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Tuesday, March 20, 1973
FLOVER SHOW OPENS ON FRIDAY
Members of the public will have a chance to see flowers from all
over the world at the annual Urban Council flower show opening at the City
Hall on Friday (March 23).
The three-day show will be opened by Mrs. Hilton Cheong-Leen, wife
of the elected Urban Councillor, at 2:30 p.m. on Friday.
Trophies will be presented to winners of the flower show competition
by Mrs. Denny M. H. Huang at 5.30 p.m. after the opening ceremony.
Note to Editors:
You are invited to have the opening ceremony and the presentation of trophies covered. Press badges will be available for collection
from the G.I.S. Press Room.
JOBS FOUND FOR 21 DISABLED
Twenty one disabled persons were helped to find employment last
month by the Social Welfare Department's Job Placement Unit.
They included six blind who were accepted for assembly work by Rover Electronics Ltd., which headed a list of 12 industrial and commercial
firms providing jobs for the disabled.
The others found employment comprised five who were crippled, five
deaf, four formerly mentally ill and one recovered tuberculosis patient.
They were engaged for a variety of occupations, such as sweeper, lift operator, metal worker, packer, thread cutter, painting worker and labourer.
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