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SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1991

HAVING WORKED IN THE SHA TIN FAMILY SERVICES CENTRE FOR THREE YEARS, MR LEUNG HAD ESTABLISHED A TRUST WITH HIS CLIENTS WHO WERE BESET WITH ALL SORT OF PROBLEMS AND CAME FOR ADVICE OR COUNSELLING.

HE WAS AN IN-TAKE WORKER OF THE CENTRE RESPONSIBLE FOR INTERVIEWING ALL THOSE WHO CAME FOR ASSISTANCE.

MR LEUNG SAID: "I LOVE MY WORK BECAUSE IT DEALS WITH PEOPLE. IN THE PROCESS OF MY WORK, I COME TO REALISE THAT IT IS THE BASIC REQUIREMENT IN LIFE FOR EVERYONE OF US TO HELP OTHERS."

MR LEUNG SAID AT THE OUTSET SOME PEOPLE WERE SURPRISED ΤΟ SEE

AN OUTREACHING SOCIAL WORKER ON WHEELCHAIR.

"BUT VERY SOON, THEY TALKED то ME FRANKLY ABOUT THEIR PROBLEMS, HE SAID.

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FALLING INTO REMINISCENCE. HE RECALLED HIS EXPERIENCES IN TACKLING A MYRIAD OF PROBLEMS LIKE THOSE OF THE ABLE-BODIED.

"NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE. IF THERE'S A WILL, THERE'S A WAY, MR LEUNG SAID.

HE SAID THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, SUCH AS A BUILDING WITHOUT A LIFT, COULD NOT STOP HIM FROM VISITING HIS CLIENTS.

"I CAN SEEK HELP FROM OTHERS. THE PEOPLE HERE IN HONG KONG ARE FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL, HE ADDED.

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MR LEUNG SAID HE NEVER HESTITATED TO ASK FOR HELP.

HE ALSO LOVED TRAVELLING. LAST YEAR, HE VISITED SEVERAL

EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.

MR LEUNG SAID: "I FOUND THE ACCESS TO BUILDINGS, PUBLIC PLACES AND MUSEUMS IN THESE COUNTRIES FAR BETTER THAN THOSE IN HONG KONG.

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HE SAID HE FELT HONOURED TO BE AWARDED. HE SAID: **THIS AWARD SHOULD SHARE WITH MY COLLEAGUES IN SHA TIN FAMILY SERVICES CENTRE BECAUSE WE WORK AS A TEAM. '

HE ALSO SAID HE WOULD SHARE HIS AWARD WITH HIS BELOVED MOTHER.

"THIS IS A WONDERFUL GIFT FOR HER ON MOTHER'S DAY TOMORROW,

HE SAID.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

A PHOTOGRAPH SHOWING THE OFFICER AT WORK WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION IN GIS NEWSROOM.