Be strong Fiji.

That is the message from youths in Hong Kong to their peers affected by Hurricane tomas.

Young Peoples Concerned Network President Peter Waqavonovono who is currently in Hong Kong for the Global Issues Network Conference 2010, this morning told Fijivillage that when he got up to speak, many of the delegates were moved at what happened in Fiji, saying that they could picture what it was like to lose their school and all their school stationery.

He added since speaking last week, he had been receiving calls from people and the Hotel who wanted to make donations.

He also spoke of an incident yesterday where he went up to his room and saw that there were 3 boxes with a card on the box saying be strong Fiji.

Waqavonovono said he was moved by what the young 15 to 18 year olds in Hong Kong were doing especially since many of them had never been to the country.

He added that the youths have dropped off school bags, pencil cases, stationery and even exercise books for the children affected in the North and outer islands.

In one case, 17 year old Selina Cheng wrote in a letter attached to a plastic bag containing stationary, “Hope you have enough weight limit for your luggage ........please send our most sincere greetings to the people of Fiji”.

The stationary and exercise books will go towards the ‘I CARE’ campaign that ends this weekend.