CHANGING PERCEPTIONS

Greater public involvement in the activities of the Hong Kong Down Syndrome Association is a key goal of its new president, Victoria Tang-Owen. She and her husband, Christopher, tell Marianna Cerini of their plans

Nathan Leung has Down syndrome, but hearing him talk about his Friday night plans—pizza, then bowling with friends—he sounds just like any 19-year-old. The King George V pupil, who graduates this year, loves bowling. He’s also into juggling, listening to Justin Bieber and, well, posing for the camera. We’re shooting him with four others who also have the genetic disorder—Lam Kwok-wai, 38, Coco Yip, 31, Yung Yan-yee, 13, and Chu Po-i, 2—and it’s clear right from the start that the teenager is very much at ease in the limelight. “Take one more,” he instructs our photographer. “This time of me turning my back to the camera and looking sideway. Mysterious.” Seconds later, Victoria Tang-Owen, the new president of the Hong Kong Down Syndrome Association (HKDSA), walks on set and Nathan…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2018

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