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TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1985
ON THE PLANNING FUNCTION, HE SAID, THE STATISTICAL INFORMATION KEPT BY THE CENTRAL REGISTRY IS USED FOR LONG-TERM PROJECTIONS OF DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF SERVICES; SUCH PROJECTIONS ARE OF VALUE IN THE EXECUTION OF HONG KONG'S REHABILITATION POLICY, AS LAID DOWN IN THE REHABILITATION PROGRAMME PLAN.+
+OUR FIGURES GIVE THE PLANNERS IN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES A MORE REALISTIC IDEA OF THE DEMAND FOR REHABILITATION SERVICES, SO THAT WHERE SHORTFALLS ARE IDENTIFIED, EITHER NOW OR IN FUTURE, NEW PROJECTS CAN BE INITIATED TO MEET THEM, HE SAID.
THE CENTRAL REGISTRY, IN ADDITION, COULD PROVIDE PLANNERS WITH A DISTRIBUTION OF DISABLED PERSONS BY DISTRICTS AND AGE, PLUS OTHER NEEDED CHARACTERISTICS.
+THUS, PLANNERS CAN EXAMINE THE DEMAND FOR THE SERVICE IN QUESTION AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL AND THEN TRY TO PLACE THE SERVICE CENTRE AT A LOCATION THAT WILL BEST SERVE THE PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS, + HE SAID.
TURNING TO THE +RESEARCH+ FUNCTION, MR KWOK SAID THAT THE DATA-BASE OF THE CENTRAL REGISTRY WAS A VERY GOOD SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR RESEARCH INTO THE CHARACTERISTICS OF HONG KONG'S DISABLED POPULATION.
AS FAR AS THE +DELIVERY+ FUNCTION WAS CONCERNED, THE INDIVIDUAL RECORDS OF DISABLED PERSONS KEPT AT THE REGISTRY WERE RESTRICTED TO THOSE WHO WERE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE PROVISION OF REHABILITATION SERVICES TO THE DISABLED PERSONS CONCERNED.
+AS AND WHEN NECESSARY THE REGISTRY CAN SUPPLY FAMILY BACKGROUND INFORMATION, SOCIO-ECONOMIC INFORMATION AND MEDICAL INFORMATION OF A DISABLED REGISTRANT TO AGENCIES COVERED BY THE CENTRAL REGISTRY TO FACILITATE THE PROVISION OF SUCH REHABILITATION SERVICES, HE SAID.
BY SO DOING, THE PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS COULD BE EXPEDITED AND DUPLICATION OF SERVICES MINIMISED.
MR KWOK THEN APPEALED TO EMPLOYERS TO EMPLOY THE DISABLED.
+WITH PROPER TRAINING AND FAMILIARISATION WITH THE J03, A DISABLED PERSON IS AS EQUALLY CAPABLE AS ANY OTHER PERSON TO WORK. ALL THEY NEED IS THE CHANCE TO LET THEM SHOW THEIR CAPABILITY, + HE SAID.
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