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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1977
+TO ACHIEVE THIS AIM, THE EDUCATION OF THE HAND ICAPPED WILL PLAY A VERY IMPORTANT PART BECAUSE IT IS ONLY THROUGH EDUCATION THAT HANDICAPPED CHILDREN WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY, + HE ADDED.
IT IS PLANNED TO INCREASE THE PROVISION OF SCHOOL PLACES FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN FROM 12,165 TO 50,800 BY 1985-86 - AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 38,000 PLACES OVER THE NEXT DECADE.
SOME 27,000 PLACES WILL BE PROVIDED IN ORDINARY PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE FORM OF SPECIAL AND RESOURCE CLASSES FOR CHILDREN WITH MILD PHYSICAL HANDICAPS OR WITH LEARNING AND BEHAVIOUR DIFFICULTIES AND MORE THAN 8,000 PLACES WILL BE PROVIDED IN MORE SPECIAL SCHOOLS FOR MORE SEVERLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN.
+YOU WILL AGREE THAT IN THEIR UNITED EFFORT THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE RELYING ON VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND SPONSORS TO ACHIEVE TARGETS,+ HE POINTED OUT.
TO MARK +1979 WILL BE THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE CHILD. THE OCCASION AND IN RESPONSE TO THE CHALLENGE OF THE WHITE PAPER ON REHABILITATION, YOU MAY WANT TO DO SOMETHING BIG,+ HE ADDED.
MR. HAYE ALSO TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADVISE SCHOOL LEAVERS TO LOOK FOR CAREERS VIA THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AND THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC AS ALTERNATIVES TO FURTHER EDUCATION IN THE FACE OF KEEN COMPETITION.
+THERE ARE VERY WORTHWHILE CAREERS TO BE FOUND IN INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE, HE SAID, AND THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AND THE POLYTECHNIC HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED TO TRAIN YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN IN THESE FIELDS.+
AT THE CEREMONY MRS. HAYE DISTRIBUTED CERTIFICATES AND PRIZES.
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