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Manulife Centre holds free seminar on successful learning for children with specific learning disabilities Hong Kong – The Manulife Centre for Children with Specific Learning Disabilities will organize a free seminar for parents, teachers and members of the public on Saturday, November 16, 2002. The seminar will examine the important factors for successful learning to help children with learning difficulties to overcome the hurdles they face. Students who have participated in previous training activities organized by the Manulife Centre will share their learning experiences at the seminar. “About 10 to 20 per cent of Hong Kong’s children suffer from learning disabilities to different extents, but parents and teachers may not recognize the problem and wrongly think of those children as lazy or poor learners,” said Dr. Alice Cheng Lai, Person-in-charge of Manulife Centre for Children with Specific Learning Disabilities at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. “Sound physical and psychological health, good communication and teaching methods, and support and encouragement from parents, teachers and peers, all play critical parts in the process of learning. For children with specific learning difficulties, the importance of these factors is even higher,” said Dr. Lai. During the seminar, students who have participated in previous training activities organized by the Manulife Centre, as well as their parents and teachers, will share their personal experiences with participants to foster an understanding of learning difficulties and ways to overcome them in order to make learning enjoyable and successful. Conducted in Cantonese, the seminar will be held on Saturday, November 16, 2002 at Room FJ301, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Interested parties should contact the Centre staff on 2766 6313 for further details and registration. All seats will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. The Manulife Centre for Children with Specific Learning Disabilities has been sponsored by the Manulife Charitable Foundation since 1999. Its mandate is to assist children with specific learning difficulties, and their parents, teachers and counselors, by studying how to identify children in need of assistance and help them develop to their full potential. The Manulife Charitable Foundation was established in December 1998 by Manulife (International) Limited. It is a non-profit organization to support and promote educational, health and charitable activities for the betterment of public welfare in Hong Kong. About Manulife (International) Limited Manulife (International) Limited is a member of the Manulife Financial group of companies. Manulife Financial is a leading Canadian-based financial services group operating in 15 countries and territories worldwide. Through its extensive network of employees, agents and distribution partners, Manulife Financial offers clients a diverse range of financial protection products and wealth management services. Funds under management by Manulife Financial were Cdn$139.2 billion (approximately HK$684.9 billion) as at September 30, 2002. Manulife Financial Corporation trades as ‘MFC’ on the TSX, NYSE and PSE, and under ‘0945’ on the SEHK. Manulife Financial can be found on the Internet at www.manulife.com. - 30 - For more information, please contact: Helena Lee / Liza Wong Manulife (International) Limited Tel: 2202 1050 / 2510 3105 Fax: 2234 6875 helena_lee@manulife.com or liza_wong@manulife.com |
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