Operation Santa Claus: decoration workshop icing on cupcake for group of deaf Hong Kong children
- Sixteen deaf children took part in a Christmas cupcake workshop hosted by hotel operator Nina Hospitality at its Nina Hotel Tsuen Wan West
- Youngsters are beneficiaries of the services of SLCO Community Resources, which is one of 16 charities funded by Operation Santa Claus this year
Christmas cheer and merriment filled a grand hotel event hall in Hong Kong on a recent Saturday morning as a group of little guests in festive headgear were having fun learning to decorate cakes.
OSC is an annual fundraising initiative held by the South China Morning Post and public broadcaster RTHK. Since its launch in 1988, OSC has raised HK$369 million to support the Hong Kong community through 338 charitable projects.
The bouncy youngsters were beneficiaries of the services of SLCO Community Resources, which include sign-language education. The organisation is one of 16 charities funded by OSC this year.
“I am very happy. I seldom have the chance to take part in an activity like this,” said 10-year-old workshop-participant Charlotte Law Ho-ching, communicating with the Post with the help of hearing aids and a sign-language interpreter from SLCO.
“It’s fun,” said the girl with a radiant smile on her face and festive reindeer-antler decorations on her head. “We all laughed when a schoolmate put icing on his face.”
The workshop was supported by 18 volunteers, cheerily clad in Santa Claus hats, from Nina Hospitality, including three pastry chefs.
