SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1978
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BLIND PEOPLE'S CENTRE OPENED IN SHAM SHUI PO
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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S REGIONAL OFFICER FOR WEST KOWLOON, MR. LU YU-HUA, TODAY (SUNDAY) CALLED ON MORE PEOPLE TO JOIN AS VOLUNTEERS IN THEIR SPARE TIME TO HELP THE BLIND.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE LUTHERAN CENTRE FOR THE BLIND IN PAK TIN ESTATE, MR. LU SAID THE GOVERNMENT'S REHABILITATION PROGRAMME PLAN HAD POINTED TO THE NEED FOR MORE WELFARE SERVICES FOR BLIND PEOPLE.
THE PROVISION OF SUCH SERVICES, HE SAID, CALLED FOR JOINT EFFORTS BY THE GOVERNMENT AND THE VOLUNTARY WELFARE SECTOR, AS WELL AS VOLUNTEERS.
MR. LU SAID THE BLIND HAD MORE ABILITIES THAN DISABILITIES, AND THEY DID JUST AS WELL, AND SOMETIMES EVEN BETTER, THAN THE FULLY SIGHTED IN PROVING THEIR SKILLS,
+ IT SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EVERYONE OF US TO HELP OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY TO DISCARD ANY PREJUDICE OR DISCRIMINATION THEY MIGHT HAVE TOWARDS BLIND PEOPLE, HE SAID.
HE SAID VISUALLY DISABLED PEOPLE SHOULD BE GIVEN EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIALS TO THE FULL AND TO PROVE THE IR REAL USE IN THE COMMUNITY.
+1 AM SURE THAT WHEN PEOPLE JOIN AS VOLUNTEERS AND GET IN TOUCH WITH THE BLIND, THEY WILL FIND THAT WHILE THEIR VOLUNTARY SERVICE HELPS PLUG UP THEIR MINOR DISABILITY, THEY CAN AT THE SAME TIME SHARE MUCH OF THE BLIND'S WISDOM, + HE SAID.
THE LUTHERAN CENTRE FOR THE BLIND, RUN BY THE LUTHERAN CHURCH-HONG KONG SYNOD, IS PARTLY FINANCED BY THE LOTTERIES FUND THROUGH THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT. IT REPLACES THE OLD ONE AT WONG TAI SIN.
THE CENTRE IS THE PIONEER IN ORGANISING OVERSEAS TRIPS FOR BLIND PEOPLE. OTHER SERVICES INCLUDE RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS THE PRODUCTION OF A BI-MONTHLY BRAILLE MAGAZINE. AT PRESENT, IT IS PREPARING A SERIES OF TALKING MAGAZINES+ WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR LOAN TO THE BLIND EARLY NEXT YEAR.
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