(1 May 2011)
Hong Kong - 30 April 2011
1. Wide of Hong Kong Airlines female crew members in uniform during martial art Wing Chun class
2. Crew members practising defence technique
3. Crew members practising
4. Low angle of crew members practicing defence technique
5. Various of crew members practicing defence technique
6. Wide of flight attendant trainee Royce Lam punching pads
7. SOUNDBITE (Cantonese) Royce Lam, Flight attendant trainee:
"We won't attack our passengers, we would talk to the passengers to make them relax. I don't think we will attack the passengers with Wing Chun. For some typical situation, it can help us to protect ourselves as well, as other passengers."
8. Wing Chun instructor, Katherine Cheung, showing a trainee a defence technique
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Katherine Cheung, Wing Chun instructor :
"Okay, because the first reason is Wing Chun was designed for women, it was designed by a woman for women, and the second reason is because Wing Chun can be used in a confined space. Like some other martial arts use very big movements, it would be really difficult to do it in that space."
10. Various of flight attendant trainees practicing hand movements
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Eva Chan, Hong Kong Airlines spokesperson :
"In some case for the passenger, or drunk passenger or aggressive passenger or even uplifting any heavy luggage for cabin crew, if they know how to use their strength appropriately, probably they can apply Wing Chun or their body fitness to their job easier, or more smooth in some case."
Hong Kong - 21 April 2011
12. Various of passengers in the departure hall in Hong Kong International Airport
STORYLINE :
A Hong Kong airline has recommended all new flight attendant trainees take martial arts classes to help them to handle unruly passengers.
One such class suggested by Hong Kong Airlines is for Wing Chun, a style of Kung Fu used in close-range combat.
Wing Chun classes are part of the training given to the airline's newly recruited cabin crew members and have been on offer since March 2011. The training is also open to other staff members on a voluntary basis.
Flight attendants are taught different self-defence techniques as part of their training.
One new crew member, Royce Lam, said she never imagined martial arts training would be part of her job.
Lam said she thought Wing Chun would be useful when she needed to protect herself, as well as other passengers, in an emergency situation.
Wing Chun instructor, Katherine Cheung, said the martial art was suitable for flight attendant trainees for a variety of reasons.
"Wing Chun was designed for women, it was designed by a woman for women, and the second reason is because Wing Chun can be used in confined spaces. Like some other martial arts use very big movements, it would be really difficult to do it in that space."
Spokesperson for Hong Kong Airlines, Eva Chan, said the training would help to enhance the general fitness of crew members as well as helping them deal with unruly passengers.
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