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Written by: Chen Jiayi
2020-06-20 19:50
Last update date: 2020-06-20 19:50In order to encourage and assist students with mild intellectual disabilities to participate in social work, and to let the business community understand their abilities, the Central Lions Club of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region organized the "First Ten Outstanding Care Student Election" service plan and award ceremony.
Award-winning students said that they will improve their self-confidence after participating in the project, and they would like to help others in the future. The principal described the project as a bridge to connect students with society.
The Central Lions Club of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region held the "First Ten Outstanding Care Student Elections" service plan and awards ceremony to let companies understand the capabilities of students with mild intellectual disabilities and encourage and assist them to join the society. The planned workshop allows students to learn the techniques of visiting elderly people living alone, preparing and distributing masks and other anti-epidemic materials to the elderly. The plan invited 17 special education schools to participate. After evaluation, the conference selected ten outstanding caring students. The winners will be assigned internships to increase future employment opportunities.
Chen Baili, deputy director of the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, who attended the event, said that the plan will let the business community understand the needs of students with mild intellectual disabilities, promote social appreciation and affirm their achievements, and help them integrate into the society. The government will also promote employment opportunities in different sectors for people in need. .
Chen Baili, deputy director of the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, said that he planned to let the business community understand the needs of students with mild intellectual disabilities, and promote social appreciation and recognition of their achievements. (Photo by Chen Jiayi)
The chairman of the conference, Zheng Ganyuan, said that the employment rate of students with mild intellectual disabilities is low, only about 10%, but their abilities are not low after training, and they do not mind repetitive work. They plan to let enterprise employers know and understand them and provide internships And training opportunities for students.
Li Jiaping, one of the top ten outstanding caring students, was enrolled in Sha Tin Public School, where he served as a caring ambassador and captain of the discipline, taking care of students with weak ability. He said that he had never tried visiting the elders before. After participating in the visiting activities, he found that there was no imaginary difficulty in communicating with the elders, and he improved his confidence. In the future, he wanted to continue to participate in volunteer services to help others. He also hoped to join the hotel industry to serve guests. Li Jiaping thanked the foster family and school for support. The adoptive father smiled and agreed that his winning was a Father's Day gift.
The principal of Sha Tin Public School, Wu Yue'e, said that students communicate with different people through the plan and learn to treat others, making them less afraid of strangers than before. Students are no longer only in contact with teachers under the umbrella of the school. Enterprises can recognize the ability of students with mild intellectual disabilities, increase the confidence of employers to hire them, and plan to build a bridge to connect students with society. She believes that students with mild intellectual disabilities are easily bored during the suspension of classes and need to get along with others to maintain correct skills. The planned activities just allow students to get in touch with society.
Momina of Hong Chi Zhang Yuqiong Chenhui School was also selected as one of the top ten outstanding caring students. She from Pakistan said she had encountered many language difficulties. She speaks Cantonese fluently and uses Pakistani at home. She first came to Hong Kong more than ten years ago and did not understand Cantonese. She takes two more Chinese lessons every week at school than local students. Now she is more confident and able to read. Instruments. She is currently pursuing a course on office assistants at the Caritas Vocational Training Center. She has internship opportunities and hopes to engage in related work.
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