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Subject
29. Employment of Vulnera ble Groups
30. Further
Development
Purpose
To set up in stages a Selective Placement Unit so that the Labour · Department can begin to take over responsibility for placing disabled job-seekers in employ- ment in mid-1980.
To plan and implement essential elements of a
Progress made and present position Next quarter target .
The Hong Kong Office of the Selective Placement Unit was opened on 7 July 1980. The Kowloon Office will be set up by the end of 1981. The Labour Department will take over the employment placement for the mentally handicapped from S.W.D. in 1982/83 (Stage II) and the socially handicapped from voluntary agencies in 1984 (Stage III).
The study on the development of training curriculum based on
of Vocation- new vocational rehabili-Modules of Employable Skills has al Training tation system for the for Disabled disabled.
People
been completed; the remaining two studies on (i) job adaptation and technical aid and (ii) vocational assessment are scheduled for completion in early October 1981. The possibility of extending the remaining studies to the end of the year and arranging return visits of the experts is being explored with the United Nations Development Fund.
To monitor progress.
To monitor progress.
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