WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1989
TURNING
ΤΟ
PARENTS TO THE FOSTER CARE MONTHLY PAYMENTS WERE ALREADY DEPARTMENT.
"APART FROM A MONTHLY MAINTENANCE INCENTIVE PAYMENT PLUS AN INITIAL SETTING-UP GRANT,
REFERENCE HAD BEEN MADE TO THE LIMITED THE MODERATELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
REGARDING THE ADEQUACY OF THE ALLOWANCES IN
SCHEME. MR CHAU
REVIEW UNDER
11
ACCEPT
THAT
23
THIS
18
WORK
WHICH REQUIRES QUALITY OF THIS HE SAID.
SPECIALISED PARTICULAR SKILLS AND WE ARE SEEKING TO UPGRADE THE SERVICE THROUGH REGULAR TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR CASEWORKERS,
14
ATTRACTING FOSTER POINTED OUT THAT THE BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE
IS A GRANT, THERE
" HE ADDED.
MONTHLY
REHABILITATION
MATTERS,
CHAU
MR
NOTED THAT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR
"THAT SUCH PERSONS CAN BECOME PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF THE
LABOUR
FORCE IS INDEED RECOGNISED.
END, VARIOUS
AND "TO THIS
VOCATIONAL SPECIAL SCHOOLS, DAY ACTIVITY PROGRAMMES ARE PROVIDED AT
+ HE SAID. SHELTERED WORKSHOPS AND OTHER CENTRES,
EDUCATIONAL
TRAINING CENTRES,
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE SELECTIVE
AND
DIVISION PLACEMENT
OF THE EMPLOYMENT PROMOTED LABOUR DEPARTMENT ORGANISED
OPPORTUNITIES HANDICAPPED, THROUGH A FOR DISABLED PERSONS, INCLUDING THE MENTALLY
AS WELL A9 VARIETY OF MEANS SUCH AS EXHIBITIONS AND DEMONSTRATIONS,
MANAGERS OF SEMINARS FOR EMPLOYERS '
AND ORGANISATIONS PRIVATE FIRMS.
PERSONNEL
SCHEME
"WE ARE PLANNING TO LAUNCH A SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PILOT
MODERATELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED WHICH WILL INVOLVE THE TRAINING OF PERSONS TO PREPARE THEM FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE CLEANSING INDUSTRY.
"IF SUCCESSFUL,
SCHEME THIS
SUBSTANTIAL PERSONS, AS WELL AS MR CHAU SAID,
COULD LEAD TO A WIDENING OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUCH TO AN EASING OF THE DEMAND FOR SHELTERED WORKSHOPS,
1
/24