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THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1989

WHEN

9

1964 KNOWLEDGE IN

MRS WU'S CAREER IN THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT BEGAN IN SHE WAS RECRUITED AS AN INSTRUCTOR FOR HER HANDICRAFT.

DEAF CHILDREN. IN

AGE BECAME

THE

THE WONG

TAI

SHE WAS AT FIRST RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAINING 1981, WHEN EDUCATION OF DISABLED CHILDREN OF SCHOOL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SHE JOINED SIN DAY ACTIVITY CENTRE.

HERE SHE TEACHES TRAINEES COMPRISING BOTH MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PEOPLE.

PHYSICALLY

AND

UNDER HER INSTRUCTIONS IN THE PAST 25 YEARS, MRS WI HAS NUMEROUS DISABLED PEOPLE TO REGAIN THEIR CONFIDENCE

HELPED

DEPENDENT ON OTHERS.

AND BECOME LESS

SAID:

*THE FEELING

THROUGH A SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, MRS WU DISABLED TRAINEES ARE OFTEN EMOTIONALLY UNSTABLE BECAUSE OF A OF INFERIORITY, TIMIDITY AND LONELINESS SO WE, AS INSTRUCTORS, BE CONSIDERATE AND LOVING IN ORDER TO HELP THEM LEARN A SKILL.

MUST!

THAT

THE OFFICER-IN-CHARGE OF THE CENTRE, MR MA SIU-KAY, NOTED WITH LOVE AND PATIENCE, MRS WU HAD BUILT UP A HARMONIOUS WITH THE TRAINEES.

RELATIONSHIP

"I

SHE FULLY UNDERSTANDS THE CLOSELY WITH FELLOW COLLEAGUES IN SUITABLE TO THEIR NEEDS," SHE SAID.

TRAINEES' CAPABILITIES AND MAPPING OUT TRAINING

WORKS PLANS MOST

TO

FROM

SEVERE MENTALLY VOCATIONAL. TRAINING

THE CENTRE PROVIDES DAY CARE FOR MODERATE DISABLED PERSONS WHO ARE UNABLE TO BENEFIT OR SHELTERED WORK.

THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS TO DEVELOP THE LIMITED CAPABILITIES OF THE TRAINEES TO ENABLE THEM TO BE MORE INDEPENDENT IN LIVES, TO TEACH THEM BASIC PRACTICAL AND SOCIAL SKILLS, THEM DEVELOP WORK HABITS AND MANUAL DEXTERITY WITH A VIEW TO SHELTERED WORK STANDARDS.

THEIR DAILY AND ΤΟ HELF REACHING

MRS WỤ WAS AWARDED THE CIVIL SERVICE LONG SERVICE TRAVEL LAST YEAR AND, TOGETHER WITH HER FAMILY, SHE WENT TO CANADA ΤΟ HER SON WHO WAS STUDYING COMPUTERS THERE.

THIS YEAR. SHE WAS AWARDED THE BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS LIST.

AWARD VISIT

IN THE

MRS WU SAID SHE AND HER FAMILY FELT HONOURED AND THE AWARD, A FEELING WHICH WAS ALSO SHARED BY HER COLLEAGUES TRAINEES.

THRILLED BY

AND

MRS WU HAS A HAPPY FAMILY. HER HUSBAND, WHO IS ALSO DEAF DUMB, IS A SUCCESSFUL SALESMAN WHILE HER DAUGHTER STUDIES AND IS NOW WORKING.

HAS

AND

COMPLETED

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