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FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1992
HOSTELS
NOTING THAT PLACES IN DAY ACTIVITY CENTRES AND RELATED AS WELL AS SHELTERED WORKSHOPS WERE IN SHORT SUPPLY, HE SAID EXISTING PLANS ALREADY PROPOSED 1,240 ADDITIONAL DAY ACTIVITY
PLACES, CENTRE
BY SHELTERED WORKSHOP PLACES AND 1,700 RESIDENTIAL PLACES 2,080 END OF 1996/97.
NEEDS
THE
OF
MR CARTLAND POINTED OUT THAT TO SATISFY THE SERVICE LOW, THE
MODERATE AND SEVERELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED IN FULL WITHIN FIVE YEARS WOULD CALL FOR AN ADDITIONAL 48 PROJECTS TO PROVIDE ANOTHER 2,400 PLACES.
"DETAILED PLANNING FOR THIS HAS ALREADY COMMENCED AND EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE TO OBTAIN THE NECESSARY RESOURCES," HE ADDED.
IN THE MEANTIME FOR SCHOOL-LEAVERS WHO ARE AWAITING PLACEMENT, THERE
HOME-BASED TRAINING PROGRAMMES DESIGNED ARE
TO MAINTAIN AND DEVELOP SKILLS WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN LEARNT.
MR CARTLAND SAID THERE WERE PRESENTLY FIVE SUCH TEAMS PROVIDING TRAINING FOR A TOTAL OF 400 DISABLED PERSONS IN THEIR OWN HOMES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.
A FURTHER MEASURE THAT COULD HELP TO ALLEVIATE THE SITUATION OF FAMILIES WITH DISABLED MEMBERS AWAITING PLACEMENT WAS RESIDENTIAL RESPITE. HE SAID, ADDING THAT IT COULD EFFORT TEMPORARY RELIEF BY TAKING
PERIOD THE DISABLED FAMILY MEMBER INTO RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR A OF TWO WEEKS.
"WITH
THE EXPANSION OF THE CAPACITY FOR RESPITE LATER IN THE IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO OFFER THE SERVICE TO COVER 200 FAMILIES PER YEAR," HE ADDED.
CURRENT
YEAR
MR CARTLAND, IN CONCLUSION, COMMENDED THE EXCELLENT WORK BY THE KONG ASSOCIATION FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED, THAT PURSUED ITS OBJECTIVES WITH VIGOUR AND CONSPICUOUS SUCCESS.
HONG
NO REVIEW ON NT TAXIS' BAN
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS NO INTENTION TO REVIEW THE EXISTING PROHIBITIONS FOR NEW TERRITORIES TAXIS TO USE THE TẠI CHUNG KIU ROAD AND THE SLIP ROAD BETWEEN FO TAN ROAD AND ΤΑΙ PO ROAD LEADING TO THE SHING MUN TUNNELS.
WERE
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) SAID THERE PRESS REPORTS THAT THESE PROHIBITIONS FOR THE NT TAXIS WILL BE LIFTED ON JUNE 23 THIS YEAR.
HE STRESSED THAT THE OPENING OF THE SHING MUN TUNNELS TO NT TAXIS WOULD ONLY LINK UP THEIR PERMITTED OPERATION POINTS IN SHA TIN AND TSUEN WAN WITHOUT ENLARGING THEIR CATCHMENT AREAS.
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