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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1988

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HE NOTED THAT THE FAMILY SERVICES CENTRES

AND

SERVICE UNITS OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT. ALSO PROVIDED COUNSELLING SERVICES TO FAMILIES TO HELP THEM COPE WITH THE

MEDICAL SOCIAL

PRACTICAL HANDICAPPED

HOME-HELPS, DAY OR

AND PSYCHOLOGICAL MEMBERS.

"WHEN

PROBLEMS OF

LOOKING

REQUIRED, SUPPORTING

SEVERELY AFTER

SERVICES

SUCH

AS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, CLINICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES AND RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENTS CAN ALSO BE ARRANGED.

TCI

IN MR BRIDGE POINTED OUT THAT

ALL THE SERVICES, ESPECIALLY AND CARE OF THE THOSE CONCERNED WITH THE EARLY EDUCATION, TRAINING MENTALLY HANDICAPPED, THE PARTICIPATION OF PARENTS AND FAMILY WAS EMPHASISED AND ENCOURAGED.

MEMBERS

AND ORGANISED ON A SECTOR, HE

"PUBLIC EDUCATION TO REDUCE PREJUDICE AGAINST THE DISABLED

INTO THE INTEGRATION

IS COMMUNITY PROMOTE THEIR

THE VOLUNTARY REGULAR BASIS BY BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND SAID.

REFERRING TO A FAMILY TRAGEDY IN WHICH A HANDICAPPED BOY AND HIS MOTHER DIED ON OCTOBER THAT THIS WAS A SAD CASE.

16-YEAR-OLD MENTALLY MR BRIDGE NOTED

13.

GIVING AN ACCOUNT OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED FOR

THE SAID

SOCIAL THAT IN 1977

4

THE CHILD, MR IN WORKER

THE RUTTONJEE TREATMENT FOR TUBERCULOSIS,

BRIDGE SANATORIUM, WHERE THE BOY WAS RECEIVING ARRANGED FOR HIM TO RECEIVE A DISABILITY ALLOWANCE.

TO THE WONG OFFER WAS TURNED

ARRANGEMENT WAS ALSO MADE FOR HIM TO BE ADMITTED

THE HOWEVER, TAI SIN DISABLED CHILDREN'S CENTRE. DOWN BY THE FAMILY.

IN

1982,

THE CHILD

WAS

REFERRED TO

ARRAN

ASSESSMENT CENTRE FOR A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF HIS SPECIAL SCHOOL AND WAS RECOMMENDED FOR PLACEMENT IN A MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN.

"HE WAS OFFERED A DAY SCHOOL PLACE IN 1984 AND BUT HIS PARENTS DECLINED BECAUSE OF THEIR PREFERENCE SCHOOL.

THE

STREET CHILD

DISABILITIES, FOR SEVERELY

1985 BOARDING

AGAIN FOR A

IN

PARENTS

AGREED SPECIAL

-

"IN SEPTEMBER 1987, AFTER SOME PERSUASION, TO HIS RECEIVING HOME-BASED RESOURCE TEACHING, PROVIDED BY A SCHOOL FOR THE SEVERELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.'

COUNSELLING, PHYSIOTHERAPY AND

"

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES WERE ALSO PROVIDED THROUGH HOME VISITS, MR BRIDGE ADDED.

WORKER SOCIAL

APPROACHED THE FUNDS TO PURCHASE A MORE

"EARLIER THIS MONTH THE SCHOOL SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT FOR CHARITABLE COMFORTABLE AND ADAPTABLE SEAT FOR THE BOY.

"THE

WAS FAMILY

TO ATTEND INVITED BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE

ON

ON

AN FOR

INTERVIEW TRAGEDY HAD ALREADY OCCURRED OCTOBER 17, OCTOBER 13 WITHOUT ANY APPARENT INDICATION THAT THE FAMILY WAS IN NEED OF FURTHER SUPPORT BEYOND THAT ALREADY BEING OFFERED,"

HE SAID.

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