DSE puts on the list｜Discrimination on long and short feet Chen Zhiheng uses his efforts to overcome his disability and obtains conditional admission to the university

The DSE Secondary School Diploma Examination was released this Wednesday (21st). Chen Zhiheng, a recent candidate from the Hong Kong Yao Energy Association Jockey Club Tian Qi Ling School, suffered from mild spastic paraplegia since childhood and was discriminated against by his peers when he was a child.

Although the road to reading is full of thorns, it has not hindered him from pursuing his own path and constantly accepting challenges.

Taking the DSE exam under the epidemic situation is even more difficult for students with disabilities. Zhiheng reminds himself from time to time to concentrate on reviewing books and bluntly said that "the epidemic is the most test for self-care ability."

He has now obtained a conditional admission for the Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Business Management from the City University College of Technology. He has obtained 33,222 and accumulated more than 15 points to qualify for admission.

Chen Zhiheng, a recent candidate of the Hong Kong Yao Energy Association Jockey Club Tian Qi Ling School, suffered from mild spastic paraplegia since childhood. His long and short feet also made it difficult for him to balance when walking.

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Difficult to balance while walking Discrimination in elementary school

Zhiheng suffered from hypoxia in the brain when he was born, and suffered from mild spastic paraplegia since childhood. His long and short feet also made it difficult for him to balance when walking. Therefore, he suffered frequent injuries when he was a child and needed to go to the hospital frequently. "From the age of one to nine years old. At the time, I will do rehabilitation training at Shenzhen Children's Hospital."

He was born in the Mainland and completed elementary school in a mainstream school in the Mainland. However, because of discrimination by his peers, his mother finally decided to let Zhiheng come to Hong Kong to study. Tell me whether it can be normal", "You have a problem with the microphone on your foot".

Although he was discriminated against, Zhiheng was not discouraged because of it. "Maybe he doesn't understand it, as if we have disabled people who need help."

Learn English pronunciation by watching the NBA stadium every day

After he came to Hong Kong to study, Zhiheng was able to get along with his classmates who were also disabled. "Students who can walk in the Mainland get along with them." At Tian Qiling School, he felt that he was no longer a "heterogeneous" and would help him in need from time to time. Classmates.

In addition, Zhiheng, who has been studying in the mainland since he was a child, has also become a major challenge for him. However, he has continued to fail repeatedly and has cultivated a lot of unique reading experience.

Zhiheng bluntly said that the most important thing is "I am willing to practice hard." In order to improve the pronunciation of English and Chinese, he often listens to the pure English pronunciation and watch Chinese and English news reports.

Because he was deeply influenced by his father, ball sports became his interest, so while watching the NBA stadium, he would listen to the English narration, "In the brain of the interview and scare the translation (narration)", and learn the English accent of the narration.

In terms of writing, he said, "Look at English articles, look up the dictionary for unclear new words, and copy down channels."

Teacher Wang, who is also a Chinese teacher, mentioned that every time he receives Zhiheng's work, he will be pleasantly surprised. "(In the text) there are many metaphors and four-character words, which are high-level works."

I once planned to return to mainstream school and was finally convinced by my family

Zhiheng's study path is full of thorns. He wanted to return to mainstream schools to continue to high school during the third period, but was persuaded by his family that he should "train in a non-mainstream school environment and then go back again because there are so many unknown Respond."

During the anti-amendment incident in 2019, Zhiheng once returned to the Mainland to enter high school.

Any teacher who was the class leader in junior high school mentioned that "Zhiheng experienced different struggles when he was growing up, and he had a lot of ideas to plan his own future." In the end, "I feel that the time (Hong Kong) is coming back again."

Zhiheng mentioned that he once planned to complete the sixth form and enter a higher education in the Mainland, but his relatives and friends told him, "Do you know how difficult the domestic college entrance examination is?" After careful consideration, he finally decided to return to Hong Kong to continue his education.

Teacher Wang also mentioned that while he was studying in the Mainland, the school teachers continued to keep in touch with him. After returning to Hong Kong, the teachers in all subjects also "helped the channel back (learning progress)", so there was no big problem in connection.

She also said that Zhiheng's scores in both Chinese and English subjects are very good, but because of the impact of his illness, he is relatively difficult in logical thinking. Good at mathematics.

Zhiheng loves chess and participates in different chess exchange activities from time to time. He is now an amateur Level 4 chess player.

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Love chess and become an amateur four-level chess player

Although he was born with a disability, Zhiheng did not limit himself to this. He loves chess and participates in different chess exchange activities from time to time. He is now an amateur Level 4 chess player.

In the summer of 2018, Zhiheng tried to fly alone to Hainan Island to participate in an exchange meeting. "I met friends with the same interests in training". The process of catching chess made him calmer than ever when he faced failure.

Under the epidemic no longer do cross-border students stay in Hong Kong to fight the diploma exam

The diploma exam list is about to be released. This year, many students have spent their school time in the epidemic. Zhiheng said that their emotions have also been affected by the epidemic. "There is less time in class and less time to study books. I have to force myself to study hard." To put it bluntly, "the epidemic is the most tested for self-care ability."

During the suspension of classes, he reminded himself from time to time to concentrate and review the most confident subjects.

Zhiheng, who has lived in Shenzhen for a long time, was originally a cross-border student. However, in order to meet the Diploma Examination and the epidemic, he decided to stay in the school dormitory in Hong Kong. From time to time, the teacher also tutored him in mathematics that he was not good at in his spare time.

Zhiheng expects that the score of the diploma can reach 11-19 points. Among them, the Chinese and English subjects are the most confident and expect to achieve grades 4 to 5.

He has been conditionally admitted to the Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Business Management from the City University College. He is eligible for admission if he has obtained 33222 and accumulated 15 points or more.

Although he is preparing to enter a mainstream university, Zhiheng is not worried about not being able to adapt. "You have to face the new environment. The only thing you can do is to adapt to the environment, not the environment to adapt to you." He is interested in language learning and expects. During my university career, I can learn different foreign languages, such as Spanish and Japanese. I also look forward to having the opportunity to communicate in foreign countries and broaden my knowledge.

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