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WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1974

PLANNING TEAM TO DRAW UP REHABILITATION PROGRAMME

A SPECIAL GOVERNMENT PLANNING TEAM WAS RECENTLY ESTABLISHED TO PREPARE A COMPREHENSIVE REHABILITATION PROGRAMME FOR THE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY DISABLED, USING THE TECHNIQUES NOW ADOPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT.

SPEAKING IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY, THE HON. LI FOOK-KOW, SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, STRESSED THAT VOLUNTARY AGENCIES WOULD BE CONSULTED AT AN APPROPRIATE STAGE IN THE COURSE OF PREPARING THE PROGRAMME AND WOULD ALSO BE INVITED TO ASSIST IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN WHEN IT IS COMPLETED AND APPROVED.

HE WAS REPLY ING TO A QUESTION FROM DR. THE HON. HARRY FANG WHO ASKED WHETHER GOVERNMENT WAS PREPARED TO INVITE REPRESENTATIVES FROM VOLUNTARY AGENCIES TO ASSIST IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH A REHABILITATION PROGRAMME.

MR. LI POINTED OUT THAT THE PLANNING TEAM AIMED AT CARRY ING FORWARD PRESENT PLANS, IN THE LIGHT OF THE WORK DONE BY THE AD HOC JOINT VORKING GROUP ON REHABILITATION, TO IDENTIFY THE MANPOWER AND OTHER RESOURCES THAT WOULD BE NEEDED AND TO DEVELOP A COORDINATED AND COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMME WHICH COULD REASONABLY BE EXPECTED TO BE UNDERTAKEN OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS.

+MEET THE MEDIA+

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NOTE TO EDITORS:

ANOTHER SESSION OF MEET THE MEDIA WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (THURSDAY) IN THE 35 MM THEATRE OF GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, FIFTH FLOOR.

THE SESSION WILL START AT 3 P.M. AND THE SPEAKER WILL BE MR. DAVID JORDAN, DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.

SOUND FEED WILL BE PROVIDED BY RADIO HONG KONG. RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS WHO WISH TO AVAIL THEMSELVES OF THIS SERVICE ARE REQUESTED TO ARRIVE AT THE THEATRE EARLIER TO SET UP EQUIPMENT. ONLY MICROPHONES WILL BE ALLOWED ON THE SPEAKER'S TABLE AND PORTABLE TAPE RECORDERS MUST BE SET ASIDE, SO THAT VIBRATION WHICH AFFECTS THE QUALITY OF SOUND FEED COULD BE AVOIDED. CO-OPERATION FROM REPORTERS IS MUSH APPRECIATED.

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