SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1989
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SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT FOR DISABLED BEING TESTED
STUDYING THE FEASIBILITY
THEIR EMPLOYMENT ELIZABETH WONG,
ΤΟ WIDEN
MRS WELFARE,
THE GOVERNMENT IS EXPERIMENTING AND OF SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT FOR THE DISABLED OPPORTUNITIES, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL SAID THIS (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON.
THE
CLOSING
CEREMONY
OF
THE
SILVER JUBILEE AT THE CHATER WONG SAID ONE OF THE TRIED OUT
THE WAS
MOBILE
CELEBRATION OF THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF THE BLIND
MRS CENTRAL, IN PRECINCT
SPEAKING
AT
ROAD PEDESTRIAN
SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT CLEANSING CREW.
MODELS NOW
BEING
"SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT IS AN ALTERNATIVE TO OPEN
EMPLOYMENT BY
WHICH DISABLED PERSONS CAN EARN THEIR OWN LIVING AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE SOCIETY, SHE SAID.
MRS WONG POINTED OUT THAT VARIOUS SERVICES AND FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO ASSIST THE DISABLED IN GETTING A JOB.
DIVISION
WERE
OF THE LABOUR WHILE THE SELECTIVE PLACEMENT
THE DEPARTMENT ASSISTS IN OBTAINING OPEN EMPLOYMENT FOR THE DISABLED,
DEPARTMENT TRAINING
PROVIDES EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TECHNICAL PRE-VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR THEM.
RUN "BESIDES, DAY ACTIVITY CENTRES AND SHELTERED WORKSHOPS ARE
ΤΟ CATER TO BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO ENTER INTO OPEN EMPLOYMENT,
* SHE SAID.
"AT PRESENT, THERE ARE ABOUT 1,300 GOVERNMENT-AIDED
SHELTERED WORKSHOPS, DAY ACTIVITY CENTRES AND AROUND 3,200 WONG ADDED.
PLACES AT
rt
AT
MRS
RENAMING OF TUEN MUN VILLAGE
*
THE RENAMING OF TSING SHAN KRUK CHUEN IN TUEN MUN TO KAU HU】 WILL TAKE EFFECT TOMORROW (MONDAY).
TUEN MUN
SPOKESMAN SAID THE RENAMING A TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE
HAS TO REFLECT ITS BEEN REQUESTED BY RESIDENTS OF THE VILLAGE, IN ORDER HISTORICAL BACKGROUND.
THE VILLAGE WAS FOUNDED AROUND 1945 AND HAS PRESENT OF ABOUT 1,000, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
POPULATION
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