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ABERDEEN REHABILITATION CENTRE

Saturday, October 7, 1972

Note to Editors:

Mrs. G.T. Rowe, wife of the Director of Social Welfare, will visit the Aberdeen Rehabilitation Centre, in Welfare Road, Wong Chuk Hang, Aberdeen, on Monday, October 9, at 10:15 am. She will be accompanied by Mrs. Evelyn Doe, Principal Social Welfare Officer. The Centre is a government institution, run by the Social Welfare Department, and supported out of public funds. Its main purpose is to provide social and vocational rehabilitation for the disabled. Priority in admission is given to those who can be prepared for, and who have reasonable prospects of securing and retaining, suitable employment. The Centre has a total area of about 188,000 square feet. It was completed early in 1964. It was the first government rehabilitation centre providing various

facilities for the disabled. You are invited to have the visit covered, and your news team should arrive at

the Centre by 10 a.m.

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