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Heavyweights Launch "Hoping Download" to Help More Poor Students
<p>By Kevin Tang<br />
Campus Reporter</p>
<p>National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) president Gou Yih-shun (郭義雄), along with several corporate and political heavyweights, expressed their support toward the Hoping Download charity campaign through a symbolic ritual today.</p>
<p>The campaign, initiated by Gou and Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平), was aimed at encouraging consumer vouchers recipients across the country to donate their vouchers to students who cannot afford education fees.</p>
<p>"The faltering of the world economy is deeply affecting our education,” Wang said. “And failure to cope with this situation could end up in disaster.”</p>
<p>Gou and the other attendees at the ceremony, including Wang and SOGO Chairwoman Huang Ching-wen (黃晴雯), took turns pedaling on bicycles which, once linked to a generator, produced enough electricity to light up 23 lights.</p>
<p>Gou said that these lights symbolized guidance for the poor and disadvantaged in each of the 23 counties in Taiwan.</p>
<p>"These lights may be small now,” Gou said. “But with everyone’s effort, they can shine over the whole country.”</p>
<p>When asked about the origins of the charity campaign, Gou said he was deeply inspired by his 40 years old, mentally handicapped son. Gou explained that whenever his son embraced him, he felt a strong love he had to pass on to all who needed it in Taiwan.</p>
<p>"Many are the disadvantaged in Taiwan,” Gou said. “And it is our very duty to help them.”</p>
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