Hong Kong crane accident: widow of victim stops accepting donations, urges public to help other victims and needy families
- Widow thanks donors for support and care but says she has enough money for now and there are others who are also need help
- She hopes all parties could look at the accident and find way to ‘minimise risks without making operation of enterprises too difficult’
The cancer-stricken widow of an electrician killed in a tower crane collapse in Hong Kong has said she feels uneasy about accepting further donations after finding out that some of the good Samaritans were also struggling to make ends meet.
Elaborating on her surprise appeal for the public to stop donating money to her – about two days into the donation drive – Jiang Hui, 42, on Monday also appealed to the public not to overlook the plight of other families in need.
Jiang’s husband, Hui Man-ming, 41, was one of three men killed when a crane collapsed at a construction site in Sau Mau Ping on September 7. Hui was the family’s breadwinner. Jiang is battling late-stage breast cancer and the couple has two young daughters, aged four and seven.
In a message issued on Monday through the Association for the Rights of Industrial Accident Victims, Jiang explained that she decided not to accept further donations after a recent school gathering where she met a parent in need herself who offered her and her daughter food.
“She said she knew what had happened to my family and wanted to show care,” wrote Jiang, “But I declined it. I know that her family is not better off than ours. I don’t think it is appropriate to accept her offer. I thanked her and explained my stance. She did not insist and said she would pray for me. I replied: ‘That is very much enough for me, maybe even a better way.’”