[1] Most deaf students have cochlear implants subsidized by the Hong Kong government installed, but the senior communications officer of Equal Opportunities Commission, Chen Jie-zhen, pointed out that the ability of cochlear implants is limited.

There are reports from students stating that only faint sounds can be heard most of the time and the implant cannot resolve learning difficulties.

The Lutheran School For The Deaf teaches verbally, assisted by sign language so that students can learn more easily.

The goals are:[1][7] The founder of Silence, Polly Lam, said that the number of special schools for the deaf in Hong Kong has decreased from three to one.

She also pointed out that previous special schools do not teach sign language so students who are deaf completely are forced to listen with little hearing ability or lip read.