XN000022-1988-10-03 — Page 5

MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1988

LADY WILSON OPENS TRAINING CENTRE FOR HANDICAPPED ADULTS

BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS HAVE WORKED HARD TO ACHIEVE THE CONSTANT IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE PROVISION OF SERVICES FOR THE HANDICAPPED, LADY WILSON SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

OPENING THE SHAN KING ADULT TRAINING CENTRE IN TUEN MUN OF THE SOCIETY OF HOMES FOR THE HANDICAPPED, LADY WILSON DESCRIBED THE CENTRE AS YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE CO-OPERATION THAT EXISTED, THE OUTSTANDING WORK OF THE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN IT.

SHE SAID THE PROJECT WENT SOME WAY TOWARDS ALLEVIATING PRESSING PROBLEM OF SHORTAGE OF DAY PLACEMENT FOR SEVERELY MODERATELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED ADULTS IN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN.

LADY WILSÓN NOTED THAT THE SOCIETY'S AIM WAS ΤΟ IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THOSE SUFFERING FROM MENTAL HANDICAP, SO THAT COULD ENJOY LIFE IN THE SAME WAY AS EVERY ONE ELSE.

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"IT IS RECOGNISED THAT SOUND AND MEANINGFUL PROGRAMMES OF REHABILITATION AT TERTIARY LEVEL CAN IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF THOSE WHO ARE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED TO LIVE IN A NORMAL ENVIRONMENT.

"IT IS ESSENTIAL TO HAVE THE REQUISITE NUMBER OF TRAINED STAFF AS INTENSIVE TRAINING IS REQUIRED TO DEVELOP THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND ALLOW EACH PERSON TO BECOME AS INDEPENDENT AS POSSIBLE. LADY WILSON SAID.

THE WORK OF THE SOCIETY IN PERSONS AND THEIR

LADY WILSON PAID TRIBUTE ΤΟ PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF MENTALLY HANDICAPPED FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY.

AFTER SHE UNVEILED A PLAQUE, THE ROMAN CATHOLIC EPISCOPAL VICAR FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, FATHER ANTHONY TSANG, BLESSED THE CENTRE, WHICH IS THE SOCIETY'S TENTH SERVICE UNIT.

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