THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1992
A MEMBER OF THE
REHABILITATION DEVELOPMENT CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE (RDCC) AND CHAIRMAN OF THE REHABILITATION ALLIANCE IN HONG KONG, MR CHAN IS THE FIRST DISABLED PERSON FROM THE TERRITORY то BE ELECTED TO THIS POSITION.
ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE HONG KONG DELEGATION, DR JOSEPH KWOK. HAS BEEN ELECTED THE HON SECRETARY AND TREASURER FOR THE REHABILITATION INTERNATIONAL REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR ASIA AND THE
PACIFIC.
THE SECREATARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, WHO HEADS THE HONG KONG DELEGATION TO KENYA, TODAY (THURSDAY } WELCOMED THE NEW APPOINTMENTS.
SHE SAID MR CHAN WAS VERY ACTIVE IN THE HONG KONG REHABILITATION FIELD AND HAD REPRESENTED THE INTERESTS OF DISABLED PERSONS IN MAJOR GOVERNMENT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEES, IN PARTICULAR THE WORKING PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GREEN PAPER ON REHABILITATION.
THE GREEN PAPER, WHICH WAS PUBLISHED EARLIER THIS YEAR, ATTRACTED IMMENSE INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS DURING THE NAIROBI WITH MANY OVERSEAS DELEGATES ASKING FOR COPIES.
HAD
CONGRESS
DISABILITY
THE SPEECH BY MRS WONG ON THE FORMULATION OF POLICIES AND LEGISLATION AT THE PLENARY SESSION WAS ALSO WELL RECEIVED BY OVER 2,000 DELEGATES FROM MORE THAN 110 MEMBER COUNTRIES.
IN HER SPEECH, SHE HAD CALLED FOR ACTION AND ACHIEVEMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURY TO ENABLE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO EXERCISE THEIR INVIOLABLE HUMAN RIGHTS.
SHE ALSO CALLED ON THE COMMUNITY TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GOVERNMENT WHICH PROVIDED LEADERSHIP AND FUNDING SUPPORT.
THE REHABILITATION INTERNATIONAL 17TH WORLD CONGRESS IS BEING
HELD IN NAIROBI, KENYA, BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 7 AND 11.
THE NEXT WORLD CONGRESS WILL TAKE PLACE IN NEW ZEALAND IN 1996.
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TAP MUN TEMPLE GETS FACELIFT
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LAM,
THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR ALBERT THE GOVERNMENT WAS GREATLY CONCERNED ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT WORKS IN REMOTE AREAS.
SAID
HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE RE-OPENING CEREMONY OF A 400-YEAR-OLD TIN HAU TEMPLE IN TAP MUN, TAI PO.
"THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALWAYS BEEN PLAYING AN PROMOTING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS IN THESE IS A TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF ITS KIND," HE SAID.
ACTIVE ROLE IN AREAS. TAP MUN
/MR LAM
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