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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1994
"THEY INCLUDED 48 VISUALLY IMPAIRED WHO WERE PLACED IN JOBS SUCH AS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS,
CLERKS, TRANSLATORS, ACCOUNTS RECEPTIONISTS AND MASSEURS.
"THIS REFLECTED THAT THE DISABLED COULD PERFORM EQUALLY WELL IF WERE PROVIDED WITH THE APPROPRIATE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, SHE ADDED.
THEY
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MRS FOR NOTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS, IN FACT, VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE EMPLOYMENT NEEDS OF THE DISABLED.
SHE SAID THE FIRST SUMMIT MEETING ON OPEN EMPLOYMENT OF
PERSONS, CHAIRED BY THE GOVERNOR, DISABLED
THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, HELD IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR SHOWED THE GOVERNMENT'S DETERMINATION TO WIDEN THE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DISABLED.
FOR
THE LABOUR COMMISSIONER ALSO PRAISED THE HONG KONG SOCIETY THE BLIND IN PLAYING AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN ENHANCING THE EMPLOYMENT FOR THE BLIND.
"THE EXPANSION OF THE HEALTH MASSAGE AND TREATMENT CENTRE
THE MARKED
CREATION OF NEW CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED, MRS FOR SAID.
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SHE NOTED THẤT TODAY'S CEREMONY HAD ANOTHER SPECIAL MEANING.
"THE MASSAGE TRAINING PROFESSION IN HONG KONG IS DEVELOPED JOINTLY BY EFFORTS FROM ORGANISATIONS IN CHINA AND HONG KONG.
IN
"THE CHINA DISABLED PERSONS' FEDERATION IS INSTRUMENTAL PROVIDING THE TEACHING RESOURCES FOR THE FIRST ACUPRESSURE AND MASSAGE TRAINING CLASSES FOR THE BLIND IN 1989.
"BLIND MASSAGE HAS BEEN MUCH BETTER ACCEPTED AFTER THE FIRST GROUP OF LOCALLY TRAINED MASSEURS STARTED THE PROFESSION IN HONG KONG.
A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW CHINA AND HONG "THIS IS BOTH ENHANCE THE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES OF THE DISABLED.
KONG CAN
WISH WE CAN HAVE MORE SUCH COOPERATION BETWEEN
CHINA AND
HONG KONG IN THE FUTURE, SHE ADDED.
TEACHERS LEARN MORE ABOUT ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION
DISCIPLINE, ARE CONSERVATION
OF
A SEMINAR ON THE SUBJECT THIS
MORE THAN 200 TEACHERS, MOSTLY IN THE BIOLOGY IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF THE EXPECTED TO GET A MORE ENDANGERED SPECIES AFTER ATTENDING (WEDNESDAY) AFTERNOON.
THE SEMINAR
AND
AGRICULTURE AND URBAN SERVICES
WAS JJOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE FISHERIES DEPARTMENT (AFD), EDUCATION DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT'S HONG KONG SCIENCE MUSEUM,
/AN AFD
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