SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1979 ·
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NEW CENTRE FOR THE DEAF IN HO MAN TIN
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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, TODAY (SATURDAY) OFFICIALLY OPENED A MULTI-PURPOSE CENTRE IN OF MAN ESTATE WHICH OFFERS A VARIETY OF SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE DEAF.
ADDRESSING THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE KOWLOON CENTRE FOR THE DEAF, MR. LEE SAID THE PROJECT WAS IN LINE WITH THE GOVERNMENT'S REHABILITATION PROGRAMME PLAN WHICH STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPREHENSIVE REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR THE DISABLED.
HE SAID APART FROM INCREASED PROVISION IN MEDICAL, EDUCATION AND WELFARE SERVICES FOR THE DEAF, THERE WAS A NEED FOR MORE CENTRES WHICH HELPED SOLVE THE IR PROBLEMS AND DEVELOP THE IR POTENTIALS THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN GROUP ACTIVITIES.
BECAUSE OF THEIR DISABILITY IN HEARING, HE SAID, DEAF PEOPLE DO SOMETIMES ENCOUNTER DIFFICULTIES IN THEIR DAILY LIFE, AND IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THEY ARE HELPED TO STRENGTHEN THE IR SELF-CONFIDENCE AND TO ADJUST TO CHANGING SOCIAL NEEDS.
THE NEW CENTRE, THE SECOND TO BE RUN BY THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE DEAF, PROVIDES CASEWORK SERVICES, GUIDANCE FOR DEAF PEOPLE WITH EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL MALADJUSTMENT, ADULT EDUCATION SERVICES AS WELL AS RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.
IN ADDITION, IT OFFERS SIGN-LANGUAGE COURSES, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES FOR HEARING AIDS AND SPECIAL CARE FOR DEAF CHILDREN OF PRE-SCHOOL AGE.
THE CENTRE IS FUNDED BY A GRANT FROM THE LOTTERIES FUND ARRANGED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, AND A DONATION FROM THE LIONS INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 303.
NEW VEHICLE INSPECTION CENTRE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE
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THE NEW VEHICLE INSPECTION CENTRE BEING BUILT BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IN KOWLOON BAY IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE.
THE INSPECTION CENTRE, THE EIGHTH IN HONG KONG, IS ONE OF THE BEST IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA.
IT IS BEING BUILT ON A 13,000-SQUARE METRE SITE ON THE KOWLOON BAY RECLAMATION AND WILL BE ACCESSIBLE FROM WAI YIP STREET.
ON COMPLETION IN JUNE IT WILL HAVE EIGHT INSPECTION LANES CAPABLE OF HANDLING 200 VEHICLES A DAY.
THERE WILL
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