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Since the publication of the Green paper on Rehabilitation in 1992, we have made significant progress in implementing its key recommendations. We are working hard to achieve in full the targets of providing over 7,000 day and residential places for people with a disability by 1997. We are improving the accessibility of our public transport system. We are enhancing job opportunities for people with a disability. We are strengthening public education on integration. We have also reviewed the Mental Health Ordinance and have drawn up a package of proposed improvements to it and, last month, we also introduced the Disability Discrimination Bill into the Legislative Council. All these measures will help us to achieve our policy objectives of full participation and equal opportunities for people with a disability.
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We aim to provide a full range of services for people with a disability of all
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We have stepped up prevention, identification and assessment of disabilities so as to prevent impairments or to ensure that impairments For example, do not degenerate into more limiting disabilities. preventive measures have been put in place during pregnancy, infancy and childhood. Disabilities in children and adults are identified through various means including the Comprehensive Observation Scheme for all children from birth to the age of five and contacts with out-patients and emergency units of hospitals.
After an abnormality is detected in a child, he or she is given a comprehensive assessment so that appropriate treatment can be given or referral for placement can be made. Adolescents and adults suffering from acquired disabilities through, for example, diseases, are treated and initially assessed in clinics and hospitals. Further assessment and rehabilitation services are provided to them after the acute phase of their illness or injury is over.
We provide a comprehensive range of rehabilitation services to people with a disability in order to maximise their physical, mental and social capabilities to the fullest extent possible. These services include early education and training; education; medical rehabilitation; employment and vocational rehabilitation; and access and transport.