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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1977

AND

COPIES OF THE GREEN PAPER IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE VARIOUS CITY DISTRICT OFFICES ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND IN KOWLOON; THE DISTRICT OFFICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES THE MARKETING OFFICE, GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES AT 1A, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG.

A PAMPHLET SUMMARISING THE MAIN PROPOSALS OF THE GREEN PAPER HAS BEEN PUBLISHED FOR EASY REFERENCE OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. COPIES OF THE PAMPHLET WILL ALSO BE OBTAINABLE FROM ALL CITY DISTRICT OFFICES IN THE URBAN AREA, DISTRICT OFFICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, ALL COMMUNITY CENTRES AND FAMILY SERVICES CENTRES OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.

SPONSORS NEEDED IN SERVICES FOR HAND ICAPPED ***

THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR. COLVYN HAYE, TODAY APPEALED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE TUNG WAH GROUP TO SET AN EXAMPLE TC SPONSORS IN SHOULDER ING THEIR PART OF THE UNITED EFFORT TO ACHIEVE THE TARGETS SET FOR INTEGRATING THE HANDICAPPED INTO THE COMMUNITY.

MR. HAYE WAS ADDRESSING STUDENTS AND MANAGEMENT OF THE TUNG WAH SECONDARY SCHOOLS AT THE JOINT GRADUATION CEREMONY AT THE CITY HALL.

HE SAID, THE WORK OF THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION AND VARIOUS SOCIAL WELFARE AGENCIES HAS BEEN RIGHTLY APPRECIATED AND HONOURED BY THE COMMUNITY.+

+TUNG WAH HAS DONE MARVELLOUSLY WELL WITH THE EDUCATION OF ABLE CHILDREN. I NOW APPEAL TO YOU TO CONCENTRATE MORE ON THE EDUCATION OF THE NEEDY AND THE UNFORTUNATE,+ MR. HAYE SAID.

+YOUR EXAMPLE, MR. HAYE ADDED, +WILL BE TAKEN UP BY OTHER WORTHY SPONSORS AND THE GOVERNMENT LOOKS TO YOU AND TO OTHERS INTERESTED IN EDUCATION QUITE SPECIFICALLY IN TWO AREAS: TO RUN SPECIAL AND RESOURCE CLASSES IN YOUR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, AND TO ESTABLISH SPECIAL SCHOOLS FOR MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN. +

IN REFERRING TO THE GOVERNMENT'S WHITE PAPER ON REHABILITATION +A UNITED EFFORT -- INTEGRATING THE DISABLED INTO THE COMMUNITY+, HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD STATED CLEARLY THE INTENTION TO EXPAND AND IMPROVE EXISTING REHABILITATION SERVICES IN ORDER TO HELP HANDICAPPED PEOPLE TO BECOME INDEPENDENT AND CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

/+TO ACHIEVE