Blind student’s HKDSE results speak volumes for tenacity
Blind student who reads braille with her lips among high achievers
Tsang Tsz-kwan excelled in this year's Diploma of Secondary Education exams.
The student at Ying Wa Girls' College bagged 5** in Chinese, English and liberal studies, 5* in English and Chinese literature and a four in maths.
I have to accept I'm disadvantaged, but I decided to take the challenge whatever the results as I think the most important thing is the courage to face the challenge
Her results may not compare with those of the nine top-scoring students with seven 5** marks, but then Tsang, 20, has been blind from infancy and hearing-impaired since Primary One.
Making her task even more difficult is a lack of sensitivity in her fingers, which means she reads braille with her lips.
She could have been exempted from the Chinese and English listening tests, but decided to do them.
"I have to accept I'm disadvantaged, but I decided to take the challenge whatever the results as I think the most important thing is the courage to face the challenge," Tsang said.
It paid off: she got a four in Chinese listening and 5* in English listening.
