Taiwan is like a diamond in Asia: Veteran educator Doris M. Brougham

“Taiwan is like a diamond in Asia,” U.S. educator and the founder ( ) of “Studio Classroom,” Doris M. Brougham, said on Wednesday.

“The Diamond is very small, but diamonds shine all around,” she added.

Doris M. Brougham, who has been working in Taiwan for more than 70 years, gave a speech at the opening event of the exhibition ( ) “Foreigners Love Taiwan” organized ( ) by the Taipei City Archives on Wednesday at the West Benevent Square ( ).

Echoing ( ) the theme of the exhibition, Brougham, 95, said she has stayed in Taiwan for more than 70 years and recalled ( ) that when she first came to Taiwan, the land was still developing and many people were facing illnesses.

The veteran educator explained that “the great thing about Taiwan is that people are very willing ( ) to change and to learn.”

She added that Taiwan is a beautiful place and that although “there are many beautiful places around the world, the place is not the most important thing, the most important thing is the people.”

The 95-year-old who has dedicated ( ) several decades to English education in Taiwan amusingly ( ) shared that buffaloes ( ) could even be seen on Zhongshan Road when she first arrived in Taiwan.

She recalled that she learned to speak Mandarin, Taiwanese, and even some indigenous ( ) languages. Yet, she stressed ( ) that the most important thing is to be able to communicate no matter what language we speak.

And we all communicate with each other based on the connection that we are all part of this beautiful island, she remarked ( ).

Brougham ended her speech by stressing that Taiwanese people are very tolerant ( ), and those who have been here all agree that Taiwanese people are very friendly.

“No matter what languages we speak, we are all people living in Taiwan and we are all Taiwanese.”

The “Foreigners Love Taiwan’ exhibition will open from March 10 to April 8, between 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

‘The exhibition features three major sections ( ): “Foreigners Who Love Taiwan,” “Sentiments Beyond 100 Years,” and “High-Five Love Taiwan,” featuring ( ) the stories of foreigners who have made selfless ( ) contributions to Taiwan, such as Mackay, Marjorie Ingeleiv, Robert Swinhoe, Sidney Barton and Marjorie Landsborough, Yoichi Hatta and more.

資深教育家彭蒙惠女士 讚許台灣如鑽石般瑰麗

「台灣就像顆亞洲的鑽石，雖然面積小，但各個角落都光彩奪目，散發耀眼光芒。」空中英語教室創辦人彭蒙惠女士形容道。

在台灣深耕超過70年的彭蒙惠於週三上午參加由台北市立文獻館所舉辦位在西本願寺廣場的「吾愛台灣－愛台灣的外國人特展」開幕式活動。

呼應此次特展主題，高齡95歲的彭蒙惠表示，自己待在台灣超過70年，她回想到剛來台灣時，這片土地還在發展中，許多人面臨著病痛，在二戰結束的大環境下，台灣相較於國外復甦的更快。

彭蒙惠直截了當地點出，「台灣最大優點就是人們非常願意改變、願意學習。」

她也提到，台灣是個美麗的地方，儘管「全世界有非常多很美的地方，但地方不是最要緊的，最重要的是人。」

彭蒙惠女士奉獻台灣英語教育超過一甲子的時間，她逗趣地分享道，在她初來乍到的時代，中山路上甚至還能看到水牛在逛大街。
她表示，自己不但會說中文、閩南語、甚至還會說原住民語，然而，不管講什麼語言，最重要的是我們要能溝通，而大家彼此之間溝通連結就建立在我們都是這個美麗島嶼的一份子。

最後，她強調，臺灣人包容度非常高，且來過寶島的人都一致認同台灣人非常友善。

「不管講什麼語言，我們都是住在台灣的人，我們都是台灣人。」
「吾愛台灣——愛台灣的外國人特展」即日起到4月8日早上十點到下午五點開放民眾前往參觀。展覽分為三大展區分別是「愛台灣的外國人們」、「超越百年的情感」、「High-Five愛台灣」，展出馬偕、白寶珠、斯文豪、巴爾敦、蘭大衛與連瑪玉、八田與一等等對台灣做出無私貢獻的外國人們的事蹟。

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#高中英文 #成人英文
#多益家教班 #商用英文
#國立大學外國語文學系講師

【聯合聲明：強烈讉責醫管局向警方洩漏病人私隱】
　
今日下午，醫學界立法會議員陳沛然醫生召開記者會，展示證據，揭發醫管局內電腦系列內設有「後門」，令任何人可在毋須登入下取得病人資料。系統當中更有列明「For Police」，專為警方而設的版面，當中載有英文全名、身份證號碼、年齡、性別、電話號碼、出入院時間及住院病房等病人資料，更有標籤將部份病人分類至「立法會外大型集會」人士。陳議員亦取得醫管局內部通訊電郵，要求員工於電腦系統內標籤參加「立法會外大型集會」的求醫人士。
　
我等一眾醫學生組織，謹此對醫管局洩漏病人私隱一事予以強烈讉責。醫學院教導同學，維護病人私隱為最重要的醫學倫理之一，更時常強調醫患關系乃醫療工作之基石。今日，醫管局管理全港公立醫院，卻在無任何臨床需要及未得病人同意下將病人私隱拱手交予警方，違背專業道德。上周起，因應警方進入醫院拘捕傷者，已有不少市民對醫護失去信心，甚至有市民因此避免到醫院求醫。為挽回事件對醫患關係的破壞，醫管局必須盡速公開向廣大市民及受影響病人致歉、交待事件，並修補漏洞。同時，個人資料私隱專員公署亦應介入調查，保障市民權益。
　
青醫匡時　香港大學醫學生時政組織
香港大學學生會醫學會
香港大學學生會醫學會護理學會
香港中文大學學生會醫學院院會
香港中文大學那打素護理學院院會
香港中文大學教務會民選學生成員（醫學院）
　
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【Joint Statement of Condemnation towards the Hospital Authority for Exposing Patient Information to the Police Force】
　
In a press conference held this afternoon, Dr Hon Pierre Chan, member of the Legislative Council for the Medical functional constituency, showcased evidence of a “backdoor” in the Hospital Authority’s electronic patient record (ePR) system that grants anyone access to patient information without the need of logging in. The interface is remarked with “For Police”, and exposes information including patients’ full name, HK Identity Card number, age, sex, phone number, admission time and ward, with indication of whether they have participated in the “mass gathering outside Legco”. Dr Hon Chan has also acquired an earlier email circulating in the Hospital Authority intranet showing frontline healthcare staff being requested to identify and label patients who have participated in the “mass gathering outside Legco”.
　
We, as medical students from the University of Hong Kong and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, hereby strongly condemn the Hospital Authority for infringing upon patients’ privacy. “Confidentiality” is one of the four pillars of medical ethics, and is the cornerstone of the doctor-patient relationship. As the largest public healthcare provider in Hong Kong, the Hospital Authority has violated the medical code of conduct by exposing patients’ information to the police without patient consent nor clinical necessity. Since last week, the police have been arresting injured protesters receiving medical care within Hospital Authority premises, sabotaging doctor-patient trust and deterring citizens from seeking medical attention in public hospitals.
　
The Hospital Authority must apologise to all affected citizens in Hong Kong, conduct a formal inquiry into the incident and block the backdoor immediately. We also call for investigatory action from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data of Hong Kong to protect citizens’ rights to privacy.
　
Eramedics, HKU Medical Students' Current Affairs Concern Group
Medical Society, HKUSU
Nursing Society, Medical Society, HKUSU
Medical Society, CUSU
Nursing Society, the Nethersole School of Nursing, CUSU
Elected Student Senator (Faculty of Medicine), CUHK

【聯合聲明：強烈讉責醫管局向警方洩漏病人私隱】
　
今日下午，醫學界立法會議員陳沛然醫生召開記者會，展示證據，揭發醫管局內電腦系列內設有「後門」，令任何人可在毋須登入下取得病人資料。系統當中更有列明「For Police」，專為警方而設的版面，當中載有英文全名、身份證號碼、年齡、性別、電話號碼、出入院時間及住院病房等病人資料，更有標籤將部份病人分類至「立法會外大型集會」人士。陳議員亦取得醫管局內部通訊電郵，要求員工於電腦系統內標籤參加「立法會外大型集會」的求醫人士。
　
我等一眾醫學生組織，謹此對醫管局洩漏病人私隱一事予以強烈讉責。醫學院教導同學，維護病人私隱為最重要的醫學倫理之一，更時常強調醫患關系乃醫療工作之基石。今日，醫管局管理全港公立醫院，卻在無任何臨床需要及未得病人同意下將病人私隱拱手交予警方，違背專業道德。上周起，因應警方進入醫院拘捕傷者，已有不少市民對醫護失去信心，甚至有市民因此避免到醫院求醫。為挽回事件對醫患關係的破壞，醫管局必須盡速公開向廣大市民及受影響病人致歉、交待事件，並修補漏洞。同時，個人資料私隱專員公署亦應介入調查，保障市民權益。
　
青醫匡時　香港大學醫學生時政組織
香港大學學生會醫學會
香港大學學生會醫學會護理學會
香港中文大學學生會醫學院院會
香港中文大學那打素護理學院院會
香港中文大學教務會民選學生成員（醫學院）
　
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【Joint Statement of Condemnation towards the Hospital Authority for Exposing Patient Information to the Police Force】
　
In a press conference held this afternoon, Dr Hon Pierre Chan, member of the Legislative Council for the Medical functional constituency, showcased evidence of a “backdoor” in the Hospital Authority’s electronic patient record (ePR) system that grants anyone access to patient information without the need of logging in. The interface is remarked with “For Police”, and exposes information including patients’ full name, HK Identity Card number, age, sex, phone number, admission time and ward, with indication of whether they have participated in the “mass gathering outside Legco”. Dr Hon Chan has also acquired an earlier email circulating in the Hospital Authority intranet showing frontline healthcare staff being requested to identify and label patients who have participated in the “mass gathering outside Legco”.
　
We, as medical students from the University of Hong Kong and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, hereby strongly condemn the Hospital Authority for infringing upon patients’ privacy. “Confidentiality” is one of the four pillars of medical ethics, and is the cornerstone of the doctor-patient relationship. As the largest public healthcare provider in Hong Kong, the Hospital Authority has violated the medical code of conduct by exposing patients’ information to the police without patient consent nor clinical necessity. Since last week, the police have been arresting injured protesters receiving medical care within Hospital Authority premises, sabotaging doctor-patient trust and deterring citizens from seeking medical attention in public hospitals.
　
The Hospital Authority must apologise to all affected citizens in Hong Kong, conduct a formal inquiry into the incident and block the backdoor immediately. We also call for investigatory action from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data of Hong Kong to protect citizens’ rights to privacy.
　
Eramedics, HKU Medical Students' Current Affairs Concern Group
Medical Society, HKUSU
Nursing Society, Medical Society, HKUSU
Medical Society, CUSU
Nursing Society, the Nethersole School of Nursing, CUSU
Elected Student Senator (Faculty of Medicine), CUHK