"Society has become increasingly commercialized. It needs more people like Zheng Yilong to help raise people's awareness of their duty to help others."

He Jingxun, a laid-off worker in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, said at the scene of a commemorative activity for Zheng on Monday. Zheng, an armed police officer, lost his life while rescuing a drowning man on Friday.

(China Daily 03/05/2013 page2)