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SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1986
+ IN THE INTEREST OF THESE EX-PATIENTS AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC, THERE IS A NEED TO SET UP HALFWAY HOUSES, HE SAID.
HALFWAY HOUSES ARE MANNED ROUND THE CLOCK BY TRAINED PERSONNEL, AND AN IMPROVED MANNING RATIO HAD RECENTLY BEEN APPROVED FOR THESE HOUSES.
EX-MENTAL PATIENTS REQUIRED A GREAT DEAL OF CONCERN AND SYMPATHY FROM THE COMMUNITY, BUT IN MANY INSTANCES THEY DID NOT RECEIVE AS MUCH ATTENTION WHEN COMPARED WITH THE PHYSICALLY DISABLED AND THE ELDERLY.
HE CALLED ON THE PUBLIC TO HELP THESE EX-PATIENTS RE-ESTABLISH THE IR CONFIDENCE AND INDEPENDENCE.
TURNING TO REHABILITATION IN GENERAL, MR LOK SAID THERE WERE 14 GOVERNMENT AND SUBVENTED REHABILITATION ORGANISATIONS IN WONG TAI SIN AND SAI KUNG.
HE SAID THAT THE WONG TAI SIN-SAI KUNG DISTRICT REHABILITATION SERVICES CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, WHICH ORGANISED THE EXHIBITION, AIMED TO INTRODUCE TO RESIDENTS THE SERVICES OF THESE ORGANISATIONS, THUS GAINING THE JR UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT.
THE EXHIBITION WILL BE MOUNTED AT FOUR DIFFERENT LOCATIONS TO RESIDENTS AS FOLLOWS:
WONG TAI SIN COMMUNITY CENTRE
JANUARY 18-20
104 CHING TAK STREET, WONG TAI SIN
CHOI WAN SHELTERED WORKSHOP AND HOSTEL BOON YUET HOUSE, CHOI WAN ESTATE
JANUARY 21-23
C.N. BOSTIC CENTRE FOR THE BLIND ON HAY HOUSE, TSZ WAN SHAN ESTATE
JANUARY 24-27
HONG KONG RECREATION CLUB FOR THE DEAF KAM HON HOUSE, CHOI HUNG ESTATE
JANUARY 28-FEBRUARY 2
PUBLIC SUPPORT BASIS FOR ANTI-SMOKING EFFORT
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PROPOSALS FOR FURTHER RESTRICTIONS ON SMOKING AND ON TOBACCO PROMOTION WOULD NEED TO HAVE A BROAD BASE OF POPULAR SUPPORT IF THEY WERE LIKELY TO BE SUCCESSFUL, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MR JOHN CHAMBERS, TOLD THE INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST CANCER-HONG KONG ANTI-CANCER SOCIETY CONFERENCE THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING.
HE SAID THAT CARE HAD THEREFORE TO BE TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT ANY NEW MEASURES CHOSEN WERE LIKELY TO BE SEEN BY THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AS REASONABLE AND SENSIBLE IN THE INTERESTS OF PUBLIC HEALTH,
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