倫敦市長：沒有華人，倫敦就不是倫敦

平安夜（12月24日）是聖誕節前一天的傍晚和夜晚，爲了紀念耶穌的誕生；和聖誕節一起被視爲是基督教世界和西方社會中最具有文化意義的慶祝活動。

而倫敦市長薩迪克·汗（Sadiq Khan）也在這一天爲大家送上了祝福，並且特別提到了華人對英國尤其是倫敦的貢獻~

Our capital’s greatest strength is our diversity, and ChineseLondoners and visitors make a huge contribution to everythingthat makes London the greatest city in the world – in business, inour public services, culturally and socially.

倫敦最大的優勢是我們的多樣性，在倫敦的華僑華人和遊客爲使倫敦成爲世界上最偉大的城市於各方面都做出了巨大的貢獻——無論是商業、公共服務、文化還是社會等。

It has been an incredibly challenging two years for us all, butI’d like to thank the great contribution of Chinese Londonersduring this time – from those who have come forward to getvaccinated, to the fantastic NHS staff and volunteers getting thevaccine and boosters to people across the capital. We still have along way to go, so I urge everyone to play their part in preventingthe spread of the virus by ensuring they get vaccinated andboosted, and by continuing to wear a facemask on public transportand in shops and indoor venues.

對我們所有人來說，這兩年極具挑戰性，但我要感謝倫敦華人在這段時間裡做出的巨大貢獻——從主動前來接種疫苗的人，到爲整個首都的人們提供疫苗和加強針的英國國家醫療服務體系的工作人員和志願者們。

我們還有很長的路要走，我敦促每個人在防止病毒傳播方面發揮自己的作用，確保大家接種疫苗及加強針，並繼續在公共交通、商店和室內場所佩戴口罩。

London has a proud history of being home to peoplefrom all backgrounds, and the rise of Sinophobia during thepandemic is unacceptable. Discrimination will not be toleratedand I will continue to work with the Met police and engage withcommunity groups to tackle hate crime and provide support tothose victimised.

倫敦有一個值得驕傲的歷史，那就是這裡一直是來自各種文化背景的人的家園。在大流行期間，恐華（Sinophobia）的出現與上升絕不可接受。

歧視不能容忍，我將繼續與倫敦警察局合作，並與社區團體接觸，以解決仇恨犯罪，併爲那些受害者提供支持。

London would not be London without its Chinese communities.

沒有華人社區，倫敦就不是倫敦。

Generations of East Asian Londoners have enrichedevery part of the capital’s society and I will continue to do allI can to celebrate their contribution, provide support where it isneeded and address any concerns communities may have.

在這裡，一代又一代的亞裔豐富了首都的每個部分，我將繼續盡我所能，爲大家的貢獻而慶祝，在需要的地方提供支持，並解決社羣可能有的任何擔憂。