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Allen Au-yeung

Students from Hong Chi Morninghill School in Tsui Lam cried out in excitement when they entered the grand lobby of the Hong Kong Gold Coast Hotel in Tuen Mun.
To support Operation Santa Claus, the annual charity campaign jointly organised by the South China Morning Post and RTHK, volunteers from the Sino Group of Hotels decided to treat 40 children with special needs to a buffet lunch and to organise a handicraft activity for them.
10-year-old Melody Lee held up a Christmas ornament ball she had put together and said: “I feel very happy today. I love the chocolate cake.”
Lee said she will give the ball to her mother as a Christmas present.
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Classmate Mario Ho Kwok-wai, 9, was busy gobbling up the sushi and turkey on his plate.
“It’s my first time [in the hotel]. It’s huge!” he said.
Lai Mei-ki, the school’s extracurricular activities coordinator, said the field trip to the hotel earlier this month was very beneficial to the growth of her students because it gave them an opportunity to explore new places.

“My students are affected by autism, ADHD or mild cases of Down’s syndrome, and their parents might not take them out to different places often,”said Lai.
“It is nice they have a chance to go out today to learn a little about dining etiquette and experience something new. This is better than learning only in the classroom.”
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William Chow Wing-fai, one of the hotel chefs who prepared the buffet, came out of the kitchen and was happy to see that the food was loved by the children.
“We knew the kids were coming and began to prepare for the buffet three days ago,” said Chow. “As always, the fries and desserts go quickly.”
Oscar Tang Wai-yip, one of the volunteers from the hotel, said he was also happy to see the children enjoy the activities.
To make children happy, Tang said, the golden rule was to “stay happy yourself”.
“If the kids see you smile, they will smile.”


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Students from Hong Chi Morninghill School, (Tsui Lam) having andcraft activity and buffet lunch at the Goldcoast Hotel at Tuen Mun.SCMP/K. Y. Cheng

Students from Hong Chi Morninghill School were treated to a buffet lunch and handicraft activity at the Hong Kong Gold Coast Hotel. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

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