MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1981
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EXPERT ADVISES ON VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
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AN EXPERT FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM, MR P.L. RICH IS IN HONG KONG TO ADVISE THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ON VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION FOR THE DISABLED.
MR RICH, WHO HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED BY THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION, WILL BE ADVISING THE DEPARTMENT ON THE PROVISION OF A VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT SERVICE WHICH AIMS TO EVALUATE THE APTITUDE AND POTENTIAL OF DISABLED PERSONS FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
SUCH A SERVICE WILL ENSURE THAT THE DISABLED PERSON IS GUIDED INTO SUITABLE VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT. AND THAT HE IS PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY EQUIPPED TO RETAIN THE JOB, THUS ENABLING HIM TO COMPETE ON EQUAL TERMS WITH ABLE-BODIED PERSONS.
MR RICH WILL ALSO ADVISE ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TECHNICAL AIDS AND RESOURCE CENTRE FOR THE DISABLED.
THE MAIN AIM OF THIS CENTRE IS TO DESIGN AND PRODUCE SPECIAL AIDS TO HELP THE DISABLED WIDEN THEIR SCOPE OF SKILL LEARNING AND TO ENABLE THEM TO RETAIN THEIR JOBS WHEN EMPLOYED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+IT WILL ACT AS A CENTRE OF RESOURCE MATERIALS AND WILL ALSO SERVE AS A VENUE FOR MEETING AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE FOR PERSONS CONCERNED WITH THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING OF THE DISABLED,+ HE SAID.
THE TWO PROJECTS, WHICH HAVE BEEN MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, WILL LAST FOR SIX MONTHS.
MR RICH IS THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL EXPERT HERE TO ADVISE ON THE TRAINING NEEDS OF THE DISABLED. EARLIER THIS YEAR, MR ROBERT SPENCER ARRIVED FROM CANADA TO INTRODUCE A NEW TRAINING SYSTEM ENTITLED +MODULES OF EMPLOYABLE SKILL+.
SIGNBOARD WELCOMES VISITORS TO TSUEN WAN
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VISITORS TO TSUEN WAN VIA CASTLE PEAK ROAD NEAR KAU WAH KENG VILLAGE WILL BE ATTRACTED BY A LARGE SIGNBOARD WELCOMING THEM TO THE NEW TOWN.
COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE TSUEN WAN 'PAI LAU', THE SIGNBOARD WAS PUT UP EARLY THIS MONTH.
ON IT IS WRITTEN WELCOME TO TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN IN GREEN, TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD'S COLOUR.
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THE 'PAI LAU ALSO GIVES VISITORS AN OVERALL PICTURE OF TSUEN WAN ITS HISTORY, GROWING POPULATION, DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
ADJACENT TO IT IS AN INFORMATION KIOSK, A MAP OF TSUEN WAN AND KWAI CHUNG, A LOOKOUT POINT AND CAR PARKING SPACES.
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