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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1991
"WE HAVE ONE OF
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WORLD'S LARGEST FLEET OF HIGH SPEED PASSENGER CRAFT AND THEY CARRY SOME 16 MILLION INTERNATIONAL PASSENGERS ANNUALLY.
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M.S. "ASUKA" HAS A GROSS TONNAGE OF 27,000, IS 192 METRES LONG, AND HAS A CAPACITY OF 584 PASSENGERS. SHE ARRIVED IN HONG KONG FROM YOKOHAMA TODAY (WEDNESDAY) AND WILL SAIL FOR SHANGHAI TOMORROW.
DISABLED PERSONS TO SHOW WORKING ABILITIES
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A NUMBER OF DISABLED PERSONS WILL DEMONSTRATE THEIR WORKING ABILITIES IN A WEEK-LONG EXHIBITION STARTING ON FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 15) AT THE NEW WORLD PLAZA IN TSIM SHA TSUI.
THE " EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DISABLED PERSONS" EXHIBITION IS ORGANISED BY THE SELECTIVE PLACEMENT DIVISION (SPD) OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT FOR THE SIXTH YEAR RUNNING.
"THE ANNUAL EVENT AIMS TO BOOST EMPLOYMENT THE DISABLED IN VARIOUS TRADES,' A SENIOR LABOUR KONG-KIN, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
OPPORTUNITIES FOR OFFICER, MR TANG
AWARENESS OF THE
"IT IS ALSO INTENDED TO ENHANCE PUBLIC WORKING ABILITIES OF THE DISABLED, AS WELL AS TO INTRODUCE THE TRAINING FACILITIES AND THE LATEST TECHNICAL AIDS AVAILABLE TO THEM,' MR TANG SAID.
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"THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHIC DISPLAYS AND AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATIONS, VISITORS WILL BE ABLE TO SEE HOW DISABLED PERSONS ARE PLACED IN OPEN EMPLOYMENT WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE SPD, AND то BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR POTENTIAL WORKING ABILITIES, HE ADDED.
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THROUGHOUT THE EXHIBITION, DISABLED WORKERS WILL THEIR SKILLS IN SUCH TRADES AS JEWELLERY, MASSAGE, WORK PROCESSING AND CLEANING.
THE EXHIBITION WILL ALSO FEATURE DISPLAYS OF EMPLOYMENT AIDS AND MACHINES SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR THE DISABLED, JOB-MATCHING AND A QUESTION-AND-ANSWER GAME BY COMPUTER.
THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT AND A NUMBER OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IN REHABILITATION WILL ALSO TAKE PART IN THE EXHIBITION.
THE EXHIBITION WILL BE OPENED BY LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR MR NO MING-YUM, COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR MR DARWIN CHEN, AND SHOPPING MALL MANAGER OF NEW WORLD CENTRE MR FELIX CHAN AT 3 PM ON FRIDAY.
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