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FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1988

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MBS: WONG SAID SERVICES OF DAY ACTIVITY CENTRES

WERE AVAILABLE FOR MILDLY, MODERATELY AND SEVERELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED ADULTS WHO WERE UNABLE TO BENEFIT FROM VOCATIONAL OR PRE-VOCATIONAL SHELTERED EMPLOYMENT.

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OM "A DAY!:ACTIVITY CENTRE PROVIDES DAY CARE AND TRAINING IN SELF-CARE, DAILY LIVING, COMMUNITY LIVING AND SOCIAL SKILS ADULT EDUCATION AND SIMPLE WORK AND OCCUPATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AIM AT HELPING THE DISABLED TO BECOME MORE INDEPENDENT IN THEIR DAILY LIFE," SHE SAID.

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"THERE ARE. NOW 26 DAY ACTIVITY CENTRES WITH 1,260 PLACES AND ABOUT 810 ADDITIONAL PLACES WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS, SHE ADDED.

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CONCEDING THAT THERE WAS STILL A GAP BETWEEN DEMAND AND THE PROVISION OF POST-SCHOOL PLACEMENT FOR THE DISABLED, MRS WONG SAID THE DEPARTMENT HAD COME UP WITH CERTAIN INTERIM MEASURES ΤΟ BRIDGE THE GAP, INCLUDING THE HOME-BASED TRAINING PROGRAMME AND THE COMMERCIALLY-HIRED VEHICLES SERVICE.

"THE HOME-BASED TRAINING PROGRAMM.R WILL BE PROVIDED TO MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS AWAITING PLACEMENTS IN DAY ACTIVITY CENTRES OR RESIDENTIAL SHELTERED WORKSHOPS.

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BOUT TRAINING SESSIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED ONCE A WEEK IN THEIR OWN HOMES WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS,

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"THREE HOME-BASED TRAINING TEAMS HAVE BERN PLANNED FOR FISCAL YEAR AND THE FIRST TEAM HAS COMMENCED SERVICE SINCE APRIL SHE ADDED.

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**COMMERCIALLY-HIRED VEHICLES WILL PROVIDE TRANSPORT SERVICE TO DISABLED PERSONS WILLING TO ATTEND SHELTERED WORKSHOPS OUTSIDE THEIR RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS IN ORDER TO MAKE

UTILISATION OF LIMITED RESOURCES," SHE SAID.

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TURNING TO RESIDENTIAL SERVICES FOR THE DISABLED, MRS WONG SAID THE OBJECTIVE OF THE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL SERVICES WAS TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION AND CARE TO THE DISABLED WHO COULD NOT LIVE INDEPENDENTLY, OR COULD NOT BE ADEQUATELY CARED FOR AT HOME OWN MEANS OR BY THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, SCHOOL OR THE PLACE OF TRAINING AND WORK.

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OR LIVED TOO FAR

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"SHE' SAÏÓ” THAT APART FROM CONTINUING WITH THE EXISTING PROVISION OF COMPASSIONATE REHOUSING TO THE DISABLED, THE DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO CONSIDERING NEW MODELS IN THE FORMS OF SMALL GROUP HOMES IN THE NEAR FUTURE TO MEET THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF DISABLED PERSONS WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF FUNCTIONING,

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NEVERTHELESS, SHE STRESSED THAT NO HOSTEL, WELL-MANAGED, COULD BE COMPARED TO THE WARMTH OF A PRESENCE OF PARENTS AND FAMILY.

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