The Tribune

THE Chinese Bahamian business community has raised more than $35,000 in response to SOS - Save Our South disaster relief efforts led by the HeadKnowles group for the islands devastated by Hurricane Joaquin.

Brian Wong, President of the Chinese Community Association of The Bahamas, and other members, including Kay Kay Tong, general manager of Central Food Store on East Street, and Lloyd Wong, general manager of Guava Restaurant, presented their contribution towards building supplies to SOS on Monday, at Pinder’s Enterprises on Prince Charles Drive.

“Everybody feels saddened by this tragedy and because of that, they wanted to see what they could do to help and bring comfort to our Bahamian brothers and sisters,” said Mr Wong.

He added that what the Chinese Bahamian community learned about the horrors of Hurricane Joaquin had moved each of their members so passionately that they donated thousands of dollars immediately to help the overwhelming support for the hurricane relief effort.

“Joaquin’s survivors are in desperate need of building supplies to rebuild damaged homes and repair their roofs on the islands of Long Island, Crooked Island, Acklins Island, Rum Cay, the Exumas, San Salvador, Mayaguana, and Inagua,” Mr Wong said. “They are willing to help in any which way they can by making cash donations, so we can be able to buy different building materials. In fact, we also can have 100 portable stoves, along with a pallet of portable gas. We are talking to the people of SOS and they said ‘at this time that is more urgent than food’.”

The Chinese Community Association contributors are Bookworld, Wong’s Home Centre, MeatMax, John Chea Supermarket, John Chea #5 Boyd Road, John Chea #4 Carmichael Road, John Chea #3 Wulff Road, East Street South Supermarket, VIP Restaurants, Parkgate Supermarket, Sue Nan Shoppe, Central Food Fair, Leam Fong Foodstore, Lucky Foodstores, Restaurant Supplies, Grand Oriental Express, Seafront Sushi, Guava Restaurant, Sun Luck Restaurant, Golden Buddha Restaurant, Happy Buddha Restaurant, Canton House, Sakura Sushi, Golden Treasure Restaurant, Gayle’s Enterprises, Phoenix Cafe, South Star Bakery, 3H Chinese Restaurant, Mar & Mar Foodstore, Phoenix Restaurant, Corina Lee, and Mandy’s French Bakery.