TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1991

"IN ADDITION, THE GONDOLA AND GOOD CONSTRUCTION, SOUND MATERIAL, MAINTAINED.

ITS

FREE

ATTACHMENTS FROM DEFECT

SHOULD

AND

BE OF REGULARLY

THOROUGHLY

ON BRIEFED

THE

SAFE

AND

WORKERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPER OPERATION OF THE GONDOLAS.

то WEAR A SUITABLE "EVERY WORKER ON THE GONDOLA IS REQUIRED

ΤΟ ATTACHED

AN INDEPENDENT LANYARD SECURELY SAFETY BELT WITH ITS

MR CHAN CONTINUED. LIFELINE OR AN APPROPRIATE ANCHORAGE POINT,

CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE USED BY THE

HE STRESSED THAT IT IS THE DUTY OF THE SUCH SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND TO ENSURE THAT IT IS PROPERLY WORKERS.

HE ADDED THAT UNDER THE FACTORIES AND (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, BOTH PROPRIETORS AND DUTY TO MAINTAIN SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK.

INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS WORKERS HAVE A GENERAL

DSW VISITS REHAB CENTRES

THE DIRECTOR

UPDATED

SOCIAL OF HIMSELF ON

TODAY M.D. CARTLAND,

DURING A SERVICES

DEPARTMENT IN THR

MR WELFARE, REHABILITATION (TUESDAY) FAMILIARISATION VISIT TO TWO SERVICE UNITS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES WEST REGION.

VISITED

THE CHEUNG HONG

AND

DAY

BEEN

HOSTEL MR CARTLAND FIRST ACTIVITY CENTRE (DAC) AT CHEUNG HONG ESTATE, TSING YI, WHICH HAS IN OPERATION SINCE AUGUST 1988.

SOCIAL

VARIOUS FACILITIES THERE HE WAS ACCOMPANIED ON A TOUR OF THE

MRS OFFICER (NEW TERRITORIES WEST), BY THE DEPARTMENT'S REGIONAL

WELFARE OFFICER

WAN/KWAI LESLIE HUNG, AND DISTRICT TSING), MR NG KAI-KIN.

(TSUEN

AT PRESENT, THE HOSTEL AND THE DAC EACH HAS A CAPACITY OF 50.

CARE AND

WHILE THE ARE NOT ABLE

то THE MENTALLY THE HOSTEL PROVIDES ACCOMMODATION HANDICAPPED WHO ARE HOMELESS OR CANNOT LIVE INDEPENDENTLY, DAC OFFERS TRAINING TO MENTALLY HANDICAPPED ADULTS WHO TO BENEFIT FROM VOCATIONAL TRAINING, AND SHELTERED OR OPEN EMPLOYMENT.

THEN PROCEEDED

TO THE

KWAI SHING HOSTEL WHICH THE PARTY CURRENTLY ACCOMMODATES 40 MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PEOPLE.

THE

SERVICES

PROGRAMME

AND ASSIST THEM

AND TRAINING MR CARTLAND NOTED THAT THERE HELP MINIMISE RESIDENTS' DEPENDENCE ON OTHERS IN LEADING A SEMI-INDEPENDENT OR EVEN AN INDEPENDENT LIFE.

CARTLAND COMMENDED THE CENTRES'

AT THE END OF THE VISIT, MR STAFF FOR THEIR DEVOTION IN LOOKING AFTER THE DISABLED,

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