huestion -
5.
SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER : Sir, the Vocational Training Council provides training courses for disabled people. I do not have immediately available details of what the guidance
I will arrangements are or the difficulties encountered.
let Mr. HUI have that in writing. (See Annex III)
MRS. NG (in Cantonese): The Hong Kong Government is the
biggest employer in Hong Kong. How many disabled people
do we have' in the Civil Service?
CHIEF SECRETARY : Sir, if I might take the question.
We do have figures available and I will let Mrs. Pauline
NG have them.
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DR. IP : Sir, in the acute labour shortage, has Government
considered running short
courses
to train the
to be messengers,
mildly or moderately mentally handicapped
cleaners and workers in unskilled jobs?
SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER
Sir, as far as
I know, we have not so far considered this idea, but we will
certainly be happy to look at it.
MRS. FAN : Sir, it is perhaps to be expected that the
disabled and his employer would face some adjustment problems
when the disabled first enter into employment. Could
the Secretary tell us whether there is any sort of follow-
up service to assist
disabled employees
employers
and
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