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不過，我真的很感謝手語傳譯員的努力，因為如果沒有他們的話，聽障朋友就可能少一個途徑，可以即時或更加準確地了解立法會發生的一切事情。
I very much appreciate the sign language interpreters for their effort . Without them people with hearing impairment will have one channel less to instantly or more accurately learn about the events in the Legislative Council
一般人可能認為連立法會也提供手語即時傳譯服務，香港的手語發展應該相當理想。
There may be a general misconception that sign language development in Hong Kong is very mature because even the Legislative Council has provided simultaneous sign language interpretation service
但是，事實上，香港手語已經是國際公認的瀕危語言。
But the truth is that the sign language in Hong Kong has been internationally recognized as an endangered language
根據2000年在德國舉行的瀕危語言學會議的決定，現有的語言可以分為7個級別，而香港手語應該最少可以被歸類為第四級別的瀕臨危險的語言。
According to a decision reached at a meeting on endangered languages in Germany in 2000 languages can be divided into seven categories and the sign language in Hong Kong can at least be categorized as at level four endangerment
根據定義，瀕臨危險的語言是指那些使用者大多數是20歲以上人士，而群體內的兒童都不會再學習的語言，香港的手語肯定正朝着這個危機發展。
An endangered language is defined as a language which is used by people mostly older than 20 and the children in the group of people will not learn the language . The sign language in Hong Kong is definitely developing towards the risk of increasing endangerment
根據最新的人口統計數據，香港人口當中有155,000人出現不同程度的聽覺困難，但懂得使用手語的只有大約3,900人，而香港也只有一所聽障兒童特殊學校，有限度地教導手語。
According to the latest demographic data 155 000 people in Hong Kong have a varying extent of hearing difficulty but only about 3 900 people know how to use sign language and there is only one special school providing a limited extent of sign language education for children with hearing impairment
香港絕大部分的聽障學生在融合教育的政策下，都在主流學校與健聽學生一同學習，他們根本沒有機會學習手語。
Under the integrated education policy the majority of the students with hearing impairment in Hong Kong are receiving education in mainstream schools together with normal - hearing students . They simply do not have any opportunities to learn sign language
長此下去，香港的手語只會逐漸消失。
In the long run the sign language in Hong Kong will gradually become extinct
香港和國際社會過去多年一直忽略手語，其實都是基於國際聾人教育會議在1880年通過的一項決議，該決議認為聽障學童應該接受純口語教育和發聲訓練，令他們能夠融入主流社會。
Sign language has been neglected by the Hong Kong and international communities in the past years largely because of a resolution passed in the International Congress on the Education of the Deaf in 1880 . The resolution upheld pure oral teaching and speech training for students with hearing impairment so that they can integrate into mainstream society
結果，各國因此而忽略手語教育，令手語成為次等語言。
Many countries have thus neglected sign language education turning sign language into a second - class language
直到130年後的2010年，國際聾人教育會議正式向所有聽障人士道歉，承認當年作出的決定是錯誤的。
It was not until 130 years later that a formal apology was made in 2010 by the International Congress on the Education of the Deaf to people with hearing impairment which admitted that the resolution made in the past was wrong
到此，手語的地位才正式得到平反。
And the status of sign language was formally reinstated at that point
因此，他們必須使用手語作為其中一種輔助溝通工具。
It is thus necessary for them to use sign language as one of their means to help their communication with others
一位成年後才學懂手語的聽障人士曾經坦言，雖然他在求學階段可以聽到聲音，但在學習過程中根本不太明白老師在說甚麼，默書亦經常不及格。
A person with hearing impairment who acquired sign language after reaching adulthood has shared with me that it was very difficult for him to understand what the teachers were talking at school though he could still hear sounds at that time and he often failed at dictation
由此可見，缺乏手語教育在某程度上，肯定會影響聽障人士獲得參與社會的平等機會。
It is thus evident that to a certain extent deaf people who lack sign language education are less likely to be given an equal opportunity to participate in society
代理主席，我相信加強手語配套，復興手語是議會的共識。但是，在實際操作的層面，我們應該提供大量資源進行適當的配套。
Deputy President I believe revitalizing sign language and strengthening its support are a consensus in this Council but a substantial amount of resources should be provided when putting this consensus into practice
現時合資格的手語傳譯員只有50人，與超過15萬的聽障人士相比，其實完全不成比例，政府當局首要的工作肯定是投放資源加強手語傳譯員的培訓。
At present there are only 50 qualified sign language interpreters which is totally disproportionate to the 150 000 deaf people . Injecting resources in strengthening the training of sign language interpreters should definitely be a priority task of the Administration
另一方面，由於懂手語的聽障人士比例偏低，政府也應該讓所有希望學習手語的聽障學童接受手語訓練，正如現時所有失明學生都享有學習點字的機會一樣。
On the other hand given that the ratio of deaf people who know sign language is relatively low the Government should enable deaf students who wish to learn sign language to receive sign language training just like blind students who are now all given the chance to learn braille
聯合國《殘疾人權利公約》明文規定，殘疾人在言語、文化和教育方面享有平等權利，這公約早在2008年在香港實施，因此政府推動手語肯定是責無旁貸的。
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities expressly states that persons with disabilities shall enjoy equal rights on the language culture and education fronts . The Convention has been in force in Hong Kong since 2008
另一方面，多個國際性非政府機構在1996年通過了《世界語言權利宣言》，肯定了每個人都有學習屬於自己的語言的權利，政府也應該尊重任何語言群體學習其群體本身語言的權利。
The Government is thus duty - bound to promote the development of sign language . On the other hand a number of international non - government organizations endorsed the Universal Declaration of Linguistic Rights in 1996 which considers learning ones own language a right vested to every person and that governments should respect that members of any language community should have the right to learn the language common to the community
香港作為國際級的社會，絕對不能夠在推動手語和聽障人士的平等機會方面落後於人。
As an international community Hong Kong cannot fall behind other communities in promoting sign language and equal opportunities of people with hearing impairment
代理主席，我想問你或局長是否知道如何用手語表達自己的名字？
Deputy President can I ask you and the Secretary if the two of you know how to say your names in sign language?
我們經常介紹自己，但兩位有這麼多人認識，你們懂得用手語向聾啞人士介紹自己嗎？
We frequently need to introduce ourselves . Many people know the two of you but do you know how to introduce yourselves to the deaf - mute using sign language?
我是說，我的手語名字是邵家臻。我支持香港手語爭取成為官方語言，以加入名冊中。
What I am saying is that my name is SHIU Ka - chun in sign language and I support making sign language an official language and its inclusion in the list
這人名叫鮑曼，是猶太人，他是社會學的巨擘。他在本周一離世，享年91歲。
This person is called Zygmunt BAUMAN a Jewish big name in sociology who passed away at the age of 91 on Monday this week
對於當今社會一位相當重要的社會學思想家，為了表示對他的尊敬，我引用他一本書，以與今天的題目掛鈎。他其中一本著作書名為《廢棄的生命》，他研究難民、無家可歸者、外勞和非法移民的處境，他特別探討在全球化下、在高度現代化的社會下，這些不同的難民、無家可歸者、外勞和非法移民如何成為一個社會最底層的人，他們是如何被社會視為無用、可以拋掉、可以廢棄的人。
He is a sociological thinker of great standing in our age and in order to show my tribute to him I wish to relate the debate topic today to one of his books called Wasted Lives Modernity And Its Outcasts . In this book he delves into the situations confronting refuges homeless people foreign workers and illegal immigrants with special emphasis on how globalization and the modernity of society have driven these people down to the lowest social strata and how they have come to be regarded by society as useless people who can be discarded or disposed of
我希望聾人不會是另一種廢棄的生命。
I hope deaf people will not become another kind of wasted lives
香港不會缺乏資源，香港只是會無心。
Hong Kong faces no lack of resources; it only faces heartlessness
聯合國在《殘疾人權利公約》第二十一條、第二十四條及第三十一條中不斷強調手語及聾人的文化有多重要，我亦不需要再多談。
Articles 21 24 and 31 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities repeatedly lay stress on the importance of sign language and a deaf culture . I need not make any repetition here
聾人與香港人一樣，都要有平等的機會去接收資訊，但很可惜，現時有很多資訊的發布，聾人及弱聽人士都接收不到。
Like other Hong Kong people deaf people should also enjoy equal opportunities of receiving information . Regrettably at present deaf people and persons with hearing impairment are unable to receive the information disseminated in many cases
我甚至認為，香港政府認 為現時的故宮文化博物館如此有意義及重要，但可惜當局並無手語翻譯，無法告訴聾人故宮文化有多重要、有多珍貴。
I even think The Government thinks that the Hong Kong Palace Museum is very meaningful and important but the authorities have not provided any sign language interpretation and are thus unable to tell deaf people how important and valuable the Hong Kong Palace Museum is
不過，我認為大家其實都明白手語的重要性，反而在資源方面，我覺得有需要提醒一下。
However I think Members can all see the importance of sign language so I should instead draw their attention to the issue of resources
香港中文大學的手語雙語共融教育計劃於2006年接受賽馬會資助，計劃持續了7年，一直都表示成效十分顯著，並得到本地及國際聾人社群的支持。
The Centre for Sign Linguistics and Deaf Studies of The Chinese University of Hong Kong started the Sign Bilingualism and Co - enrolment in Deaf Education Programme with funding from the Hong Kong Jockey Club in 2006 . The Programme has lasted seven years up to now and they have been saying that the Programme can yield marked success and win the support of deaf communities locally and overseas
這項計劃亦讓失聰學生可以用手語學習，亦培養健聽學生了解聾人的需要，令失聰學生及健聽學生可以互相理解、互相尊重。
The Programme can enable deaf students to learn in sign language and instil in students with normal hearing a willingness to understand the needs of deaf people . In this way deaf students and students with normal hearing can understand and respect each other
2014年，融合教育小組委員會開會討論這項計劃時，有很多同學和家長在立法會門外請願，將400多封來自本地和海外支持計劃的意見書交給教育局，希望教育局能夠撥款資助。
In 2014 when the Subcommittee on Integrated Education met to discuss the Programme many students and parents staged a petition outside the Legislative Council Complex . They presented to the Education Bureau some 400 submissions in support of the Programme from Hong Kong and overseas in the hope that Education Bureau could provide some funding
但是，這項計劃以"成本太高、計劃效益未明"為由，拒絕設立常規撥款。
The Programme has been refused regular funding on the ground of high costs and unclear effectiveness
每年的撥款只不過是100萬元，但這項計劃竟然因為缺錢而輸掉給每年要耗費350億元的"故宮project"這個"大白象"工程。
The funding for the Programme is only 1 million a year but due to shortage of money it has to give way to the Hong Kong Palace Museum a white - elephant project costing 35 billion
如此投放及分配資源，可能真真說明了政府的態度。
Such resource investment and allocation may in fact be an illustration of the Governments attitude
我認為立法會的辯論除了關乎法律外，亦關乎公眾教育。
I maintain that this debate in the Legislative Council is also about public education apart from legal requirements
我希望公眾人士和我一起學習手語。
I hope members of the public can join me in learning sign language
香港手語爭取官方語言，以加入名單上。
Striving to make sign language an official language and include it in the list
希望手語成為官方語言，這是我們的爭取和堅持。
We hope that sign language can become an official language . This is what we fight for and insist
甚至有疑似候選人稱，可利用自己的判斷繞過行政程序、程序公義或既有諮詢工作，因為其決定就是決定，其眼睛就是眼睛，其眼界就是眼界。
All this is disgusting elitism and what I have said just now may well be direct quotes . A probable Chief Executive hopeful has even remarked that based on her personal judgment she can bypass the required administrative procedures procedural justice or long - standing consultation processes because her decision must be the best decision her eyes must be the sharpest eyes and her vision must be the most desirable vision
我覺得，這種剛愎自用的行政長官或行政長官候選人一個都嫌多。
I think even one such Chief Executive or Chief Executive Election candidate is already too many
我覺得他們大可為過往，最少是近年來政府的施政、社會的撕裂而承認錯誤。
I think they may well show penance at least for the governance problems and social division over the past few years
中國古代君主會頒布自我批判的詔書，目的是反省自己過失，以及改變政策，這做法名為"下詔罪己"。
In ancient China monarchs might sometimes issue edicts of self - criticisms with the aim of reflecting on their own mistakes and reversing their policies . Such edicts are called Imperial Edicts for Penitence
漢武帝做過，很多今時今日受人稱讚的帝皇，也曾為自己做錯的政治決定或錯誤政策向天下人下詔罪己。
Emperor Wudi of Han did so and many emperors widely lauded today also issued such edicts to all people of the land for their erroneous political decisions and policies
在二次世界大戰後25年，德國總理威利․勃蘭特在華沙向猶太死難者下跪，為納粹的罪行謝罪。
Twenty - five years after World War II the then German Chancellor Willy BRANDT dropped to his knees before a monument to Jewish victims in Warsaw in a bid to show penitence for the crimes committed by the Nazis
全球媒體沒有藐視他，也沒有嘲笑他，而是寫"德國總理跪下去，德國人民站起來"。
Media around the world neither scorned nor jeered at him and one newspaper even wrote German Chancellor kneels as Germans rise
剛才建制派同事指反對派議員最愛每事反對，但在剛才爭取手語成為官方語言時，他們何嘗不是全部缺席反對呢？
But when the motion on striving to make sign language an official language was discussed just now they were all absent to show their opposition right?
主席，今天討論的議案題目是"對下任行政長官的期望"，讓我們先看看市民對今屆特首最後一份施政報告有何期望。
President the motion topic under discussion today is Expectations for the Next Chief Executive . Let us first look at peoples expectations for the last policy address of the incumbent Chief Executive
經濟通及《晴報》聯合舉辦的網上調查發現，市民最期待特首可增加土地及房屋供應，佔受訪者35%；其次是希望落實全民退保，佔29%。
As revealed by an online poll jointly conducted by ET Net and Sky Post peoples greatest hope is that the Chief Executive can increase land and housing supply . This hope is held by 35 % of the respondents . This is followed by the hope that universal retirement protection can be implemented
我認為這基本反映了市民的普遍願望，亦可從中看到市民對特首的最主要期望。
The rate here is 29 % . I think these figures can basically reflect peoples general aspirations . And they can also let us see peoples main expectations for the Chief Executive
其實香港市民的要求很簡單，便是希望"有瓦遮頭"，讓年老時生活有保障。
Actually the requests of Hong Kong people are very modest . They just want to have a shelter and some livelihood protection in their old age
市民想要一個做實事、可改善他們生活質素的特首。
The Chief Executive that people want is a doer who can improve their quality of living
特首梁振英曾在多個場合提及，土地房屋是本屆政府的"重中之重"，本屆政府冒着"盲搶地"的批評，積極增加土地供應，努力扭轉樓市供求失衡的局面，並推出遏抑樓價的3項"辣招"，包括買家印花稅、雙倍印花稅和調高額外印花稅，令過分熾熱的樓市回穩。
Chief Executive LEUNG Chun - ying has said on various occasions that land and housing is the top priority in the work of the current - term Government . Even at the risk of being criticized for scrambling for land the current - term Government has actively increased land supply and made strong efforts to reverse the imbalance of supply and demand in the property market . It has rolled out three harsh measures to curb the property market including the Buyers Stamp Duty the Double Stamp Duty and the Special Stamp Duty in order to stabilize the overheated property market
政府亦取消勾地表制度，重新掌握土地供應及賣地的主導權，又推行"白居二"政策，活化二手居屋市場。
The Government has also abolished the application list system and regained control over land supply and sales . Besides it has also implemented the policy of extending the Home Ownership Scheme HOS secondary market to white form buyers to revitalize the HOS secondary market
未來10年，公私營房屋的目標總供應量為460,000個單位，當中有280,000個單位是公營房屋，而2012年至2017年的公營房屋單位的預計總落成量為71,273個。
In the coming 10 years the total supply of public and private housing will be 460 000 units 280 000 of which will be public housing units . In 2012 - 2017 the estimated total output of public housing will be 71 273 units
這些措施均足以證明政府有決心解決房屋問題。
All these measures can prove the Governments determination to solve the housing problem
主席，我想指出要解決房屋問題，土地問題是最根本的源頭。
President I wish to point out that the ultimate solution to the housing problem is land supply
例如，未來10年的公營房屋目標供應量是280,000，但即使所有已覓得的土地能如期作建屋用途，也只能建成236,000個公營房屋單位，尚欠興建44,000個公營房屋單位的土地。
For instance the target of public housing supply in the next 10 years is 280 000 units . But even if all identified sites can be used for housing construction as scheduled the number of public housing units that can be constructed will just be 236 000 . There is not yet any land for constructing the shortfall of 44 000 public housing units
洪水橋新發展區、古洞北和粉嶺北新發展區、東涌新市鎮擴展等大型發展計劃，均是未來的房屋和土地供應來源。
Large - scale development plans such as the Hung Shui Kiu New Development Area the Kwu Tung NorthFanling North New Development Areas and the Tung Chung New Town Extension are meant as the sources of land and housing supply in the future
然而，政府每次提出發展計劃，反對派都不顧市民對房屋的殷切需求，以各種理由為反對而反對、推倒計劃，這不但嚴重窒礙了香港的發展，更嚴重影響紓緩住屋需求的進程。
But every time when the Government proposes a development plan the opposition will invariably come up with various excuses say no for the mere sake of saying no and seek to foil the plan regardless of peoples keen demand for housing . This has not only hindered Hong Kongs development but has also seriously impeded the progress of relieving the housing demand
土地和房屋政策並不能一蹴而就，需要有長遠的規劃，經過一段較長時間才能看見成效。
No land and housing policy can achieve any instant results . Long - term planning is required and it will take a long time before the results can be seen
現時的房屋問題是由過去10多年長期積壓的房屋需求，以及房屋供應長期不足所造成。
The present housing problem has actually resulted from the housing demand amassed over the past 10 years and from the perennial shortage of housing supply
我認為無論誰人擔任下任特首，都應延續這善政良策，堅持為香港市民覓地建屋。
I think whoever is to become the Chief Executive should continue with this benevolent policy and persist in identifying lands to construct housing for Hong Kong people
我們要求政府積極增加短期的公屋供應量，以達致3年"上樓"的目標。
We request the Government to actively increase the short - term supply of public housing so as to attain the goal of allocation within three years
另外，我們認為應推出租金津貼計劃作為過渡性支援措施，讓輪候公屋超過 3年，並正以昂貴租金租住私人樓宇的人士能減輕負擔。
Besides we maintain that a rent allowance scheme should be implemented to provide bridging assistance so that people who have waited more than three years for public housing and who are paying exorbitant private residential rents can be given relief
政府亦應優化置業階梯，一如我曾多次提出，增建居屋並重新推行夾心階層住屋計劃和租者置其屋計劃，令更多有需要市民受惠。
The Government should also improve the home acquisition ladder . As I have repeatedly proposed more HOS flats should be constructed and the Sandwich Class Housing Scheme and the Tenants Purchase Scheme should be re - launched to benefit more people in need
另外，九龍東是長者人口比例最高的地區，大家都很關心退休保障的問題，長者的感覺往往是退休後要為生活擔憂，何時才能有退休保障，令退而無憂呢？
Also Kowloon East is the area with the highest proportion of elderly people . We are all very concerned about retirement protection because elderly people all feel that they must worry about their life after retirement . When can retirement protection be provided to rid elderly people of any worry after retirement?
民建聯一直支持盡快落實全民退保，並要求讓有需要的長者獲得更高保障。
The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong DAB has always supported the expeditious implementation of retirement protection and asked for the provision of more protection for needy elderly people
在全民退保未落實前，長者現時只能依靠"生果金"和長者生活津貼。
Before any universal retirement protection is implemented elderly people can only depend on the fruit grant and the Old Age Living Allowance OALA
民建聯要求調低至65歲便可免審查領取"生果金"，並調高"生果金"和長者生活津貼的金額。
DAB requests that the eligibility age for the non - means tested fruit grant should be lowered to 65 and the rates of the fruit grant and OALA should be increased
最近，我在地區發起簽名運動，單單在觀塘區便在1星期內收集到超過4,000個簽名，由此可見市民對此有強烈的訴求。
I have recently organized a signature campaign in the districts and in Kwun Tong alone more than 4 000 signatures were collected in one week . This can show the strong demand of people in this regard
我希望政府能從善如流，盡快改善現有制度，並希望全民退保得以早日落實。
I hope that the Government can heed peoples advice and improve the existing system quickly . I also hope that universal retirement protection can be implemented as early as possible
特首梁振英的任期即將屆滿，我們不得不承認，他是一個親民的特首，也是一個關顧民生的特首，更是一個有魄力、肯做實事的特首。
The term of Chief Executive LEUNG Chun - ying is already coming to an end . We must admit that he is a people - oriented Chief Executive with a heart for peoples livelihood . He is also a Chief Executive of action and enterprise
這種對人不對事、盲目反對的情緒宣泄，並非優質民主的體現。
Such personal attack and venting of irrational negative sentiments are definitely not a manifestation of quality democracy
主席，我想指出下屆政府不管由誰擔任特首，反對派仍會為反對而反對，而且破壞行動會越演越烈。
President I wish to point out that no matter who becomes the next Chief Executive the opposition will still oppose for the mere sake of opposing and their destructive actions will only escalate
我希望下任特首是一個有承擔、有魄力的人，是一位政綱和能力俱佳的特首，更重要的是要無懼反對派的叫囂和挑釁，堅持善政良策。
I hope that the next Chief Executive will be person with commitment and enterprise a Chief Executive backed by a sound political platform and governing competence . More importantly he or she must hold onto all the benevolent policies defying all the cries and provocations of the opposition
代理主席，我支持今天這項"爭取手語成為香港官方語言"的議案。
Deputy President I rise to express support for the motion on Striving to make sign language an official language of Hong Kong today
我剛才聽到有同事表示擔心，如果實施這項政策，在資源方面會出現問題。
Just now I heard some Members express a worry the worry that the implementation of this policy may give rise to resource problems
我想在此跟大家解釋香港在過去10多年落實無障礙通道 的過程，大家便會明白先訂立法例，加上社會以至政策配合，便有可能讓殘疾人士過獨立生活。
Here I wish to explain to Members the process of materializing barrier - free access in the past 10 years or so in Hong Kong so as to enable Members to understand that the enactment of legislation followed by social and policy support can make it possible for persons with disabilities to live an independent life
我在此先申報，我曾獲委任為屋宇署無阻通道諮詢委員會的委員，因此我有相關經驗，亦了解在過程中遇到的困難和有何解決方法。
Here I first declare that I was once appointed a member of the Advisory Committee on Barrier Free Access under the Buildings Department BD . So I have the relevant experience and I also understand the difficulties in the process and how they can be overcome
在1948年通過的《世界人權宣言》已訂明，人人有資格享有當中所載的一切權利和自由。
Adopted in 1948 the Universal Declaration of Human Rights already stipulates that everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth therein
當中有7項公約，其中之一是《殘疾人權利公約》。
There are seven conventions one of which is the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
中國是《公約》的締約國，因此《公約》適用於香港。
China is a signatory to the Convention so the Convention also applies to Hong Kong
《公約》第九條提及要創造一個無障礙的社會，當中訂明殘疾人士應能夠獨立生活和充分參與生活的各個方面。
Article 9 of the Convention discusses the need to build a barrier - free community . It states that persons with disabilities should be able to live independently and participate fully in all aspects of life
主席，今天非常遺憾，沒有教育局的官員在席。
President it is rather regrettable that no public officers from the Education Bureau are present at todays meeting
我相信，在聽障兒童教育，特別是現時的融合教育方面，手語是一個非常重要 的課題。
I believe that as far as the education for children with hearing impairment is concerned in particularly integrated education sign language is a very important subject
為何教育局的官員可以不出席呢？
Why public officers from the Education Bureau failed to attend todays meeting?
我稍後的發言主要涉及教育方面的問題，我不知道稍後列席的官員可否代表教育局回答。
Later on I will focus on the education aspect in my speech . I do not know if the public officer who is present today can reply on behalf of the Education Bureau
不過，我相信是不可以的。
Nevertheless I believe he cannot
在這情況下，我們今天的討論便變成沒有最重要的聽眾在場。
For this reason it now turns out that the most important audience are absent in todays debate
主席，有關"爭取手語成為香港官方語言"的問題，我希望先作出兩點澄清，第一，我們所說的是"爭取"，這當然是有其過程的。
President with regards to the question of Striving to make sign language an official language of Hong Kong I hope I can clarify two points in the very first place . Firstly as to striving that we are talking about of course it will go through a process
我們現在不具備條件，但應要爭取這條件的出現；第二，我們爭取手語成為官方語言，並不代表放棄口語。
At present we do not have the necessary conditions but we should strive to secure the condition . Secondly the fact that we strive to make sign language an official language does not mean that we will forsake spoken language
很多聽障學生在小時候同樣可以學習口語，亦有很多成功的例子。
A lot of students with hearing impairment can learn spoken language at a younger age and there are successful examples
手語和口語，在聽障學童中應相輔相成、並行不悖，而手語仍是重要的。
Sign language and spoken language may complement one another . They are not mutually exclusive . And sign language is still very important
對不少旁觀的健聽人士而言，手語可能只是聾人的一種對話形式。
To many people with normal hearing sign language is perhaps only one way of conducting dialogues among the deaf
但是，我們旁觀是一回事，他們進行溝通時，這便是他們溝通的語言。
However being a bystander is one thing communicating with them is another because this is their language for communication
原來大部分聽障學生都在主流學校就讀。
It turns out that the majority of students with hearing impairment are studying in mainstream schools
根據教育局提供的數據，2015年至2016年，在公營主流中學和小學就讀的聾人或弱聽學生多達670人。
According to the figures provided by the Education Bureau from 2015 to 2016 as many as 670 deaf students or students with hearing impairment were studying in publicly - funded mainstream secondary and primary schools
究竟他們能否獲得適切和充足的支援呢？
Have they received appropriate and adequate support?
這些問題都可以透過適切的支援，向聽障人士提供合適的幫助來解決。
Yet all of these problems can be rectified by the provision of appropriate support and help to people with hearing impairment