招待其他成員，安排參訪進修課程、並向大眾宣傳分享的活動。可以想像能夠入會並持續擔任會員，不僅是一種榮耀、也是責任。

這樣的協會推出的食譜書，陣容當然也是星光熠熠、食譜全是一時之選。100 個原創作品後面是接近 80 位知名主廚，範圍包括大型蛋糕、塔派、單人甜點、迷你糕點與小點心。還有一般食譜書罕見的「速寫主廚肖像」單元，介紹他們的創作理念與發展軌跡，讓讀者能夠一窺大師心法秘訣。從簡單到進階，無論是家庭烘焙愛好者還是專業甜點師都值得收藏。

🎉🎉🎉 最後要跟大家說，幾個小時之後（12/27 凌晨 0:00），這本書將可以開始 #7折預購！1/8 正式出版後會立刻將熱騰騰的新書寄給大家。以下是購書連結👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

★博客來→ https://reurl.cc/D1Ekne
★誠品→ https://reurl.cc/72mQ2y
★大境文化→ https://reurl.cc/M7VkD4

另外 ＃附上十數張精美內容預覽，大家別忘了點開欣賞！

🔖 Relais Dessert 與本書介紹影片：
https://youtu.be/_pm3LdmszRA
https://youtu.be/uHMjS4kvVlA

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Haute Pâtisserie, the great book of Relais Desserts is publishing its Traditional Chinese version in Taiwan! Covering 100 recipes of 80 best pastry chefs from all over the world, this book is a must-have for all pastry enthusiasts.

Founded in 1981, Relais Desserts is an association aiming to share and pass down the spirit of pursuing excellence in French haute pâtisserie (high pastry) field. It groups master chefs, world champions and top artisans such as Pierre Hermé, Sadaharu Aoki, Jean-Paul Hévin, Arnaud Larher, Laurent Duchêne, Frédéric Cassel, Norihiko Terai, Yoshiaki Kaneko, and Hideki Kawamura, to name a few. To become a member, one has to pass a serious selection process. Two extremely well-organised annual seminars not only facilitate exchanges and mutual learning among members, but also aspire better and more creative work and promote the industry as a whole.

The recipe book is thus a nutshell of the excellent work of the association. Readers are invited to discover the fascinating universe of French high pastry. Master skills, fascinating recipes, and chef portraits are all included. Both home bakers and professional pastry chefs would find in it valuable guidances and inspirations.

Where to get a copy?
★Books.com.tw → https://reurl.cc/D1Ekne
★Elite Bookstore → https://reurl.cc/72mQ2y
★大境文化→ https://reurl.cc/M7VkD4

Watch introduction videos here:
https://youtu.be/_pm3LdmszRA
https://youtu.be/uHMjS4kvVlA

#yingsbookreviews #hautepâtisserie #relaisdessert #頂尖糕點 #大境出版

Really happy and honoured to be invited by Lee Woo Sing College at The Chinese University of Hong Kong to sing and share my story about pursuing dreams during their freshmen orientation day
Great to see so many students and teachers. Don’t stop having dreams!

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榮幸 今日嚟到 中大康本國際學術園，
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#Alwaysrememberusthisway is my favourite track in #astarisborn.
I'm sure many of you watched or heard of this year's Oscar's :)
Like many people, I was quite moved by Lady Gaga's passionate speech about her musical journey when she received her Oscars. Life in music can be really hard work, as she said. Pursuing ANY dream or goal in general is hard work, but the growth it brings to our lives is immeasurably precious. So let's not become weary of doing good peeps! Have a great week!
這一次分享「#一個巨星誕生」電影裡我最喜歡的歌:'Always Remember Us This Way'。
親愛的朋友有看2019的奧斯卡金像獎？沒跟到的朋友可能也有看到網路上傳女神卡卡得獎的感言：「你們可能不會知道走到這一步有多難，真的很辛苦」。要追求夢想或要認真生活的確需要堅持和努力，很多時候會很辛苦。但旅程的成長和抵達目的地的感受是非常寶貴的。我自己很多時候都有想到要放棄想要擺爛，但感謝主祂總是陪著我們往前走。

中文翻譯： http://carl740916.pixnet.net/blog/post/349352410-%E3%80%90%E7%8E%A9-%E9%9F%B3%E6%A8%82%E3%80%91%22always-remember-us-this-way%22-%E4%B8%AD%E8%8B%B1%E6%96%87%E6%AD%8C

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Set one year after Tomb Raider, Lara Croft's experience of the supernatural on Yamatai has been covered up by an organization known as Trinity, a sinister private enterprise pursuing the supernatural. In order to prove she is not insane, Lara becomes obsessed with finding the truth behind myths around the world.

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