HSBC supports HK's first one-stop service for dyslexic students

The Hongkong Bank Foundation supports the renovation of a learning and development centre for dyslexic students with a sizeable donation of HK$3.7 million, providing Hong Kong with the first one-stop service meeting the needs of some 1,000 dyslexic students and their parents in the community every year. At HSBC, our community investment funding in education focuses on disadvantaged children, including the dyslexic students who lack support in Hong Kong.

This new centre - The Society of Boys' Centres Hongkong Bank Foundation Learning Development Centre, is the first-ever centre to offer a curriculum-based Chinese language dyslexic service.

"The programmes organised by the Centre not only provide training to students on writing and sentence structure, but also to the parents to empower them to be the trainers at home. The cooperation between parents and schools greatly improves the learning progress of my son. The instructors of the Centre are very patient and professional which also enhance my son's confidence in learning."

Kwan Kan Sang
Parents of dyslexic student

"It's now much easier for me to learn a new vocabulary. It's funny to compose a story with many vocabularies."

Wong Ngo Hang
Dyslexic student

Details of the Centre

Scope of services	Provide assessment for students by educational psychologists to identify children¡¦s needs and difficulties at an early stage so that appropriate support and adaptation can be arranged. Organise student training groups, individual training, child-parenting groups, as well as counselling on a regular basis. Organise training for mainstream school teachers and parents to provide services for students with dyslexia.
Opening hours	Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Address	44 Shing Tak Street, Tokwawan, Kowloon
Contact person	Irene Siu, Project Officer, Society of Boys' Centre
Enquiry hotline	(852) 8200 3522
Fax	(852) 2624 7111
Email	lds@sbc.org.hk
Website	http://www.sbclds.org.hk

About dyslexia

Dyslexia is a learning disability that is primarily associated with written language, and particularly reading.
Research revealed that as many as one ten school-aged children in Hong Kong have learning disabilities, and dyslexia is the most common disorder found among them.

Last modified date: June 2009

Vincent Cheng, Chairman, HSBC in Asia-Pacific and Teresa Au, HSBC's Head of Corporate Sustainability Asia Pacific Region enjoy the game on literacy training with students.

Vincent Cheng, Chairman, HSBC in Asia-Pacific and Teresa Au, Head of Corporate Sustainability Asia Pacific Region enjoy the game on literacy training with students.

The instructor of the Centre trains the students to recognise vocabulary patiently.

Different games and tools are used to enhance the students' interest in learning.

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There is a very long list of very successful people who have the gift of dyslexia. However, my young friends, unfortunately not everyone realises just yet that what you have is a gift. Do not let anyone - whether it be a naughty classmate or an impatient teacher or even someone in your own family - tell you otherwise.
Vincent Cheng
Chairman, HSBC in Asia-Pacific
offered the students a word of encouragement
at the opening ceremony of the Centre