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Monday, August 21, 1972
PRISON CHIEF OFF TO WORLD REHABILITATION CONGRESS IN SYDNEY
Hong Kong's Commissioner of Prisons, Mr. Tom Garner, will be chairman
of the Sectional Workshop on Drug Dependence for the 12th World Rehabilitation
Congress which is to be held in Sydney from August 27 to September 1.
Mr. Garner left Hong Kong yesterday on vacation leave, during which
he will also be looking at drug treatment and rehabilitation work in various
countries including Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and the United States.
Hong Kong's 64-member delegation to the 12th World Rehabilitation
Congress is led by Dr. Harry Fang, who is Chairman of the Rehabilitation
Division of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service.
Some 2,000 delegates from all parts of the world are expected to attend
the Congress. They include social workers, physiotherapists, nurses, teachers
and others in related fields.
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The theme of the Congress is "Planning Rehabilitation:
Incentives Self-help."
"The Congress also marks the 50th anniversary of
the Rehabilitation International, a 60-member world-wide organisation for
rehabilitation workers.
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