Conveying care through sign language
- Chris McMillan
- Sep 23, 2024
- 1 min read
China Today
22nd September 2024
Feature. Conveying care through sign language
Editor: huaxia
"Hello! My name is Wanzy. I'm a cat lover," sign language interpreter Wanzy Lo said, placing three fingers horizontally on her face when introducing herself.
This hand gesture represented cat whiskers and the "W" in Wanzy, forming Lo's sign name.
The Hong Kong Society for the Deaf (HKSD) has designated Sept. 18 as Hong Kong Sign Language Day since 2016. Every year around this day, Lo, Sign Language Officer of the HKSD, and her colleagues are busy preparing sign language promotion activities.
On Sunday, a launching ceremony for this year's Hong Kong Sign Language Day was held in a large shopping mall. One of the highlights was teaching the public to create their own sign names.
Sign language interpreters of the HKSD not only convey the meaning accurately, but also capture the essence of the message to increase the "readability".
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