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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1991
"IN 1982, THERE WERE ONLY 440 TRAINING PLACES AVAILABLE, 204 IN GOVERNMENT OPERATED SKILLS CENTRES AND THE REMAINING IN SUBVENTED CENTRES.
TOTAL NUMBER OF PLACES HAS STEADILY INCREASED BECOMES FULLY OPERATIONAL, A TOTAL OF 976 AVAILABLE ΤΟ DISABLED PERSONS REQUIRING
"SINCE THEN THE AND WHEN THIS CENTRE TRAINING PLACES WILL BE TRAINING," SHE SAID.
LOOKING AHEAD TO THE FUTURE PLANNING, MRS WONG NOTED THAT THE 1990 REVIEW OF THE REHABILITATION PROGRAMME PLAN INDICATED THAT THERE WOULD BE A SHORTFALL OF PLACES IN SKILLS CENTRES.
"TO MEET THIS SHORTFALL, TWO NEW
CENTRES ARE BEING PLANNED, ONE AT ABERDEEN AND THE OTHER AT WEST KOWLOON, FOR COMPLETION IN 1995/96.
"THESE CENTRES WILL PROVIDE A FURTHER 360 PLACES, INCREASING THE TOTAL TO ABOUT 1,340 PLACES WHICH WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO MEET THE PROJECTED DEMAND, MRS WONG SAID.
NEW SKILLS CENTRE FOR DISABLED OPENS
THE TUEN MUN SKILLS CENTRE FOR THE DISABLED, THE FIRST TRAINING CENTRE BUILT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO CATER FOR ALL CATEGORIES OF DISABLED PEOPLE, WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, OFFICIATED AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY ABOUT 100 GUESTS.
PROVIDED BACKGROUND BUILT WITH BOARDING
SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY, THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING, MR H.R. KNIGHT, INFORMATION ON THE $59-MILLION CENTRE WHICH WAS FACILITIES IN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN.
"STANDING ON A 5,000 SQUARE METRE SITE ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF YAU OI ESTATE, THE CENTRE HAS SOME 6,300 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE FLOOR SPACE AND 3,800 SQUARE METRES OF OPEN RECREATIONAL AREA, HE SAID.
AFTER THE CEREMONY, THE GUESTS TOURED THE FIRST PHASE OF THE CENTRE, WHICH IS NOW IN OPERATION WITH EIGHT CLASSES BEING
RUN. WHEN FULLY OPERATIONAL NEXT YEAR, THE CENTRE WILL RUN 25 CLASSES WITH 300. PLACES, HALF OF WHICH WILL BE RESIDENTIAL ONES.
THE CENTRE HOUSES 14 WORKSHOPS, FOUR CLASSROOMS AND SPECIAL ROOMS SUCH AS LIBRARY, SKETCHING ROOM AND AUDIO VISUAL AIDS ROOM. THE RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES ARE MADE UP OF 15 SPECIALLY DESIGNED SELF-CONTAINED DORMITORY UNITS.
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