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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1989
WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE DIVISION'S PLACEMENT OFFICERS, 1,126 DISABLED PERSONS WERE SUCCESSFULLY PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT LAST YEAR, COMPARED WITH 1,030 PERSONS IN 1987.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE NUMBER OF DISABLED JOB-SEEKERS REGISTERED AT THE DIVISION ALSO INCREASED BY 3.7 PER CENT FROM 1,903 TO 1,974 DURING THE PERIOD.
"AMONG THOSE PLACED, 310 WERE EX-MENTALLY ILL AND 181 MENTALLY RETARDED, REPRESENTING A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE OF ABOUT 60 PER CENT AND 30 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY AS COMPARED WITH THE 1987 FIGURES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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"THE SPECTACULAR GROWTH IS A CLEAR INDICATION OF THE INCREASING ACCEPTANCE BY EMPLOYERS OF THE MENTALLY DISABLED AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO TAKE ON DISABLED WORKERS ESPECIALLY IN TIMES OF A TIGHT LABOUR MARKET."
THE GOOD PROGRESS MADE IN EMPLOYMENT FOR DISABLED PERSONS IN THE PAST YEARS CAN ALSO BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE ONGOING PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS MADE BY THE SELECTIVE PLACEMENT DIVISION.
APART FROM SOME 1,000 VISITS BY PLACEMENT OFFICERS ΤΟ PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYERS TO FIND SUITABLE JOB VACANCIES FOR THE DISABLED LAST YEAR, THE DIVISION ALSO ARRANGED TALKS TO EMPLOYERS, DISABLED STUDENTS/TRAINEES, THEIR PARENTS AND STAFF OF REHABILITATION ORGANISATIONS TO PUBLICISE ITS WORK AND TO REMOVE ANY MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT THE DISABLED'S WORKING ABILITIES.
INCLUDED AN ANNUAL SOUVENIR
OTHER PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS PRESENTATION CEREMONY FOR EMPLOYERS TAKING ON THE LARGEST NUMBER OF DISABLED WORKERS AND AN EXHIBITION ON THE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DISABLED.
IN ADDITION, THE DIVISION
ORGANISATIONS IN HOLDING
ALSO COLLABORATED WITH OTHER SIMILAR EXHIBITIONS OR OPEN DAYS AND LAUNCHED A SPECIAL CAMPAIGN LAST APRIL TO IDENTIFY THE POTENTIALS OF THE HOTEL INDUSTRY FOR DISABLED EMPLOYEES.
EFFORTS WERE ALSO MADE TO ADVISE THE PARENTS OF DISABLED CHILDREN ON CORRECT ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE ABILITIES OF THEIR CHILDREN IN OPEN EMPLOYMENT AND RELEVANT INFORMATION ON THE THE LABOUR MARKET.
THE DIVISION, MOREOVER, MADE USE OF TELEVISION ANNOUNCEMENTS, POSTERS, LEAFLETS AND NEWSLETTERS TO FURTHER ENHANCE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE WORKING ABILITIES OF THE DISABLED AND THE WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES IT PROVIDED.
AS PART OF ITS CONTINUOUS EFFORT TO UPGRADE THE SERVICES, DIVISION'S BRANCH OFFICES IN KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES SINCE JANUARY LAST YEAR EXTENDED THEIR SERVICES TO BOTH PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY DISABLED JOB-SEEKERS.
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