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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1988

"PARAMEDICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL

WILL ALSO BE IMPROVED,

SERVICES FOR DISABLED ADULTS

THE PROVISION OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DISABLED WAS ANOTHER MAJOR CONCERN.

**WE PLAN TO EXPAND THE SHELTERED WORKSHOP PROGRAMME AND INCREASE FACILITIES FOR SKILL TRAINING IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS," HE SAID.

THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CONTINUE ITS EFFORTS TO MAKE EMPLOYERS AWARE OF THE CAPABILITIES OF DISABLED PEOPLE, SO AS TO INCREASE THEIR OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT.

"WORK ON REHABILITATION NEEDS TO BE ASSOCIATED CLOSELY WITH POLICIES ON SOCIAL WELFARE.

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"IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE BETTER CO-ORDINATION, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE WILL SHORTLY ADD REHABILITATION TO HIS SCHEDULE RESPONSIBILITIES, HE SAID.

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EDUCATION FOR EVERY CHILD AT AFFORDABLE COST

MOBILITY WHICH IS TERRITORY'S WILSON, SAID IN THE

EDUCATION HOLDS THE KEY BOTH TO THE UPWARD SUCH AN IMPORTANT FEATURE OF HONG KONG SOCIETY AND TO THE CONTINUING PROSPERITY, THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

"THE AIM OF OUR EDUCATION POLICY IS ΤΟ PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES A COST WHICH FOR EVERY CHILD, ACCORDING TO HIS OR HER ABILITIES, AT

SIR DAVID SAID. BOTII PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY CAN AFFORD,

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"WE HAVE MADE GOOD PROGRESS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. I WE NEED TO DO STILL MORE IN THE FUTURE."

BELIEVE

EDUCATION PROGRAMME THE GOVERNOR NOTED THAT IN DESCRIBING THE

BEEN ON A YEAR AGO HE HAD SAID THAT THE EMPHASIS IN RECENT YEARS HAD

MEETING RISING THE PROVISION OF AS MANY SCHOOL PLACES AS POSSIBLE TO

WE "INCREASINGLY TILAT

WOULD NEED ΤΟ CONCENTRATE ON DEMAND, AND IMPROVING QUALITY".

CITY

HE SAID LANGUAGE TRAINING WAS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT IN A

WAS ALSO AN INTERNATIONAL WHICH WAS ESSENTIALLY CHINESE, BUT WHICH COMMERCIAL CENTRE.

/"WE MUST

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