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Dr. Jimmy LI
李澤民醫生 (MBChB 1998)

Love for Windsurfing Triggers Opening 對於外科專科醫生李澤民醫生而言，大海是
他放鬆身心、享受海風、呼吸新鮮空氣，以
of Student Sailing Club on Campus 及整理思緒的地方。他笑說：「基本上我挺
熱愛環保，也許亦有點懶，因此，就讓風帆
讓滑浪風帆的熱情蔓延校園 隨風而行吧。」

沉醉滑浪風帆
o r D r. J i m m y L I, t h e s e a Best times in campus involved 李醫生於 1992 年時，與幾位風帆發燒友以幾
represents many things - it is water activities 隻舊船在中大創立了帆船學會，沉醉於風帆
F a place for him to relax, take And he learnt all about sacrifices when 的他現在只要有半天假期、三四個小時，便
in the sea breeze and fresh air and he was a medical student. “I used to 會去玩風帆。由於滑浪風帆需要考慮天氣因
organise his thoughts. “I’m basically an watch others sailing in Tolo Harbour 素，相比其他運動難度更高，挑戰性令李醫
environmentally-friendly person…and from the library but I couldn't go down 生更為著迷。外科醫生忙碌的日程，總是令
a bit lazy too, I guess,” he laughs. “I let to join them. I knew I had to make some 李醫生無法全身投入滑浪風帆，不過他早已
the wind do all the work.” sacrifices. Besides foregoing my leisure 懂得要有所選擇及犧牲，因為病人是最重要
time, I even had to sacrifice spending 的。
When Dr. LI joined CUHK medical school time with my family because I had to
in 1992, he found that the water sports study.” 重中之重
centre only had a staff boat club and a 無論是做醫生還是玩風帆，李醫生認為都必
canoe club but no sailing club. So he, Still, he describes his water activities 須「非常謹慎」及「作最壞準備」：「啟航
together with other sailing enthusiasts, during campus days as being his most 前，我們要謹慎預測，為極端天氣作好準備；
scoured around for old, discarded boats memorable. “I had the best times during 在提供臨床服務以及處理複雜的病例時更應
and repaired them and lo and behold, university days because I used to go
he got himself a sailing club. Needless sailing with students from the other 如是 ! 」
to say, Dr. LI is the founder of CUHK’s faculties. It was great.”
student sailing club.
Important elements: caution and
Windsurfing harder than most sports preparedness
Dr. LI’s love affair with the sea started Two very valuable lessons he picked
years ago when he took up a summer up in medicine and sailing is that one
course in his early teens. These days, has to be very cautious and anticipate
he only indulges in sailing and mostly, difficulties. “For example, before you set
in windsurfing. With windsurfing, he sail, you need to estimate the weather
can take half a day off from work as he conditions. You need to look out for
only needs three to four hours. “I think extreme weather and prepare yourself.
windsurfing is harder than any other Just like in clinical practice, we have to
sports as they don’t have the weather be extremely cautious and well-prepared
to contend with. Sometimes the day when we are treating patients, especially
may look nice and sunny but there is no those with complicated conditions.”
wind,” he explains.
Nowadays if he has time to pry away
He also scuba dives but not as much as from work, he would head to the CUHK
he would like to. His busy schedule as a Water Sports Centre because... “There
surgeon does not offer him much is plenty of parking space, changing
time for windsurfing. “I always place rooms and storage for boats.”
my patients first, then my family. My
personal interests will have to wait. Until Dr. LI says anyone can take up
one is truly retired, one has to make windsurfing…“It isn’t that difficult but
sacrifices.” you must take up a training course first.” Scan to enjoy interview videos:
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