ED staff awarded for good service
The good service of 10 staff of the Education Department, five of them members of the Psychological Services (Professional Support) Section, paid off when they received the staff incentive awards.
In a presentation ceremony, Senior Assistant Director of Education, Mr Hsu Show-hoo, praised the award winners for their outstanding performance.
The group winners comprised three educational psychologists, Mrs Wong Chiu Man-chong, Mrs Ng Shing Pui-ying and Mrs Lucinda Wong Leung Sai-man, and two educational counsellors, Miss Judy Wong Chi-tack and Mrs Chan Hui Siu-king.
They were recommended for their services rendered to the students and teachers at THKCWC Fung Yiu King Memorial Secondary School after the Pat Sin Leng disaster.
Mrs Wong Chiu Man-chong said: "We worked out a preliminary plan on the day of the tragedy and visited the school the next day. We assess the need of the school and conduct debriefing sessions for all teachers to help them in handling their grief and emotions.
"Bereavement counselling and on-site supportive services were also rendered."
Miss Wong Chi-tack said: "Now we still maintain a close working relationship with the school and visits are paid to pick up cases with delayed reaction.'
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Their commitment and positive attitude towards work were highly commended by their section head.
They were awarded a certificate of merit showing their names and photo-stands with the logo of the department.
For the other five awardees, they were each presented with a meritorious certificate and a watch embossing with the department's logo.
They were Education Officer of Belilios Public School, Mr Lau Kwok-kee; Assistant Education Officer of Helen Liang Memorial Secondary School (Sha Tin), Mr Leung Kim-hung; Clerical Officer I of NTHYK Southern District Secondary School, Mrs Tsang Leung Shuet-fun; Clerical Officer I of Central and Western District Education Office, Mr So Siu-wing; and Workman II of Advisory Inspectorate Division's General Office, Mr Lee Tat-cheong.