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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1987

MORE ACTIVITY CENTRES FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PLANNED

FOR THE SECRETARY

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HEALTH AND WELFARE, MR JOHN CHAMBERS, ACTIVITY CENTRES WITH 190 WERE EXPECTED TO BE IN

DISCLOSED TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT FOUR DAY

HANDICAPPED ADULTS PLACES FOR MENTALLY OPERATION WITHIN THIS FINANCIAL YEAR.

BEING OFFICIATED

ARE 1,060 PLACES IN ADDITION, ANOTHER 15 CENTRES WITH PLANNED FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, SAID MR CHAMBERS WHEN HE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF CHUN SHEK ADULT TRAINING CENTRE.

DAY WITH THE OPENING OF THE CENTRE, A TOTAL OF 1,070

THE CENTRE PLACES ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR HANDICAPPED ADULTS.

DESIGNED

ACTIVITY MENTALLY

TO HELP THE

AND INDEPENDENTLY

TO

TRAINING PROGRAMMES IN THE CENTRES ARE

LIVES MORE TRAINEES TO COPE WITH THEIR DAILY PREPARE THEM FOR WORK IN A SHELTERED WORKSHOP OR OPEN EMPLOYMENT,

SOCIAL TRAINING, BASIC LITERARY AND NUMERICAL EDUCATION, SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY AND SEX EDUCATION ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE TRAINING PROGRAMMES.

"I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT IF DISABLED PEOPLE, EVEN THE QUITE THEY ARE SEVERELY HANDICAPPED, CAN BE PROVIDED WITH PROPER TRAINING,

THE IR DAILY CAPABLE OF BECOMING MORE INDEPENDENT AND SELF-RELIANT IN LIVES AS WELL AS UNDERTAKING A WIDE RANGE OF UNSKILLED

UNDER SHELTERED WORK SEMI-SKILLED WORK, EITHER IN THE COMMUNITY, OR CONDITIONS, MR CHAMBERS SAID.

THE

FOR HE PAID TRIBUTE TO THE SOCIETY OF HOMES

ITS FOR ITS VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH

PROVIDING EFFORTS IN

FOR THE REHABILITATION SERVICES PATICULARLY FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.

OR

HANDICAPPED

UNFAILING DISABLED,

FOR

CHUN SHEK ADULT TRAINING CENTRE PROVIDES TRAINING AND CARE ADULTS WHO RANGE FROM LOW MODERATE TO SEVERELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.

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THIS CENTRE IS THE FIFTH OF ITS KIND HOMES FOR THE HANDICAPPED.

RUN BY

THE SOCIETY OF

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