THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1992
CONCERTED EFFORTS ESSENTIAL TO REHABILITATION SERVICES
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CONCERTED
EFFORTS
BY THE GOVERNMENT, NON-GOVERNMENTAL IMPROVE AND ORGANISATIONS AND THE COMMUNITY ARE ESSENTIAL TO FURTHER
FORD, DEVELOP REHABILITATION SERVICES, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
NUMBER OF SERVICE
SIR DAVID MADE THE REMARKS WHEN VISITING A
ORGANISATIONS UNITS OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL PROVIDING SERVICES TO MENTAL PATIENTS.
IN THE
HANDICAPPED MENTALLY
PERSONS
EAST KOWLOON, AND DISCHARGED
REHABILITATION
TO
PLANNED TO PROVIDE
PEOPLE HANDICAPPED
AN
IN
THE
ADDITIONAL OF
COMING
THREE
"WE HAVE BEEN ATTACHING GREAT IMPORTANCE SERVICES. THE GOVERNMENT HAS 2,600 PLACES FOR MENTALLY YEARS.
DONE TO
WE
MEET SHOULD
THE NEEDS OF THE THIS A MAKE
HIGH
BE "BUT MUCH MORE NEED TO
AND
BELIEVE I MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PRIORITY IN THE YEARS AHEAD, HE ADDED.
SIR DAVID,
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ACCOMPANIED
BY
THE
ACTING DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL 88 KWUN TONG WELFARE, MRS ROSE GOODSTADT, FIRST TOURED PO LEUNG KUK 88
CATER FOR MODERATELY WORKSHOP AND HOSTEL AT TSUI PING ESTATE, WHICH MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS.
DURING THE TOUR, HE WAS BRIEFED ON WORKSHOP AND HOSTEL.
SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE
THE WORKSHOP PROVIDES SHELTERED WORK FOR
NORMALLY CANNOT
BECAUSE OF THEIR DISABILITY, COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT.
DISABLED PEOPLE WHO ENTER INTO OPEN AND
HE WAS IMPRESSED BY THE
THERE WORK
AND CALLED ON
BUSINESS
COMMUNITY TO GIVE THEM JOB.
THE WORKSHOP
A HAS
HOSTEL
PROVIDING ATTACHED
RESIDENTIAL
PROVISION FOR THEM WHO ARE UNABLE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY.
THE CHIEF SECRETARY THEN PROCEEDED TO KOWLOON UNION CHURCH JI DAY ACTIVITY CENTRE (DAC) CUM HOSTEL AT PO LAM ESTATE TO SEE HIMSELF HOW THE DAC PROVIDED DAY CARE, AND WORK TRAINING TO LOW-MODERATE AND ADULTS.
WAI
FOR
SIMPLE OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING SEVERELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED
SIR DAVID ALSO TOURED THE HOSTEL, WHICH PROVIDES ACCOMMODATION, RESIDENTS WHO CANNOT PERSONAL AND NURSING CARE, AND TRAINING TO THE BE ADEQUATELY CARED FOR BY THEIR OWN MEANS OR BY THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS.
SIR
DAVID'S
LAST STOP
WAS
THE
CHRISTIAN FAMILY
SERVICE
PATIENTS AT TSUI LAM CENTRE'S TSUI LAM HOUSE FOR DISCHARGED MENTAL ESTATE, TSEUNG KWAN O WHERE HE SPOKE TO A NUMBER OF RESIDENTS THERE.
/HE WAS