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TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1987

THE SECOND AREA OF ACTIVITY WOULD BE IN SOCIAL TRAINING TO HELP THE CLIENTS TO FUNCTION IN GROUPS WITHIN THE CENTRE AS WELL AS IN THE COMMUNITY, AT WORK AND AT PLAY,

*THE PROGRAMMES WILL STRESS CO-OPERATION, RELATIONSHIP- BUILDING, PRACTICE IN MONETARY AND BUDGETTING SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE IN TRAVELLING TO AND FROM WORK/PLAY BY USING PUBLIC TRANSPORT, LEARNING TO DO ERRANDS AND TO USE COMMUNITY FACILITIES, SHE SAID.

MRS CHAN ADDED THAT THE PROGRAMMES WOULD BE SUPPLEMENTED BY SITE VISITS TO PLACES SUCH AS THE MARKETS, THE POST OFFICE OR RESTAURANTS.

THE THIRD AREA OF ACTIVITY WOULD BE ADULT EDUCATION AND THE TRAINING WOULD INCLUDE, APART FROM THE BASIC LITERARY AND NUMERICAL SKILLS, SEX EDUCATION AS WELL AS SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY, SHE SA ID.

+THE LAST MAJOR ACTIVITY AREA WILL BE THE PROVISION OF WORK AND OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING TO PREPARE THE TRAINEE FOR WORK IN A SHELTERED WORKSHOP OR A JOB WITHIN THE COMMUNITY IF HE IS SO ABLE, SHE SAID.

SHE ENVISAGED THAT APART FROM THE PROVISION OF TRADITIONAL WORK ACTIVITIES SUCH AS PACKAGING, PRINTING, SEWING OR WEAVING, IT WOULD BE VERY USEFUL TO PROVIDE TRAINING' IN SUCH SKILLS AS OFFICE CLEANING FOR THOSE TRAINEES WHO MIGHT EVENTUALLY BE ABLE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT IN THE COMMUNITY.

CONCLUDING HER SPEECH, MRS CHAN PAID TRIBUTE TO THE PO LEUNG KUK FOR ITS UNFAILING EFFORTS IN PROVIDING REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR THE DISABLED.

THE KUK AT PRESENT OPERATES A SPECIAL CHILD CARE CENTRE FOR 48 DISABLED CHILDREN, TWO RESIDENTIAL HOSTELS FOR THE MODERATELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED ADULTS AND THREE SHELTERED WORKSHOPS PROVIDING A TOTAL OF 100 RESIDENTIAL AND 340 SHELTERED WORKSHOP PLACES.

MRS CHAN NOTED THAT THE KUK ALSO HAD THREE PLANNED REHABILITATION PROJECTS IN THE PIPELINE, INCLUDING ONE RESIDENTIAL HOME FOR THE LOW MODERATELY/SEVERELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED ATTACHED TO ONE WORK ACTIVITY CENTRE, ONE HOSTEL FOR MODERATELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED, AND ONE SHELTERED WORKSHOP.

+WITH THE PRESENT ADDITIONAL 50 WORK ACTIVITY PLACES AND 50 RESIDENTIAL PLACES FOR THE SEVERELY TO LOW MODERATELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED, PO LEUNG KUK HAS FURTHER ENHANCED THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF CARE AVAILABLE FOR THE HANDICAPPED, SHE SAID.

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