In order to broaden the vision of the rehabilitation service field, and improve the service quality and professional ability of the organization. From May 27 to 31, the President of the General Assembly, Ms. Fatima Ferreira, Chairman of the Management Committee, Mr. Chan Choi Fat, Vice-Chairman of the Management Committee, Mr. Wong Hou, Director, Ms. Chau Wai I, Executive Manager, Ms. Cheok Man I, Project Manager Creative Art Studio, Ms. Chau Wai Peng, Manager of Pou Lei Center, Ms. U Chin Ieng, Assistant Manager of Pou Lei Centre, Ms. Chui Ngou Cheng and Project-in-charge of head office, Ms. Wong Hio Tong, a delegation of 9 people attended the 2024 Rehabilitation International Spring Executive Committee meeting held in Qingdao and visited different local service units to exchange and learn about rehabilitation services.
Our delegation visited the University of Rehabilitation Science, Qingdao Chenxing Experimental School, and Haier Science and Technology Museum, accompanied by the Vice-president of the Qingdao Disabled Persons Federation, Mr. Song Zong Tao, and a member of the International Department of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation (Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan Affairs Office), Ms. Yu Xiao Yun. Delegates also visited Jimo The Disabled Tuoyang Service Center, and were deeply impressed by the level of care and appropriate support to the disabled people from the government in all aspects.
As a member of Rehabilitation International and the Asia Pacific Secretariat, our president, Ms. Fatima Ferreira, is also the Deputy Vice-president of the Executive Committee of Rehabilitation International Asia Pacific region. This trip to Qingdao is mainly to attend the 2024 Rehabilitation International Spring Executive Committee meeting. The meeting brought together the executive committee from Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Arab region, and the Asia Pacific region, and the President of Rehabilitation International, Madam Zhang Haidi attended the scene and delivered a speech. Mr. Cheng Kai, President of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation, Mr. You Liang, Vice president of China Disabled Persons’ Federation, Ms. Zhang Hui, deputy secretary of Qingdao Municipal Committee, and Mr. Wang Wei, deputy secretary of the University of Rehabilitation Science also attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches.
The Rehabilitation International Executive Committee held in the newly built University of Rehabilitation Science is of far-reaching significance. Since the China Disabled Persons’ Federation proposed the concept of building a rehabilitation university in 2015, the project has been included in important documents such as the National 13th Five-Year Plan. As the first university named “Rehabilitation” in China, the University adheres to interdisciplinary and takes rehabilitation science as the core. We have the honor to witness the whole process of the University from conceptual design, planning, and foundation to completion in the past ten years, and the unveiling ceremony of the University of Rehabilitation Science for the “Rehabilitation International Global Collaboration and Research Center” and the “Rehabilitation International Global Autism Research Center” at this conference. We sincerely appreciate the University will cultivate and deliver more rehabilitation talented personnel, and also proud that China and the China Disabled Persons’ Federation have made great contributions to the cause of rehabilitation.
On this trip, we are honored to have a meeting with Mr. Cheng Kai, President of China Disabled Persons’ Federation, Mr. You Liang, Member of the Party Group and Vice President of China Disabled Persons’ Federation, Ms. Xu Ling, Deputy Director of the International Department of China Disabled Persons’ Federation (Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Office), Ms. Yang Hong, Deputy Director of the International Department of China Disabled Persons’ Federation (Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Office), Shen Xiaoyong, member of the Party Group and Vice President of Shandong Disabled Persons’ Federation, the Deputy Secretary of the Interim Party Committee of University of Rehabilitation Science, Mr. Wang Wei, Deputy Secretary of the Interim Party Committee and Executive Deputy Leader of the Leading Group of the University of Rehabilitation Science, Ms. Zhang Hui, Deputy Secretary of the Qingdao Municipal Party Committee of Shandong Province, Mr. Li Yingjie, Minister of the Publicity, Culture and Sports Department of Shandong Disabled Persons’ Federation and Ms. Yu Xiaoyun, cadre of the International Department of China Disabled Persons’ Federation (Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Office). At the meeting, the delegation reported in detail the progress of Rehabilitation International’s affairs in the Asia Pacific region, shared the development process of rehabilitation services in Macao, and actively told the story of Macao, showing that the MSAR Government has taken care of the needs of people with disabilities in all aspects through different policies and measures, demonstrating the special care and attention of the MSAR Government and our organization for people with disabilities. Through this meeting, we learned that the country has provided solid legal protection and social support for persons with disabilities through the implementation of laws and regulations such as the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Protection of Persons with Disabilities and the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Construction of a Barrier-Free Environment.
In the near future, the organization hopes that the higher education institutions and social service groups in Macau can establish cooperative relationships with the University of Rehabilitation Science. Through co-organizing exchange programs or study groups, we will jointly cultivate rehabilitation talents, share experience, and resources, give full play to the advantages of “one country, two systems”, seize the valuable opportunities brought by the advanced experience and wisdom of national rehabilitation services, and enhance Macao’s role in rehabilitation. Professional capabilities in the field will inject new vitality into the rehabilitation industry in Macao, while actively responding to social challenges such as the aging population and promoting continuous innovation and high-quality development of rehabilitation services.
