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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3. 1987

EXPERT MEETING ON DEFENCE, PUBLIC ORDER

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HELD THIS GROUP

AN EXPERT MEETING ON DEFENCE AND PUBLIC ORDER WILL BE BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND CHINESE SIDES ON OCTOBER 6-8 IN PEKING. FOLLOWS DISCUSSION AT THE SEVENTH MEETING OF THE JOINT LIAISON

HAD A FURTHER IN LONDON IN JULY, WHEN THE BRITISH AND CHINESE SIDES

IMPLEMENTATION EXCHANGE OF VIEWS ON THE

OF THE PROVISIONS JOINT DECLARATION RELATING TO DEFENCE AND PUBLIC ORDER.

OF THE

CHRISTOPHER HUM, HEAD THE BRITISH SIDE WILL BE LED BY MR HONG KONG DEPARTMENT AT THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE, WHO

BY OTHER BE ASSISTED

EXPERTS FROM THE BRITISH AND HONG GOVERNMENTS.

OF WILL

KONG

PROFESSIONAL VOLUNTEERING TO AID THE HANDICAPPED

PROFESSIONAL VOLUNTEERING

CAN

OFFER

INVALUABLE SERVICES ASSIST THE DISABLED TO BECOME INDEPENDENT AND CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS THE SOCIETY, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, TODAY (SATURDAY).

TO

OF

SAID

CEREMONY OF THE KESWICK FOUNDATION SPEAKING AT THE OPENING

FOR ENGINEERING AND REHABILITATION AIDS WORKSHOP OF THE ASSOCIATION

SHE COMMENDED THE MEDICAL VOLUNTEER SERVICES (EMV) IN SHEK KIP MEI, ASSOCIATION FOR MOBILISING THE PROFESSIONALS IN THIS AREA OF SERVICE.

ASSOCIATION'S TECHNICAL AIDS SERVICES FOR THE

"AMONG THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS, THE SERVICES TO THE DISABLED (TASD) AND COMPUTER AIDS DISABLED (CASD) ARE TYPICAL DEMONSTRATIONS OF THEIR EFFORTS.

AMONG PROFESSIONALS FROM "THROUGH THE COLLABORATIVE TEAMWORK

FIELDS, REHABILITATION AIDS ENGINEERING, MEDICAL AND REHABILITATION

FOR DISABLED PEOPLE WITH THE ARE DESIGNED AND FABRICATED ENHANCING THEIR INDEPENDENCE IN ALL SPHERES OF THEIR FACILITATING THEIR EFFORT TO BECOME CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF SHE SAID.

AIM OF LIFE, AND THUS SOCIETY,"

COULD

SHE NOTED THAT PEOPLE WITH COMMUNICATION DIFFICULTIES MAKE USE OF COMMUNICATION AIDS SUCH AS PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION BOARDS; PEOPLE WITH WALKING DIFFICULTIES COULD BE TRAINED WITH WALKING GAIT TRAINING AID; PEOPLE WITH DIFFICULTIES IN MOTOR MOVEMENT TRAINING; AND PEOPLE WITH COULD MAKE USE OF MODIFIED TOY FOR GRASP

AID OF A CLOSED RESIDUAL VISION COULD GET ACCESS TO PRINT WITH THE CIRCUIT TELEVISION MAGNIFIER.

THE JOINT