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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1986

THE SEMINAR WILL INCLUDE SEVEN WORKSHOPS AND A TOTAL OF 94 PAPERS WILL BE PRESENTED. KEY-NOTE PRESENTATIONS WILL BE MADE BY PROFESSOR HENRY WIDDOWSON OF UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, PROFESSOR ZHANG SHOU-KANG OF THE BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR CHRISTOPHER BRUMFIT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON OF ENGLAND, PROFESSOR WANG PING-ZHANG OF YUNMAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY; PROFESSOR CHRISTINA BRATT-PAULSTON OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH OF THE UNITED STATES, PROFESSOR LU BI SONG, THE DIRECTOR OF BEIJING LANGUAGE INSTITUTE MR CHEAH CHAK-MUN, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION IN SINGAPORE AND DR VERNER BICKLEY, DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEMINAR AT SHANGRI-LA HOTEL AT 9 AM ON MONDAY (DECEMBER 15).

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CONCERTED EFFORTS NEEDED FOR REHABILITATING DISABLED

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CONCERTED EFFORTS OF THE WHOLE COMMUNITY ARE REQUIRED IN THE REHABILITATION OF THE DISABLED. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS EVELYN DOE, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

SHE WAS SPEAKING AT THE CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR TRAINEES OF THE ABERDEEN REHABILITATION CENTRE AND THE KAI CHI CHILDREN'S CENTRE, RUN BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.

SHE POINTED OUT THAT THE CENTRES HAD BEEN PROVIDING A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES FOR THE DISABLED FOR MANY YEARS, INCLUDING SHELTERED WORKSHOP, WORK ACTIVITY CENTRE, RESIDENTIAL CARE, COUNSELLING SERVICE AND RECREATION.

THESE FACILITIES HAD ENABLED TRAINEES TO RECEIVE PROFESSIONAL CARE AND TO DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL IN A COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT SO THAT THEY CAN EVENTUALLY REINTEGRATE INTO THE COMMUNITY, SHE SAID.

+WE STILL NEED THE SUPPORT AND CO-OPERATION OF OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, WELFARE AGENCIES AND ALL SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE TO FIND MORE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DISABLED AND TO INVOLVE THEM IN ALL KINDS OF COMMUNITY AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

+ONLY BY DOING SO CAN WE HELP THEM TO REINTEGRATE INTO THE COMMUNITY AND LEAD A NORMAL LIFE LIKE ORDINARY PEOPLE,+ SHE SAID.

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SHE THANKED THE ROUND TABLE NO. 3. VICTORIA FOR THEIR GENEROUS DONATION OF A 40-INCH COLOUR TELEVISION SET TO THE TWO CENTRES.