Officers and soldiers of the PLA Macao Garrison participate in the 19th voluntary blood donation activity on March 18./Xinhua Photo
MACAO, Mar. 19 (ChinaMil) -- Over 120 officers and soldiers of the PLA Macao Garrison donated nearly 50,000ml blood during the 19th Commonweal Blood Donation activity organized by the PLA Macao Garrison and the government of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) on March 18. Nearly 1,900 service members have donated approximately 800,000ml of blood to local citizens since the PLA Macao Garrison's deployment in 1999.
解放军驻澳门部队与澳门特区政府18日共同组织第19次公益献血活动，120余名官兵献血近5万毫升。自驻澳门部队进驻以来，已有近1900人次累计为澳门无偿献血近80万毫升。
Senior Colonel Xu Liangcai, Commander of the PLA Macao Garrison, said that the officers and soldiers of the garrison have always regarded Macao as their hometown and Macao compatriots as their families. Every year the garrison troops participate actively in the voluntary blood donation activity.
驻澳门部队司令员徐良才表示，驻军官兵始终视澳门驻地为故乡、把澳门同胞当亲人，每年的无偿捐血活动，广大官兵都踊跃报名、积极参加。
Xu said this year marks the 20th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland and the stationing of the PLA Macao Garrison. The garrison will do its utmost to assist and cooperate with the Macao SAR government to complete major works and tasks and actively participate in and carry out various social welfare activities. The garrison will make new contributions to maintaining Macao's long-term prosperity and stability with practical actions and excellent performance, Xu added.
他表示，今年是澳门回归祖国暨驻军进驻澳门20周年，驻军将竭尽全力协助和配合特区政府完成好重大工作和任务，积极主动参与和开展各类社会公益活动，以实际行动和优异成绩，为维护澳门长期繁荣稳定作出新的贡献。
Li Jingjing, a female soldier at the communication station of the PLA Macao Garrison, entered service in Macao in January, 2019. She said that it is an honor for her to serve in the garrison and witness the prosperous development of Macao. Participating in blood donation is her most sincere blessing to Macao and local compatriots, she said.
驻澳门部队通信执勤站女兵李晶晶今年1月进入澳门服役。她说，能在驻澳门部队服役见证特区的繁荣发展是自己的光荣，参加无偿献血是自己给澳门、给澳门同胞最诚挚的祝福。
The garrison organized a careful blood screening of the registered officers and soldiers one week before the blood donation to ensure the quality of blood. Since the PLA Macao Garrison was stationed in Macao 20 years ago, the garrison troops have actively participated in social welfare activities such as caring for the old and the young, planting trees, and donating blood & money while effectively performing their defense duties in Macao, wining wide praise from Macao compatriots.
据悉，驻军于献血前一周已组织对报名官兵血液进行认真筛查，确保血源质量。驻澳门部队进驻20年来，官兵们在有效履行澳门防务的同时，积极参与澳门慰老爱幼、植树、献血、爱心捐款等公益活动，赢得了澳门同胞的广泛赞誉。
