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+OF THESE, ABOUT 44 PER CENT ARE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED, 42 PER CENT ARE BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED, NINE PER CENT ARE DEAF OR PARTIALLY DEAF AND THE REMAINING FIVE PER CENT ARE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED OR ARE EX-MENTAL PATIENTS, HE SAID.
MR FORD ALSO SAID THAT PROMOTIONAL VISITS WERE CONDUCTED JOINTLY BY STAFF OF THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH AND THE SELECTIVE PLACEMENT DIVISION OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TO DEPARTMENTS ON A REGULAR BASIS TO REMIND DEPARTMENTS OF GOVERNMENT'S POLICY ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF DISABLED PERSONS TO PUBLICISE THE WORKING ABILITY OF THE DISABLED AND TO UNDERSTAND AND TO IRON OUT, IF POSSIBLE, PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY DEPARTMENTS IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF DISABLED PERSONS.
HE SAID, TO DEPARTMENTS WHICH FUNDS WERE ALSO PROVIDED, HE SAID, REQUIRED ALTERATIONS TO OFFICE PREMISES OR THE PROVISION OF SPECIAL EQUIPMENT TO ASSIST DISABLED EMPLOYEES IN THEIR PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES.
HE FURTHER ADDED THAT SOME DEPARTMENTS WERE MAKING SPECIAL EFFORTS TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT TO THE HANDICAPPED. THE CHINESE LANGUAGE DIVISION, FOR EXAMPLE, INITIATED A 10-MONTH TRAINING PROGRAMME IN 1985 FOR VISUALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS WITH A VIEW TO RECRUITING FROM AMONG THEM SUITABLY QUALIFIED TRAINEES AS CHINESE LANGUAGE OFFICER, COURT INTERPRETER AND POLICE INTERPRETER, HE SAID.
HE ALSO NOTED THAT PLACEMENT OF DISABLED PERSONS WAS NOT ALWAYS EASY BUT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CONTINUE TO TAKE THE LEAD IN THIS RESPECT BY EMPLOYING DISABLED PERSONS WHENEVER SUITABLE VACANCIES AROSE.
AIR QUALITY IN TUNNELS UNDER CONSTANT CONTROL
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THE MANAGEMENT OF THE THREE TOLL TUNNELS HAVE WELL ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES FOR CONTROLLING THE AIR QUALITY INSIDE THEM, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON JOHN CHAMBERS, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CHEUNG YAN-LUNG AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR CHAMBERS SAID THAT AIR QUALITY IN THE TOLL TUNNELS WAS MAINTAINED WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LEVELS BOTH DURING PEAK AND NORMAL TRAFFIC CONDITION.
+ALL OF THEM HAVE INSTALLED CONTINUOUS MONITORING AND ALARM SYSTEMS,+ HE SAID,
/TIR
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