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Saturday, December 9, 1972
GRANT FROM LOTTERIES FUND FOR BLIND WORKSHOP
The Government has approved a capital grant of $150,000 from
the Lotteries Fund for the provision of a cargo lift by May next year
at the Tokwawan Workshop for the Blind to facilitate the work carried
out by blind workers.
At present, the blind workers are obliged to carry heavy loads
from various workshop sections on upper floors to the stores on the ground
floor.
This presents considerable difficulties, such as inefficiency,
loss of working time and income, as well as risk of personal injury and
damage to the premises and goods through accidents, to which the blind
are particularly prone.
Earlier this year, a capital grant from the Lotteries Fund of
$519,544 was made to enable a major renovation of the workshop to be
carried out.
The large-scale renovation which has just been finished, includes
the maintenance of the premises, the installation of new equipments, the
enlargement of the woodwork and paper product sections, the addition of
stores, sewing section and shelves for drying chalks.
Now, the workshop has put on a new look, with electric fans and
bulbs installed to improve the ventilation and lighting facilities.
Workers are each provided with a locker for storing their own
tools and belongings.
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