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Tuesday, November 27, 1973
EMPLOYMENT OF DISABLED PERSONS
Applications for job assistance from disabled persons reached
an all-time high last month when the Job Placement Unit of the Social
Welfare Department received 58 referrals for employment assistance.
"Placement officers encountered difficulties however in finding
jobs for disabled persons because vacancies suitable for them were fewer
and in some cases, immediately filled by able-bodied persons," said
Mr. Chan Shiu-wing, officer-in-charge of the Unit.
Despite this, the Unit successfully assisted 30 disabled persons
to obtain jobs in open employment..
Also to create better job opportunities for them, he said the
Chinese network of Radio Hong Kong and Commercial Radio have been broadcasting
slogans from early October.
"Since then, telephone enquiries for hiring disabled persons
were received almost daily. Some offered rather low wages but most offered
reasonable remuneration," said Mr. Chan.
Those found jobs in October comprised eight blind, 12 crippled,
five deaf and dumb, three cured mentally ill and two mentally retarded.
Five blind trainees were selected and employed by Winpull Fishing
Accessories Co. Ltd. after they had completed the specific training course
on knotting fishing hooks at Wong Tai Sin Blind Welfare Centre.
Other disabled persons were employed as machine sewing workers,
telephone operators, repair assistant, messenger, assemblers, apprentices
and general factory workers.
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