THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1985
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INCLUDED IN THE REPORT ARE ANALYTICAL TABLES SHOWING
THE PRINCIPAL STATISTICS FOR ALL ESTABLISHMENTS CLASSIFIED BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY-MAJOR GROUP AND ANALYSED BY NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED, SALES AND OTHER RECEIPTS, VALUE ADDED, PURCHASES OF GOODS FOR SALE, DISTRICT AND TYPE OF OWNERSHIP.
THE REPORT ALSO CONTAINS A TABLE COMPARING THE PRINCIPAL STATISTICS FOR ALL ESTABLISHMENTS CLASSIFIED BY ACTIVITY AND MAJOR GROUP FOR THE YEARS 1980 TO 1983,
BESIDES PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR POLICY FORMULATION, THE STATISTICS ARE ALSO USEFUL TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR DECISION MAKING, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND MARKET RESEARCH.
THE REPORT IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE AND THE PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT $6 A COPY.
SELF-HELP ESSENTIAL TO REHABILITATION OF DISABLED
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HONG KONG'S REGISTRY OF THE DISABLED HOLDS THE RECORDS OF 77 000 DISABLED PERSONS AND PROVIDES USEFUL INFORMATION ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DISABLED POPULATION, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ANSON CHAN, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON REHABILITATION FOR THE PHYSICALLY DISABLED 1985, WHICH IS ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG FEDERATION OF HANDICAPPED YOUTH, MRS CHAN SAID THIS FACILITATED THE PLANNING OF SERVICES TO MEET THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF THE DISABLED.
COUNTED BY SINGLE DISABLEMENT. 37 000 OF THOSE ON THE REGISTRY WERE PHYSICALLY DISABLED, 17 000 MENTALLY HANDICAPPED, 4 000 MALADJUSTED AND SLOW LEARNING, 6 500 MENTALLY ILL, 13 000 BLIND AND 7 400 DEAF.
+ THE REGISTRY HAS NOT YET ACHIEVED FULL COVERAGE OF THE DISABLED POPULATION IN HONG KONG,+ SHE SAID.
+WE EXPECT AN ANNUAL INTAKE RATE OF ABOUT 18 000 CASES OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, STABILISING AT A LEVEL BETWEEN 100 000 TO 150 000 RECORDS.+
TURNING TO THE THEME OF SELF-REHABILITATION, MRS CHAN STRESSED THAT A GOOD PART OF REHABILITATION MUST DEPEND ON HOW WELL A DISABLED PERSON COULD LEARN TO DO THINGS FOR HIMSELF RATHER THAN RELY ON WHAT OTHERS COULD DO FOR HIM.
SHE NOTED THAT THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED COULD LEAD A FULL AND PRODUCTIVE LIFE BY NOT ALLOWING PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS TO DOMINATE THEIR LIVES.
/SHE TOLD .******