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SUNDAY, MARCH 28, 1982

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CONTESTS ON NEEDS OF DISABLED

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A DESIGN COMPETITION AND AN ESSAY CONTEST ON HOW TO IMPROVE ACCESS MEANS FOR DISABLED PEOPLE ARE BEING ORGANISED BY THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD.

THE DISTRICT OFFICER, DR PATRICK HASE, SAID IT WAS HOPED TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL AWARENESS OF THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM AND STIMULATE INTERESTS IN BETTER DESIGNS OF BUILDINGS, PUBLIC AREAS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE NEEDS OF THE DISABLED.

THE CONTESTS WILL BE OPEN TO ALL PEOPLE WHO LIVE, WORK OR ATTEND SCHOOLS IN SHA TIN.

DR HASE HAS CIRCULATED A LETTER TO LOCAL BODIES, INCLUDING SCHOOLS, YOUTH CENTRES, COMMUNITY HALLS AND MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, INVITING ENTRIES BEFORE THE DEADLINE ON APRIL 6.

WINNING ENTRIES WILL BE DISPLAYED AT A LARGE-SCALE EXHIBITION NEXT MONTH ON THE PROBLEMS OF ACCESS FOR THE DISABLED,

THE FOUR-DAY EXHIBITION, BEGINNING ON APRIL 24, WILL FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHS, FILMS, REHABUS+, SPECIALLY CONVERTED CARS FOR USE BY HANDICAPPED PEOPLE AND A MODEL ILLUSTRATING THE ACCESS PROBLEMS FACING HANDICAPPED PEOPLE.

THE HANDICAPPED ACCESS EXHIBITION IS BEING ORGANISED BY A SPECIAL SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE DISTRICT BOARD AS A PRELUDE TO THE THIRD FAR EAST AND SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES TO BE HELD AT THE SHA TIN JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE IN OCTOBER THIS YEAR.

MORE THAN 500 HANDICAPPED ATHLETES FROM 30 FAR EASTERN AND SOUTH PACIFIC COUNTRIES ARE EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SPORTS MEETING.