{"id":26263,"date":"2023-01-30T12:03:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T04:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hk-dsa.org.hk\/about\/presidents-message\/"},"modified":"2024-05-31T03:46:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T03:46:38","slug":"presidents-message","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hk-dsa.org.hk\/en\/about\/presidents-message\/","title":{"rendered":"President\u2019s Message"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"26263\" class=\"elementor elementor-26263 elementor-26248\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c643762 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"6c643762\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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improve the quality of life for people with Down Syndrome and other disabilities by nurturing and showcasing their inner potential. We believe that every member has a special place in society. To achieve this goal, we hope to foster a respectable environment where individuals with Down Syndrome and other disabilities, their family members, and professionals can forge dynamic partnerships.<\/p><p>Over the years at The Hong Kong Down Syndrome Association, I have had the great honour of meeting countless kind souls and hearts among our members. The relationship between our association and the members is one of reciprocity, where their infectious joy and high spirits touch each of us and give meaning to the beautiful work we do at our association.<\/p><p>We would like to take this opportunity to express our heartfelt appreciation to everyone who has supported us over the years. Your dedication and unwavering commitment to our cause is invaluable. Our collective goal is to change the way society views individuals with Down Syndrome and foster a culture of diversity and inclusivity.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"meta_wrap\"><div class=\"wgl-testimonials_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hk-dsa.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/VictoriaHead-100x100px-1-60x60.png\" alt=\"Victoria Tang-Owen photo\"  style=\"width: 60px;\"><\/div><div class=\"name_wrap\"><h3 class=\"wgl-testimonials_name\">Victoria Tang-Owen<\/h3><span class=\"wgl-testimonials_position\">President<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President\u2019s Message As the President of The Hong Kong Down Syndrome Association, I am filled with gratitude towards our team, professional staff, frontline staff, committee members, parents, volunteers, donors, and corporate supporters for their dedication and commitment to providing comprehensive services to our members with Down Syndrome and their families, from birth to their senior [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":22552,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-26263","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hk-dsa.org.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hk-dsa.org.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hk-dsa.org.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hk-dsa.org.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hk-dsa.org.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26263"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hk-dsa.org.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26263\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hk-dsa.org.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hk-dsa.org.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}