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SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1982
LONDON RECEPTION FOR HK PHAB MEMBERS
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TWELVE MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED AND ABLE-BODIED ASSOCIATION (PHAB) ATTENDED A RECEPTION HOSTED BY THE HONG KONG COMMISSIONER, SIR JACK CATER, AT THE GOVERNMENT OFFICE IN LONDON ON THURSDAY (APRIL 15).
IN HIS WELCOMING SPEECH, SIR JACK SAID PHAB, WHICH CELEBRATES ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR, HAD ACHIEVED OUTSTANDING SUCCESS IN INTEGRATING THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED INTO THE COMMUNITY.
HE SAID THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S SUBVENTION TO PHAB FOR 1982-83 WOULD BE INCREASED TO $1.5 MILLION FROM JUST OVER $1 MILLION LAST YEAR. THE TOTAL SUBVENTIONS UNDER THE HEADING OF +PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED+ WOULD BE INCREASED BY NEARLY 40 PER CENT TO SOME $11.5 MILLION.
THE TWELVE MEMBERS, SIX OF WHOM ARE DISABLED, ARE LED BY PHAB'S GENERAL SECRETARY, MR CHU HUNG-CHEUNG. IN BRITAIN EARLIER THIS WEEK TO TAKE PART IN THE SILVER JUBILEE
THEY ARRIVED CELEBRATIONS OF PHAB IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE CELEBRATIONS WILL BE A WEEKEND IN MANCHESTER FROM APRIL 23 TO 25, WHEN A SERIES OF SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES WILL BE HELD. THERE WILL ALSO BE A PARADE DURING THE THREE-DAY CELEBRATIONS.
ABOUT 800 PHAB MEMBERS, INCLUDING OVERSEAS REPRESENTATIVES, WILL TAKE PART IN THE WEEKEND OF CELEBRATIONS.
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF KWAI YUE STREET
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KWAI YUE STREET IN KWAI CHUNG WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS FROM 10 AM ON MONDAY (APRIL 19) FOR ROAD WORKS.
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