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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1977

SHE HAS NOW BEEN ACCEPTED FOR THE TAC-YEAR COURSE IN SOCIAL WORK AT THE POLYTECHNIC. SHE WENT TO ST. STEPHEN'S GIRLS' COLLEGE FROM THE EBENEZER SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND IN FORM 2 IN 1971, PASSED FIVE SUBJECTS IN THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION IN 1975, AND MATRICULATED THIS YEAR WITH DISTINCTION IN ADVANCED LEVEL CHINESE HISTORY. SHE IS NOW PURSUING HER STUDIES AT THE POLYTECHNIC LIKE OTHER STUDENTS, HE SAID.

HA SEE-HUNG, ANOTHER BLIND STUDENT, AFTER STUDYING AT THE EBENEZER SCHOOL, JOINED THE INTEGRATED PROGRAMME AT ST. PAUL'S COLLEGE UNTIL 1975 AND THEN MATRICULATED FROM ST. STEPHEN'S GIRLS'

THE HONG KONG COLLEGE THIS YEAR WITH A DISTINCTION IN HISTORY, UNIVERSITY HAS ACCEPTED HIM IN THE ARTS FACULTY TO READ HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, AND ECONOMICS.

OUT,

+ THE SECRET OF SUCCESS IN THESE PROGRAMMES,+ MR. SUN POINTED + 13 TO RECOGNISE THAT THE DISABLED HAVE MORE ABILITIES THAN DISABILITIES. AND ITH COMMUNITY SUPPORT THEY HAVE A POSITIVE ROLE TO PLAY IN OUR SOCIETY.+

THE RECENTLY PUBLISHED HITE PAPER ON REHABILITATION REFLECTS A POSITIVE APPROACH IN WHICH EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON THE CAPABILITIES

IT PROPOSES OF THE HANDICAPPED RATHER THAN ON HIS DISABILITIES.

TO QUADRUPLE THE NUMBER OF SPECIAL EDUCATION PLACES IN THE COMING YEARS UP TO 1985-86. IN THIS ACADEMIC YEAR, THE NUMBER OF PLACES FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN IN SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND SPECIAL OR RESOURCE CLASSES IN ORDINARY SCHOOLS HAS INCREASED BY MORE THAN 17 PER CENT TO 14,320.

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