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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=新細明體><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:PMingLiU;font-weight:bold'>Asia
Signopedia is an on-line knowledge base on Natural Sign Languages of the Asia
Pacific Region jointly developed by the Department of Linguistics and Modern
Languages, and the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering of the
Chinese University of Hong Kong. The website is developed under the sponsorship
from Microsoft Research Asia and managed by the <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Centre
for Sign Linguistics and Deaf Studies</st1:PersonName> of the <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Chinese</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:place w:st="on">Hong Kong</st1:place>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:PMingLiU;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=新細明體><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:PMingLiU;font-weight:bold'>Asia
Signopedia is a wiki-like web platform for sharing of sign language and deaf
information in the <st1:place w:st="on">Asia</st1:place> Pacific region. The
aim of creating the platform is to encourage users to learn and compare signs
of different places in the region, as well as sharing information about the
situation of the deaf people in the region. </span></font></b><b><font
face=新細明體><span style='font-family:PMingLiU;
font-weight:bold'>“<st1:place w:st="on"><span lang=EN-US>Asia</span></st1:place><span
lang=EN-US> Signopedia</span>”<span lang=EN-US> has just been launched in
April. Users can upload textual or video information onto the platform and
share among users around the world in order to enhance intercultural and
academic exchanges among hearing and deaf people.<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=新細明體><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:PMingLiU;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=新細明體><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:PMingLiU;font-weight:bold'>Please
follow this link</span></font></b><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="http://www.asiasignopedia.org/signopedia/">http://www.asiasignopedia.org/signopedia/</a>
</span></font><b><font face=新細明體><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:PMingLiU;font-weight:bold'>to explore the site. Currently
the platform is available in English only while more languages will be added. <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:PMingLiU;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><b><font size=3 face=新細明體><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:PMingLiU;font-weight:bold'>Centre
for Sign Linguistics and Deaf Studies</span></font></b></st1:PersonName><b><font
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font-weight:bold'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=新細明體><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:PMingLiU;font-weight:bold'>Department
of Linguistics and Modern Languages <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><b><font size=3 face=新細明體><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:PMingLiU;font-weight:bold'>Chinese</span></font></b></st1:PlaceName><b><font
face=新細明體><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:PMingLiU;
font-weight:bold'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:place
w:st="on">Hong Kong</st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=新細明體><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:PMingLiU;font-weight:bold'><a
href="mailto:cslds@arts.cuhk.edu.hk">cslds@arts.cuhk.edu.hk</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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