Thursday, July 12, 2007

Somber Irony

手术很成功,不过病人已经死了。

~~ 电影 《流氓医生》 (梁朝伟饰) 的一句台词。


I was filled with a sense of injustice after viewing Channel 8 News video about a mother losing her life after giving birth recently.

Is this a case of bureaucracy directly or indirectly causing harm to the common people?

According to our leader, we have an efficient health care service, albeit one which is not free, that is expected to be top class in the world.
Why would saving a person's life be obstructed by red tape?

However there are always two sides to every coin.

The concerned hospital has shed some light on the tragic event from their perspective in the official press and it is suggested the mother was suffering from complications after giving birth and the medical staff had put in their best effort to save her.

The official news reports can be found in CNA and TodayOnline.

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