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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1990
"IT WAS FOUND THAT DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN MAY 1987 AND MAY 1989, A TOTAL OF 493 ISSUES WERE DISCUSSED AT DISTRICT BOARD MEETINGS.
"THE ADVICES GIVEN BY THE BOARDS ON 416, OR 84 PER CENT, OF THESE ISSUES WERE IN FACT ACCEPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT. ADVICES THAT WERE NOT ACCEPTED ACCOUNTED FOR ONLY 69, OR 14 PER CENT, OF THE ISSUES BEING DISCUSSED, WHILE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE REMAINING RIGHT ISSUES WERE STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE GOVERNMENT AT THE TIME OF THE RESEARCH," HE SAID.
EMPLOYERS URGED TO HIRE MORE DISABLED PEOPLE
THE
TODAY
TO
DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR M.D. CARTLAND, (SATURDAY) APPEALED TO EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE MORE JOB OPPORTUNITIES DISABLED PEOPLE.
MR CARTLAND MADE THE PLEA WHEN VISITING THE NANG SHELTERED WORKSHOP AND HOSTEL IN KWUN TONG.
DEPARTMENT'S ΚΑΙ
A NUMBER OF
HE SAID:
DURING HIS TOUR OF THE WORKSHOP IN WHICH HANDICAPPED WORKERS PERFORMED BOOK BINDING AND OTHER TASKS, "I HAVE EVERY CONFIDENCE THAT SHELTERED WORKERS CAN DO VERY WELL INDEED. THEY ARE VERY HARD-WORKING.
SUITABLE JOBS
ASSISTANCE
MR
"I THEREFORE APPEAL TO LOCAL MANUFACTURERS TO OFFER TO THE GROUP BY PLACING MORE JOB ORDERS WITH SHELTERED WORKSHOPS, CARTLAND ADDED.
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OFFICER WORKSHOP TO
MR CARTLAND, ACCOMPANIED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S REGIONAL (EAST KOWLOON), MR LOK MAN-PAN, TOURED THE SHELTERED UPDATE HIMSELF ON THE VARIOUS FACILITIES AND SERVICES THERE.
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SCOUT GROUP INAUGURATED IN WHITEHEAD DETENTION CENTRE
CAN
NOW
THE
VIETNAMESE CHILDREN AT THE WHITEHEAD DETENTION CENTRE HAVE THEIR LIFE ENRICHED THROUGH SCOUTING ACTIVITIES, FOLLOWING INAUGURATION OF A SCOUT GROUP IN THE CENTRE TODAY (SATURDAY),
ESTABLISHED BY THE CORRECTIOAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT (CSD), THE 64TH SHATIN SCOUT GROUP (WHDC) COMPRISES 60 MEMBERS AGED BETWEEN AND 16.
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IN ADDITION, THERE ARE THREE CSD OFFICERS, WHO VOLUNTEER TO TAKE UP THE JOB AS SCOUT LEADERS DURING THEIR SPARE TIME TO ACTIVITIES AND TRAINING FOR THE BOYS.
ORGANISE
/THE ASSISTANT