FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1979
D.S.W. TO OPEN SHELTERED WORKSHOP FOR EX-MENTAL PATIENTS
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THE FIRST SHELTERED WORKSHOP FOR EX-MENTAL PATIENTS ON HONG KONG ISLAND WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED TOMORROW (SATURDAY) IN WONG CHUK HANG ESTATE, ABERDEEN.
WITH A MAXIMUM CAPACITY FOR 140, THE WORKSHOP AIMS AT ENCOURAGING THE INTEGRATION OF EX-MENTAL PATIENTS INTO THE COMMUNITY BY ENABLING THEM TO CARRY ON A USEFUL WORKING LIFE.
GOVERNMENT-SUBVENTED, THE WORKSHOP WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED BY THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE.
WITH ITS CAPITAL COST FINANCED BY THE LOTTERIES FUND THROUGH THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, THE PROJECT IS RUN BY THE NEW LIFE PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION.
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THE WORKSHOP CATERS FOR EX-MENTAL PATIENTS AGED BETWEEN 15 AND 60 YEARS AND PROVIDES VARIOUS FORMS OF SIMPLE INDUSTRIAL WORK.
IT ENABLES THEM TO ACQUIRE WORKING HABITS AND MOTIVES, AS WELL AS TO REGAIN SELF-CONFIDENCE BEFORE RETURNING TO THE SOCIETY AND OPEN EMPLOYMENT - A MAJOR STEP IN THE IR REHABILITATION PROCESS.
ADMISSIONS ARE BY WAY OF REFERRALS MADE BY SOCIAL WORKERS OR MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS.
NOTE TO EDITORS
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE WONG CHUK HANG SHELTERED WORKSHOP FOR EX-MENTAL PATIENTS, RUN BY THE NEW LIFE PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION AT WONG CHUK HANG ESTATE, BLOCK 10, ROOMS 017-032. THE CEREMONY WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT 11 A.M. THE ASSOCIATION WILL PROVIDE PRESS TRANSPORT, WHICH WILL LEAVE AT 10 A.M. FROM OUTSIDE QUEEN'S PIER IN CENTRAL.
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