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THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1982
CONTINUED EFFORT FOR DISABLED URGED
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HONG KONG SHOULD CONTINUE TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE OF THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF DISABLED PERSONS AND 1981 COULD ONLY BE REGARDED AS A BEGINNING, THE PRESIDENT OF REHABILITATION INTERNATIONAL, DR HARRY FANG, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF A JOINT REHABILITATION DAY ORGANISED BY 16 REHABILITATION CENTRES RUN BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES IN KWUN TONG.
+WE SHOULD GAIN FURTHER UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEEDS OF THE DISABLED AND PROVIDE BETTER SERVICES FOR THEM,+ HE SAID.
DR FANG SAID THE REHABILITATION DAY WAS ORGANISED TO PROVIDE SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMES FOR THE DISABLED, TO SHOW THAT THEY COULD TAKE PART IN SUCH ACTIVITIES.
THE FUNCTION WAS ALSO DESIGNED TO INCREASE CO-OPERATION AND CONTACTS AMONG REHABILITATION CENTRES IN PROVIDING SERVICES IN KWUN TONG.
SOME 1 000 TRAINEES, SHELTERED WORKERS AND STUDENTS OF THE REHABILITATION INSTITUTIONS AS WELL AS THE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY HANDICAPPED TOOK PART IN THE DAY'S ACTIVITIES, WHICH INCLUDED A SPORTS PROGRAMME.
APART FROM DR FANG, OTHER GUESTS OF HONOUR WERE THE KWUN TONG CITY DISTRICT COMMISSIONER, MR DAVID TSUI, THE EAST KOWLOON REGIONAL SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER, MR ALEXANDER FUNG, AND THE SPONSOR OF THE REHABILITATION DAY, MR YEUNG CHUN-KAM.
1981 WEATHER ROUNDUP
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LAST YEAR WAS THE ELEVENTH DRIEST YEAR ON RECORD. RAINF ALL AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY WAS ONLY 1 659.5 MM COMPARED TO A NORMAL OF 2 224.7 MM WITH THE DEFICIT MOSTLY OCCURRING IN JUNE AND AUGUST. IT IS INTERESTING THAT GUANGZHOU RECORDED 2 220 MM WHICH IS ABOUT 30 PER CENT ABOVE NORMAL WHILE YANGJIANG WHICH IS ONLY ABOUT 100 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF MACAU HAD A REMARKABLE 3 098 MM.
1981 WAS ALSO A GENERALLY HOT YEAR IN HONG KONG. THE MEAN MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 21.2 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 23.1 DEGREES CELSIUS ARE THE SECOND AND THE FIFTH HIGHEST ON RECORD RESPECTIVELY.
THE NUMBER OF TROPICAL CYCLONES IN THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC AND CHINA SEAS WAS NEAR NORMAL AND TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNALS WERE HOISTED IN HONG KONG ON FIVE OCCASIONS. SEVERE TROPICAL STORM LYNN WAS THE ONLY TROPICAL CYCLONE THAT CAME CLOSE ENOUGH TO CAUSE GALES IN HONG KONG.
THERE WAS