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MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1981

DISABLED COULD DO GOOD JOB, EMPLOYERS TOLD

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THE SUCCESS OF THE SELECTIVE PLACEMENT SERVICE OF THE LABOU DEPARTMENT VERY MUCH DEPENDS ON EMPLOYERS ACCEPTING DISABLED PEOPLE WITHOUT PREJUDICE, A SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

SPEAKING AT A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF VICTORIA, SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER SUNG KWAN-CHAK SAID SUPPORT FROM EMPLOYERS IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE ULTIMATE HAPPY SETTLEMENT OF A DISABLED PERSON INTO GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT WHICH WILL ENABLE HIM TO REALISE HIS VOCATIONAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POTENTIAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT.+

MR SUNG, WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S SELECTIVE PLACEMENT SERVICE, POINTED OUT THAT GIVEN THE RIGHT JOB, A DISABLED PERSON COULD PERFORM JUST AS WELL AS HIS ABLE-BODIED COUNTERPART.

HE SAID: DISABLED PEOPLE ARE NOT ONLY CAPABLE OF MANUAL OR UNSKILLED JOBS. GIVEN THE RIGHT TRAINING, EDUCATION AND SOMETIMES WITH THE HELP OF TECHNICAL AIDS, A DISABLED PERSON IS CAPABLE OF PERFORMING A WIDE RANGE OF JOBS, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE AND MANAGERIAL POSITIONS.+

IN ADDITION, HE SAID, A HAPPILY SETTLED DISABLED EMPLOYEE WOULD BE MORE STABLE IN HIS JOB BECAUSE OF HIS LACK OF MOBILITY.

THE SERVICE HELPED DISABLED PEOPLE WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH A REHABILITATION PROCESS TO SEEK GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT, WITH EMPHASIS ON +THE RIGHT JOB FOR THE RIGHT PERSON+.

IT ALSO HELPED EMPLOYERS WHO REQUIRED WORKERS TO FULFILL THEIR MANPOWER NEEDS, HE EXPLAINED.

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GUIDE FOR NEWCOMERS ***

A NEW VERSION OF COMING TO HONG KONG, THE OFFICIAL GUIDE FOR NEWCOMERS, HAS JUST BEEN PUBLISHED.

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TOPICS COVERED, SUCH AS LANGUAGE AND POPULATION, HOUSING AND HEALTH, EMPLOYMENT AND COST OF LIVING, EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AND RECREATION, BUSINESS, TAXATION AND IMMIGRATION REQUIREMENTS, PROVIDE ANSWERS TO THE MANY QUESTIONS THAT NEW RESIDENTS ASK.

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