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More than just a helping hand: McDonald's worker melts the hearts of thousands after he's spotted feeding a disabled customer

The touching moment was captured on March 2 at a restaurant in Taiwan
Picture was uploaded to Facebook and has gathered nearly 30,000 likes
Kind worker is identified as a 19-year-old university student surnamed He
McDonald's has said it'll award the young employee for his act of kindness

Published: 11:28 GMT, 11 March 2016 | Updated: 12:16 GMT, 11 March 2016

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A picture showing a member of staff feeding a disabled man at a McDonald's in Taiwan has touched the hearts of thousands online.

The heart-warming moment was captured by a customer at the restaurant's branch in Chaozhou Town, Pingtung County, last week.

After the image was shared on Facebook on March 9 by a user named 'Li Ting', it has had almost 30,000 likes.

Heart-warming: An image of a McDonald's employee helping a disabled man to eat has gone viral

The touching moment was captured by a customer at the restaurant's branch in Pingtung, Taiwan (file photo)

Along with the picture, the user 'Li Ting' wrote a touching caption:

'People like this in society are running out. The other day I went to McDonald's with a friend to have a midnight snack, we saw this scene and were very touched.

'Not because of his actions and the exclusion of inconvenience to him. Instead, he was very loving towards that person and patient when he helped him to bite the burger.

'Thank you for helping him to eat a full meal so he can continue with his life.'

According to the Apple Daily, a spokesman from McDonald's has confirmed that the incident took place at around 11pm on March 2, and the worker is a 19-year-old university student surnamed He.

He is said to be studying at Meiho University in Pingtung County and has worked at the fast food company in his spare time for the past two years.

The spokesman said when the disabled man entered the restaurant, Mr He told him to wait upstairs.

When he served the food to the customer, Mr He saw the man struggling to pick up his burger, so he asked if he could help.

At the time, the restaurant was packed full of customers coming for late night snacks, said McDonald's.

The company also told media that it will award the young employee for his act of kindness.

Caring: Last year a touching image of a female flight attendant feeding a disabled man on a plane went viral

Deeply touched: After the hostess, named Fan Xuesong, started to feed man, he was brought to tears

Since the image was posted online, thousands of people have praised the young employee.

One Facebook a user called 'Li Hong Ren' wrote: 'A young man with a bright future, I salute you.'

Another user named 'Zhen Pingxin said: 'I'm so moved, he is so compassionate.'

And one person called 'You Hua Shuo' suggested that he should get a pay rise for his good deed.

This is not the first time an image like this has touched the hearts of millions online.

In December last year, passengers on a Hainan Airlines flight from Zhengzhou to Hainan in China were moved when they noticed one of the flight attendants named Fan Xuesong feeding a man with disabilities, bringing him to tears.

The touching moment was captured by a fellow passenger and shared by thousands online.