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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1988

SKILLS CENTRE FOR DISABLED IN TUEN MUN

BUILT A SKILLS CENTRE FOR THE DISABLED IS TO BE

IN TUEN MUN AREA 16 OPPOSITE YAU OI ESTATE, CATERING FOR ALL CATEGORIES OF DISABILITY,

THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A $7.6 SITUATED ON A MILLION PILING CONTRACT FOR THE CENTRE, WHICH WILL BE 5,000 SQUARE METRE RECLAIMED SITE.

PILING WORK WILL

START

BY THE END OF THIS

MONTH AND BE

COMPLETED IN SIX MONTHS.

WORK ON

BUILDING

THE FIVE-STOREY SUPERSTRUCTURE WILL THEN

THE CENTRE BEGIN UNDER A SEPARATE CONTRACT AND

IS EXPECTED TO BE

READY BY MID-1990.

FACILITIES INCLUDE 15 DORMITORIES, OFFICES, THREE LIFTS, ROOM, LIBRARY, FOUR TECHNICAL AID AND REPAIR WORKSHOP, AUDIO VISUAL CLASSROOMS, KITCHEN, CANTEEN, TOILETS, CHANGING ROOMS, COURTYARD,

BASKETBALL COURT AND TWO VOLLEYBALL COURTS.

DISABLED AGED

THE CENTRE PROVIDES VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR THE OVER 15, WHO HAVE COMPLETED NINE YEARS OF COMPULSORY EDUCATION.

THE TRADES COMPRISE CARPENTRY, PAINTING AND SIGN-WRITING AND

INDUSTRIAL DECORATION, METAL WORK,

SEWING, GARMENT

OFFSET MAKING, PRINTING, ELECTRONICS, INDUSTRIAL ARTS, AND OFFICE MACHINE PRACTICE.

THE CENTRE WILL HAVE A CAPACITY OF 300 TRAINING PLACES INCLUDING 150 BOARDING PLACES TO BE ACCOMMODATED IN THE DORMITORIES.

THE AIM OF BOARDING PLACES IS TO PROVIDE TRAINEES WITH ADDITIONAL TRAINING IN SOCIAL SKILLS AND OTHER EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.

THE SKILLS CENTRE WILL CATER FOR THE NORTHWEST AREAS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.

DISABLED LIVING

IN THE

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