SATURDA
MBER 26, 1983
PROMOTING POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS DISABLE.
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A SERIES OF MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES WILL BE HELD BETWEEN NOW AND CHRISTMAS TO PROMOTE A POSITIVE PUBLIC ATTITUDE TOWARDS DISABLED PERSONS IN THE COMMUNITY.
THE ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE A CITY FORUM ON REHABILITATION OF EX-MENTAL PATIENTS, A SEMINAR ON MENTAL HEALTH FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS AND ANOTHER ONE ON INTEGRATION OF THE HANDICAPPED+, AND THE TERRITORY-WIDE REHABILITATION POSTER COMPETITION PRIZE-PRESENTATION CEREMONY.
THEY ARE CO-ORDINATED BY THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EDUCATION IN REHABILITATION COMPERE.
COMPERE WAS SET UP TO CO-ORDINATE EFFORTS OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES IN RUNNING PUBLIC EDUCATION ACTIVITIES ON REHABILITATION FOR THE DISABLED IN HONG KONG.
THE CITY FORUM TO BE HELD AT VICTORIA PARK TOMORROW (SUNDAY) WILL PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR THE PUBLIC TO DISCUSS WITH GUEST SPEAKERS ON TOPICS SUCH AS +ARE EX-MENTAL PATIENTS BEING DISCRIMINATED?+ AND HOW TO INTEGRATE EX-MENTAL PATIENTS BACK
INTO SOCIETY?+
ORGANISED BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG, THE FORUM IS AIMED AT CLARIFYING PUBLIC MISCONCEPTION ABOUT EX-MENTAL PATIENTS.
SPEAKERS WILL INCLUDE MR HUI YIN-FAT OF THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE DR Y.K. TAM OF THE PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG MRS DEBORAH CHAN OF THE NEW LIFE PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION- DR PAUL TAM OF THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND MR PAUL CHEUNG OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
THE FORUM WILL BE TELEVISED ON THE JADE CHANNEL OF HKTVB FROM NOON TO 1 PM.
ON DECEMBER 17, A SEMINAR ON MENTAL HEALTH WILL BE HELD AT THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION FOR ALL SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT OF THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE SPECIAL EDUCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
DR HO KAM-FAI, AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE WORKING PARTY ON EX-MENTAL PATIENTS, WILL SPEAK AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.
ON THE SAME DAY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT WILL BE ORGANISING A SEMINAR ON THE INTEGRATION OF THE HANDICAPPED+ AT THE KWUN TONG COMMUNITY CENTRE.
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ON DECEMBER 18, WINNERS OF THE TERRITORY-WIDE REHABILITATION POSTER COMPETITION WITH THE PUBLICITY THEME: +FRIENDSHIP
- A WAY TO INTEGRATION+ -- WILL RECEIVE PRIZES AT A CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT THE HENRY G. LEONG YAUMATI COMMUNITY CENTRE.
THE WINNERS