MSDAY, JULY 3, 1980
+THE WHITE PAPER AND ITS ANNUAL REVIEWS PROVIDE FOR PROGRESS IN TERMS OF MONEY, BUILDINGS AND STAFF WHICH IS STEADY BUT SLOW.
+1 AM ACUTELY AWARE OF THE MISERY WHICH UNTREATED MENTAL DEFECTS IN CHILDREN CAN CAUSE, AND EQUALLY AWARE OF THE PLEASURE AND RELIEF TO CHILDREN, PARENTS, AND FAMILY ALIKE, WHICH RESULT FROM THEIR REINTEGRATION INTO SOCIETY AND THIS CAN ONLY BE ACHIEVED BY PROPER CARE AT THE PROPER TIME.
+ IT IS OUR DUTY, BETWEEN US ALL, TO PROVIDE SUCH CARE AS SOON AS WE REASONABLY CAN. BUT TO BE EFFECTIVE THE CARE MUST BE EXTREMELY GOOD.
+THIS MEANS NOT ONLY MONEY AND THE PROPER BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT, BUT ABOVE ALL TRAINED AND DEDICATED STAFF, AS WELL AS THE CAREER STRUCTURE TO ATTRACT AND HOLD THEM. WE ARE FORTUNATE IN THE STAFF AND SPECIALISTS WE HAVE, BUT THERE ARE TOO FEW OF THEM.
+ I AM HOPEFUL THAT AS THE WORK PROGRAMMED IN THE WHITE PAPER EXPANDS AND BECOMES BETTER KNOWN AND MORE WIDELY RECOGNISED, SO MORE CANDIDATES WILL COME FORWARD FOR THIS HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL, SPECIALISED AND RESPECTED FORM OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICE.
+ON CURRENT PLANS AND FORECASTS WE HOPE THAT BY 1985/86 THERE WILL BE PLACES IN SPECIAL SCHOOLS AT LEAST FOR ALL THE SEVERELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED AND FOR TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE MODERATELY HANDICAPPED, AND THAT THEREAFTER THE REMAINING GAP WILL BE FAIRLY QUICKLY CLOSED.
+AND NO DOUBT THE COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICES TO THE HANDICAPPED, UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF DR HARRY FANG, WILL KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON DEVELOPMENTS.
+MEANWHILE EACH STEP FORWARD ON THIS ROAD IS A HAPPY ONE, AND NONE HAPPIER THAN THE ONE WE ARE CELEBRATING TODAY. HAPPY FOR THE ASSOCIATION, FOR THE DONORS, FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND ABOVE ALL HAPPY FOR THE 64 CHILDREN WHO WILL BE CARED FOR HERE AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS,
+MRS BREMRIDGE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I HAVE MUCH PLEASURE IN DECLARING OPEN THIS NEW SCHOOL AT PINEHILL VILLAGE AND WISH IT EVERY SUCCESS.+
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