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SUNDAY, MAY 29, 1988

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ALTHOUGH THE DISABLED MIGHT BE AT

DISADVANTAGE IN A FAST-TEMPO SOCIETY, MRS WONG SAID SHE WAS CONVINCED THAT THEY COULD STILL BE SUCCESSFUL AND CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY IF THEIR TALENTS AND WISDOM WERE GIVEN FULL PLAY WITH APPROPRIATE ASSISTANCE OF THE COMMUNITY.

MRS WONG NOTED THAT BESIDES THE CENTRE THERE WERE ALSO OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE BLIND IN SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT, INCLUDING HOMES FOR THE AGED BLIND, HOSTELS FOR THE MENTALLY-RETARDED BLIND, A FEHABILITATION CENTRE AND LIBRARIES FOR THE BLIND.

"BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, CARE OF THE COMMUNITY AND A CHANCE TO DEVELOP THEMSELVES CAN HELP THE BLIND PEOPLE ΤΟ BUILD UP THEIR CONFIDENCE AND I APPEAL TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE TO ASSIST THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE IN NEED," SHE SAID.

LUTHERAN CHURCH

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THE SHE COMMENDED

HONG KONG SYNOD FOR PROVIDING A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES FOR THE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY, REHABILITATION FOR THE DISABLED, CHILD CARE AND SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK SERVICES, SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 1977.

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1ST QUARTER EXPORTS STATISTICS BY INDUSTRIAL ORIGIN PUBLISHED

OF THE VALUE ELECTRICAL AND PROFESSIONAL AND AND FABRICATED

THE SIX MOST IMPORTANT INDUSTRY GROUPS IN TERMS OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1988 WERE: ELECTRONIC

TEXTILES; APPAREL ; OPTICAL EQUIPMENT; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; AND BASIC METALS METAL PRODUCTS.

PRODUCTS; WEARING

TOGETHER, THEY ACCOUNTED FOR 82 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL VALUE MERCHANDISE DOMESTIC EXPORTS IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR.

OF

1988 EXPORT THESE DEVELOPMENTS ARE SHOWN IN THE FIRST QUARTER

CENSUS STATISTICS BY INDUSTRIAL ORIGIN RELEASED TODAY (SUNDAY) BY THE AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES WITH ABSOLUTE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS OVER WERE:

ELECTRONIC

AND ELECTRICAL PROFESSIONAL AND OPTICAL EQUIPMENT APPAREL (+$810 MILLION); BASIC METALS AND

NON-ELECTRICAL MACHINERY (+$527 MILLION); TEXTILES (+$321 MILLION).

THE LARGEST INCREASES

THE THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1987

(+91,641 PRODUCTS

MILLION);

WEARING (+$1,020 MILLION);

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (+$501 MILLION}; AND

IN

/IN PERCENTAGE