Members of Shenzhen Rescue Volunteer, an emergency aid organization, pose for a photo with a mascot of the 2023 Hot Blood Run at the running event’s launch ceremony at Shenzhen Blood Center in Futian District yesterday, World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day. This year also marks the 30th anniversary of Shenzhen’s voluntary blood donation drive. On May 8, 1993, Shenzhen launched the first publicity activity for voluntary blood donation in Dongmen, Luohu District, and received the city’s first blood donor, Zhong Zhenji. Sun Yuchen

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