SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 1986
SPEAKING AT A PRIZE-PRESENTATION CEREMONY, DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR JASPER LAM, SAID SERVICES AND FACILITIES FOR THE DISABLED HAD IMPROVED GREATLY OVER THE YEARS, BUT FURTHER EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY WERE REQUIRED ON THE INTEGRATION OF THE DISABLED INTO SOCIETY.
MR LAM SAID THE DISABLED SHOULD BE GIVEN FAIR AND EQUAL TREATMENT AND OPPORTUNITIES, AND MUCH HAD TO BE DONE IN THIS ASPECT.
HE SAID THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE WELFARE, EDUCATION AND REHABILITATION OF THE DISABLED.
+ AT ITS PREVIOUS MEETING, THE DISTRICT BOARD'S SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE DISCUSSED RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE REPORT OF THE WORKING PARTY ON THE TRANSPORT NEEDS OF THE DISABLED, AND AGREED TO SUPPORT A PUBLIC EDUCATION PROJECT ON MENTAL HEALTH INITIATED BY THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE, MR LAM SAID.
+LOCAL VOLUNTARY AGENCIES WILL BE INVITED TO ORGANISE ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH, AND THEY CAN APPLY FOR DISTRICT BOARD SPONSORSHIP WHERE NECESSARY, HE SAID,
MR LAM ALSO NOTED THAT MANY NEW FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT, SUCH AS PEDESTRIAN FOOTBRIDGES OVER THE ABERDEEN THROUGH ROAD, THE AP LEI CHAU COMMUNITY HALL AND THE FUTURE LEI TUNG ESTATE COMMUNITY HALL, ARE PROVIDED WITH RAMPS AND SPECIAL TOILETS FOR THE DISABLED.
BESIDES MR LAM, JUDGES AT TODAY'S COMPETITION INCLUDED CHAIRMAN OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR KO TAM-KAN; ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MRS ANGELA TSÁNG; REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FESTIVAL OF ARTS WITH THE DISABLED, MR DICKEN YUNG; AND ARTISTS MR CHAK SHI-YIU AND MR LIU HIN-MING.
COUNTRY PARK VISITOR CENTRE PROVES POPULAR
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THE SA KUNG COUNTRY PARK VISITOR CENTRE, THE FIRST PURPOSE- BUILT VISITOR CENTRE OF ITS KIND IN HONG KONG, HAS ATTRACTED MORE THAN 232 000 VISITORS SINCE ITS OPENING IN MARCH LAST YEAR.
THIS TOTAL, INCLUDING 70 130 PEOPLE IN 1 015 ORGANISED GROUPS, REPRESENTS AN AVERAGE OF 19 330 VISITORS A MONTH. HOWEVER, MONTHLY FIGURES RECORDED IN JULY, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER LAST YEAR WERE WELL ABOVE THE AVERAGE, WITH 23 400, 22 500, 33 730 AND 25 130 VISITORS RESPECTIVELY.
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