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Saturday, December 9, 1972

GRANT FROM LOTTERIES FUND FOR BLIND WORKSHOP

The Government has approved a capital grant of $150,000 from

the Lotteries Fund for the provision of a cargo lift by May next year

at the Tokwawan Workshop for the Blind to facilitate the work carried

out by blind workers.

At present, the blind workers are obliged to carry heavy loads

from various workshop sections on upper floors to the stores on the ground

floor.

This presents considerable difficulties, such as inefficiency,

loss of working time and income, as well as risk of personal injury and

damage to the premises and goods through accidents, to which the blind

are particularly prone.

Earlier this year, a capital grant from the Lotteries Fund of

$519,544 was made to enable a major renovation of the workshop to be

carried out.

The large-scale renovation which has just been finished, includes

the maintenance of the premises, the installation of new equipments, the

enlargement of the woodwork and paper product sections, the addition of

stores, sewing section and shelves for drying chalks.

Now, the workshop has put on a new look, with electric fans and

bulbs installed to improve the ventilation and lighting facilities.

Workers are each provided with a locker for storing their own

tools and belongings.

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