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TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1990
PUBLIC AWARENESS OF REHABILITATION SERVICES AND THE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES RUNNING SUCH SERVICES WAS ALSO BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN GRADUALLY ENHANCED.
ATTITUDES WAS A
HOWEVER, MEMBERS AGREED THAT CHANGING PUBLIC LONG-TERM PROCESS AND SUSTAINED EFFORTS WERE THEREFORE NECESSARY.
MEANWHILE, RDCC MEMBERS ENDORSED PROPOSALS PUT BY THE AD HOC
GROUP ON TECHNICAL AIDS PROBLEMS OF BLIND STUDENTS.
THE AD HOC GROUP PROPOSED THAT THE UNIVERSITIES, POLYTECHNIC AND OTHER TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS SHOULD BE REQUESTED TO PROCURE BASIC TECHNICAL AIDS FOR INSTALLATION AT, AND TO BE ADMINISTERED RESPECTIVE LIBRARIES.
BY, THEIR
IT FURTHER SUGGESTED THAT UPGC SHOULD PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF A GRANT AND AN INTEREST-FREE LOAN ΤΟ BLIND STUDENTS FOR THEM TO PURCHASE THE TECHNICAL AIDS THEY NEED.
RDCC MEMBERS ALSO RECEIVED AND STUDIED A REPORT PRODUCED BY THE WORKING PARTY ON LEGISLATION FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED. THEY WERE INFORMED THAT THE REPORT WOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE OMELCO AD
HOC GROUP FOR CONSIDERATION IN DUE COURSE.
VIEWS:
IN RELATION TO THE REPORT, RDCC MEMBERS HAD THE FOLLOWING
RDCC APPRECIATES THE WORK DONE BY THE WORKING PARTY;
RDCC MEMBERS FELT THAT THE CHANGES WERE SITUATION RECOMMENDED IN THE REPORT AND FAR THAN A SEPARATE LEGISLATION;
IMPROVING THE MORE IMPORTANT
BY
WHETHER ON
TO URGE THE GOVERNMENT TO IDENTIFY THE RECOMMENDATIONS THE WORKING PARTY AND TRY TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS INDIVIDUAL OR IN VARIOUS LEGISLATIONS; AND
THE COMMITTEE OBSERVED THAT REGARDING REFERENCE TO MENTALLY ILL AS OPPOSED TO MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS WITHIN UK, MIGHT NOT BE APPLICABLE то HONG KONG, THUS THIS SHOULD BE INTERPRETED WITH CAUTION. LOCAL STUDIES SHOULD BK CONSIDERED TO PRODUCE MORE ACCURATE STATISTICS ON THE LOCAL SITUATION.
PREPARED BY AN AD HOC GROUP VIEWS WILL BE SENT ΤΟ THE SOCIAL WELFARE POLICIES AND
THE MEETING ALSO ENDORSED A REPORT ON THE SOCIAL WELFARE WHITE PAPER. THE SECRETARIAT FOR THE WORKING PARTY ON SERVICES FOR CONSIDERATION.
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