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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4,1988
SWD DELEGATION TO ATTEND CONGRESS ON REHABILITATION
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A SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT DELEGATION WILL
ΤΟ INTERNATIONAL 16TH WORLD CONGRESS OF REHABILITATION TOKYO BETWEEN TOMORROW (MONDAY) AND SEPTEMBER 9.
BE ATTENDING THE BK HELD IN
MORE THAN THE OCCASION WILL SEE ABOUT 2,500 PARTICIPANTS FROM
CONGRESS THEME 80 COUNTRIES DISCUSSING THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE "REALISTIC APPROACHES
LOOKING AHEAD TOWARDS COMPREHENSIVE REHABILITATION".
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SPEAK IN SERVICES
THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, WILL
REHABILITATION ON THE TOPIC OF "EXTENDING PRINCIPLES OF FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE" AT A SECTORAL SESSION ON TUESDAY,
"HONG KONG, AS IS THE CASE WITH MANY OTHER PLACES OF THE WORLD,
SHE SAID, IS FACED WITH THE PROBLEM OF AN AGING POPULATION,'
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CHANGES
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"ELDERLY PEOPLE HAVE TO COPE WITH MANY
THAT ARE BROUGHT ABOUT BY OLD MENTAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPORTANT QUESTIONS MUST BE ASKED AND ANSWERS BE FOUND NOW ENABLE SOCIETY TO ADAPT TO THE CHANGING NEEDS OF ITS PEOPLE.
PHYSICAL,
AGE AND 50 AS то
TO REMAIN AS "WAYS AND MEANS HAVE TO BE FOUND TO ENABLE THEM LONG AS POSSIBLE INTEGRAL AND ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
"I LOOK FORWARD TO SOME VERY ANIMATED AND INSPIRING DISCUSSIONS ON HOW THIS CAN BE ACHIEVED, NOT ONLY IN THEORY, BUT IN PRACTICE,' MRS WONG ADDED.
FROM THE
ALSO
SHE ALSO EXPECTED TO LEARN
OTHER PARTICIPANTS THE LATEST TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN REHABILITATION FOR THE DISABLED,
PLACES
INTERNATIONAL "REHABILITATION
MUCH EMPHASIS ON WITH EQUALISATION OF OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN SOCIETY ON BEHALF OF PEOPLE
THAT IS GETTING MORE DISABILITIES WHICH IS ALSO AN AREA
AND MORR
ATTENTION IN HONG KONG.
CONCERNED ARE EXPLORING "FOR EXAMPLE, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
FOR THE ENERGETICALLY HOW MORE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES CAN BE FOUND
THAN CONFINING THEM 'TO DISABLED IN THE OPEN JOB MARKET RATHER SHELTERED SETTING," SHE SAID.
THE
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE SWD DELEGATION ARE CHIEF AND SENIOR OFFICER (REHABILITATION), MR LAU KAI-CHUEN, OFFICER (ELDERLY), MRS ELEANOR LAU,
SOCIAL SOCIAL
WORK WORK
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