WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1994
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BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS FOR THE DISABLED
BARRIERS THAT OPPORTUNITIES IN CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, SAID TODAY
THE GOVERNMENT IS DETERMINED TO BREAK DOWN THE ISOLATE THOSE WITH DISABILITIES AND RESTRICT THEIR LIFE, THE GOVERNOR, (WEDNESDAY).
IN
THE ᎡᎢ HON
THE
COUNCIL, HIS ANNUAL POLICY ADDRESS TO THE LEGISLATIVE GOVERNOR SAID THE GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT HAD TO GO BEYOND PROVIDING THEM WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
COMMITMENT INCLUDED TRAINING, THE
REHABILITATION,
TRANSPORT,
WITH
WITHIN
ALL EMPLOYMENT AND
HELP THOSE THE OTHER SERVICES WHICH WILL SPECIAL NEEDS TO LEAD AS FULL AND REWARDING LIVES AS POSSIBLE THE COMMUNITY, HE SAID.
INDIVIDUALS IT IS ESTIMATED THAT HONG KONG HAS 286,000 SOME FORM OF DISABILITY AND NEARLY $6 BILLION WILL BE SPENT THIS ON PROGRAMMES TO HELP PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY.
WITH
YEAR
THE GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT TO HELP THE DISABLED BREAKING THE BARRIERS WILL BE:
DOWN
* TO FIGHT PREJUDICE AGAINST PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY
A MAJOR PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN;
*
TO
QUALITY
109 IN
THROUGH
SHELTERED
THE IMPROVE WORKSHOPS AND DAY ACTIVITY CENTRES OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS,
CENTRES TO ΤΟ PROVIDE 737 ADDITIONAL PLACES IN PRE-SCHOOL
FOR
OF TRAINING
HELP MEET INCREASED DEMAND AND TO EXPAND THE PROGRAMMES BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH AUTISM;
TO IDENTIFY HOW TO IMPROVE THE JOB PROSPECTS OF THE DISABLED
WHEN A NEXT YEAR
JOINT WORKING GROUP COMPLETES A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED FOR THEM;
*
то SUPPORT A FURTHER EXPANSION OF THE REHABUS 1995/96. AS A
ABLE RESULT, IT WILL BE
TO PROVIDE 300,000 PASSENGER TRIPS A YEAR, AN INCREASE OF 26 PER AND
SERVICE IN
OVER CENT,
*
TO PROPOSE
LEGISLATION
TO PROTECT
THE
DISABLED
AGAINST
DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT.
ABOUT THE
AS THE
IN THIS RESPECT, THE GOVERNOR SAID: "WHEN WE TALK RIGHTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL, WE MEAN EVERYONE: THE POOR AS WELL RICH, THE DISABLED AS WELL AS THE ABLE-BODIED, AND IT IS THE RIGHTS OF SHOULD HAVE FIRST THE MOST VULNERABLE GROUPS IN OUR SOCIETY WHICH CLAIM ON OUR ATTENTION.
"I
BELIEVE THAT,
THROUGHOUT HONG KONG,
THERE
IS
A
STRONG
CONSENSUS THAT ALL THOSE WITH A DISABILITY HAVE A RIGHT TO OUR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION AND SUPPORT.
"THE GOVERNMENT WILL ENSURE THAT THEY GET IT,
14 HE SAID.
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