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SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 1989

MENTAL PATIENTS NEED FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT

VITAL

THE CONCERN AND SUPPORT FROM FAMILY AND THE COMMUNITY IS

MENTAL PATIENTS,

DIRECTOR THE DEPUTY TO THE REHABILITATION OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR STEPHEN LAW, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

OF

HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF

CARNIVAL HEALTH MENTAL

EDUCATION

THE SHAM SHUI PO AT THE MAPLE STREET

DISTRICT PLAYGROUND.

PEOPLE ΤΟ BE BECOME MENTALLY

MR LAW POINTED OUT THAT IT WAS NOT UNCOMMON FOR

EMOTIONAL STRESS,

FACING UNBALANCED.

PROBLEMS,

OR EVEN

ΤΟ

HE SAID MENTAL ILLNESS WAS CURABLE. HOWEVER, APART FROM MEDICAL CONCERN AND ASSISTANCE TREATMENT, MENTAL PATIENTS ALSO REQUIRED THE FROM MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY AND THE COMMUNITY.

то COMMUNITY MR LAW URGED MEMBERS OF THE ACCEPT MENTAL PATIENTS, SO THAT THEY COULD COMMUNITY.

IN

SHOW SYMPATHY AND BE INTEGRATED INTO THE

ORDER ΤΟ MAINTAIN SOUND

HE ALSO REMINDED RESIDENTS THAT MENTAL HEALTH, THEY MUST SEEK TO REDUCE STRESS.

DISTRICT COMMITTEE IN PROMOTING

FINALLY, MR LAW COMMENDED THE SHAM SHUI PO ON PUBLICITY EDUCATION ON MENTAL HEALTH FOR ITS EFFORTS MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION.

TRAINING FACILITIES TO BE HOUSED UNDER ONE ROOF

WITH THE COMPLETION OF A

19-STOREY

THE

BUILDING NEXT YEAR, TRAINING COUNCIL AND ITS TRAINING HEADQUARTERS OF THE VOCATIONAL

BE HOUSED UNDER FACILITIES NOW ACCOMMODATED IN RENTED PREMISES WILL ONE ROOF.

TOWER NOW UNDER A VTC

THE $138 MILLION VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL CONSTRUCTION WOULD BECOME A LANDMARK IN THE CENTRE OF WAN CHAI, SPOKESMAN SAID.

000 SQUARE METRES, OF WHICH IT WILL HAVE A FLOOR AREA OF 15, 10,000 SQUARE METRES WILL BE FOR OFFICE ACCOMMODATION.

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