After the Wenchuan Earthquake, due to the emergency transportation of relief supplies, payment for goods will be deferred, causing Henan Piao'an Group to be short of funds and unable to sustain production. On May 19, CITIC Zhengzhou Branch successfully transferred a 30 million yuan working capital loan to the account of Piao'an Group, ensuring the normal production of the company's products and the dispatch of disaster relief materials. The picture shows a military transport aircraft receiving disaster relief materials from Henan Piaoan Group. Photo by Wang Haiwei

On May 15, Hu Qianghua, an 80-year-old retired cadre of the People's Bank of China's Hubei Songzi Branch, walked tremblingly to the branch's trade union office with the support of his son on crutches to demand relief for the earthquake-stricken areas in Sichuan. He donated 200 yuan and repeatedly asked him to remit his donation as soon as possible. The old man suffers from various diseases and needs care from others for a long time. It is only 500 meters from his home to the branch union office, but it took him 30 minutes. The reporter learned that among the 38 employees of this county-level branch, 15 employees’ family members were laid off and their lives are not well off. However, in this donation, the per capita donation amounted to more than 500 yuan. Such examples abound in Hubei’s financial system.

These days, the Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan has been affecting the hearts of people across the country, as well as the hearts of cadres and workers in Hubei's financial system. On the way to work, in the elevator, and in the cafeteria, many employees burst into tears again and again when talking about the touching scenes in the program "Earthquake Relief, United as One" broadcast live on CCTV. "The people in the disaster area are suffering and grieving; party members and cadres, people's soldiers, police, medical staff and volunteers are rescuing people; apart from working hard to do our jobs and maintain economic and social stability, what else can we do!" and the country Like the people, cadres and workers in Hubei's financial system chose donations as their own way to support the disaster-stricken areas.

After the earthquake in Sichuan, employees of the Wuhan Branch of the People's Bank of China paid close attention to the disaster through television, the Internet and other media. Many employees took the initiative to express their hope to donate money and materials to the organization to support the disaster relief work. Some retired cadres’ family members are anxiously asking where they can donate because their former units have gone bankrupt. On May 14, the Wuhan Branch of the People's Bank of China mobilized urgently and called on all cadres and employees under its jurisdiction to donate to the earthquake-stricken areas in Sichuan. On the same day, the cadres and employees of the Wuhan Branch of the People's Bank of China actively responded to the call and donated a total of 137,450 yuan. Retired cadres and employees who were on business trips entrusted others to donate on their behalf through phone calls. All branches within the jurisdiction also took active action and donated money one after another. There are also some young workers who have asked for help: as long as the organization calls for it, they are willing to join the ranks of volunteers to support people in disaster areas in rebuilding their homes.

In the past two days, leaders at all levels and employees of ICBC Hubei Branch have donated 68,930 yuan in the first batch and 1,076,512 yuan in the second batch. The total donation is more than 1.71 million yuan. Current donations It is still ongoing, and at the same time, employees donated 30,000 ml of blood. Many grassroots business outlets of the bank have also posted warm notices to provide customers with a fast green channel to support and assist disaster areas; some business outlets have also set up charity windows with dedicated personnel to receive donations from citizens; some branches have provided emergency services to an airborne unit overnight. The military emergency fund support plan was launched, and President Xingye gave emergency authorization. Relevant departments were assembled in the shortest possible time and were on standby throughout the night. Their efficient and convenient services were highly praised by the garrison leaders.

All institutions within the jurisdiction of the Hubei Branch of Bank of China took quick action. The branch business department and relevant sub-branches opened a green channel for earthquake relief donations, and posted notices from the China Red Cross Foundation, the China Red Cross Federation, Sichuan Province The Red Cross and other disaster relief donation accounts and hotlines are available to facilitate employees and customers to donate to disaster areas as soon as possible. On the afternoon of May 14, the bank’s employees donated nearly 100,000 yuan to support the disaster-stricken areas. As of press time, donations from branches within the jurisdiction were still in progress.

The director of the Huanggang Banking Regulatory Bureau was on a business trip and entrusted the branch labor union to organize a donation event over the phone and took the lead in making donations. Dozens of employees responded positively and donated generously, with the first batch of 8,600 yuan donated for disaster relief.

Wang Wenjun, deputy director of the Suizhou Rural Credit Union Office, held a family disaster relief meeting and decided to donate all of his wife’s April salary; 1,180 yuan was squeezed out of family living expenses; his 10-year-old daughter also donated her birthday red envelope , the whole family donated a total of 2,200 yuan.

The Hubei Insurance Regulatory Bureau issued an initiative to the province’s insurance industry, calling on the province’s insurance industry to carry forward the spirit of unity and mutual assistance of “when one party is in trouble, all parties will support” and actively carry out emergency fundraising activities for earthquake-stricken areas.

The Hubei Insurance Regulatory Bureau also actively organized 53 cadres and employees in the bureau to donate money and materials to the people in the disaster area. The first batch of donations from the bureau employees totaled 14,750 yuan.

On May 14, at the morning meeting of Wuhan Qingshan Marketing Service Department of Taikang Life Insurance Hubei Branch, when Sister Dong Baozhen came to the stage to donate 200 yuan, many colleagues could not help but burst into tears! Sister Dong’s lover has already She has been seriously ill for four years and relies on regular weekly dialysis treatments to sustain her life. The high medical expenses have dragged her family into debt and misery. But when she saw that the people in the disaster area were in a more life-or-death situation than she was, she did not hesitate to extend a warm helping hand.

Natural disasters are ruthless, but people are affectionate. In the past few days, cadres and workers in Hubei's financial system have donated generously, contributed money with money, and contributed with strength, which fully demonstrated the great national spirit of the Chinese nation's perseverance, unity, and courage to overcome any difficulties and obstacles. At present, they are sticking to their jobs and working silently for the smooth flow of economic blood and social stability and harmony.