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Saturday, January 19, 1974

HELPING DISABLED FIND JOBS

The use of radio slogans is still proving useful in helping

disabled people obtain employment, Mr. Chan Shiu-wing, Officer-in-charge

of the Social Welfare Department's Job Placement Unit said today.

"Although the response is not as high now as when we first

began using slogans in October last year, we are still getting calls from

prospective employers who are interested in giving handicapped people

Jobs," he said.

Reviewing last month's job placement situation, Mr. Chan said

his unit has received eight enquiries for the supply of apprentices or

workers.

Though this is not as many as we would like, it is still

encouraging and I would like to thank radio stations for their assistance

in broadcasting the slogans for ua," he said.

Mr. Chan said during the month his unit had successfully placed

21 disabled people in jobs. Among them were a mentally retarded person,

a cured TB patient, two blind, three cured mentally ill patients, four

deaf and 10 crippled.

They were engaged in machine sewing, assembling, thread trimming,

packing, cleansing work, general factory work and watch keeping.

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