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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10. 1989

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MORE JOBS FOUND FOR DISABLED PEOPLE

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PLACEMENT EMPLOYMENT 113 IN SAID

SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE GOVERNMENT'S SELECTIVE PROGRAMME. THE NUMBER OF DISABLED PEOPLE WHO HAVE OBTAINED WITH PRIVATE SECTOR ORGANISATIONS HAS INCREASED 10 TIMES FROM 1980 TO OVER 1.100 IN 1988. THE CHIEF SECRETARY. SIR DAVID FORD. TODAY (FRIDAY 1.

"EMPLOYMENT IN TSIM SIGNIFICANT

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DISABLED" EXHIBITION AT NEW WORLD PLAZA SHA TSUI. SIR DAVID SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD ALSO PLAYED A PART IN PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT FOR THE DISABLED. AND HANDICAPPED PEOPLE WERE MEMBERS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE.

"THE OBJECTIVE OF OUR REHABILITATION PROGRAMME HANDICAPPED PEOPLE TO DEVELOP FULLY THEIR CAPABILITIES.

GAINFUL

OVER

3. 200

IS

ΤΟ ENARLE

"TO THIS END. WE HAVE SOUGHT TO PROVIDE THE HANDICAPPED

EMPLOYMENT WHICH REPRESENTS A CONCLUDING STAGE REHABILITATION PROCESS." HE SAID.

IN

WITH

THE

AND

ON

HIGHEST

SIR DAVID SAID AS HONG KONG BECAME A MORE PROSPEROUS ADVANCED SOCIETY. THE GOVERNMENT WAS PLACING INCREASING EMPHASIS REHABILITATION FOR THE DISABLED ΤΟ HELP THEM ATTAIN THE POSSIBLE DEGREE OF INTEGRATION INTO THE COMMUNITY.

WORKED

OF

MEDICAL

CARE. SPECIAL

"IN PROMOTING THE REHABILITATION PROGRAMME. WE HAVE VERY CLOSELY WITH THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE DISABLED IN TERMS OF COMPASSIONATE HOUSING. BOARDING HOMES. REHABUS SERVICES. EDUCATION. VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND SHELTERED WORKSHOPS.

"IN RECENT YEARS. WE HAVE ALSO MADE PROGRESS WITH TRAINING SPORTS. AND I AM PLEASED TO SEE THAT THE HONG KONG TEAM HAS DOING VERY WELL IN THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS.

LLI

HE SAID.

IN

BEEN

SIR DAVID NOTED THAT THERE HAD BEEN SUGGESTIONS IN THE PAST THAT HONG RONG SHOULD CONSIDER LEGISLATING FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE DISABLED IN THE FORM OF A QUOTA SYSTEM.

COMPULSORY

"WE BELIEVE. HOWEVER. THAT EMPLOYMENT SHOULD RELATE ABILITY AND HAVE ADOPTED THE POLICY OF PROMOTING VOCATIONAL FOR THE HANDICAPPED AND ENHANCING THE AWARENESS OF EMPLOYERS PUBLIC EDUCATION AND VOLUNTARILY PARTICIPATION.

TO WORK TRAINING THROUGH

"THE POLICY HAS BEEN EFFECTIVE

AND WE HAVE MADE

MEASURED

THE

VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND THE HAD CONTRIBUTED TO THE

PROGRESS." HE SAID.

THE CHIEF SECRETARY THANKED

PRIVATE SECTOR ORGANISATIONS WHICH

REHABILITATION PROGRAMME.

/THE EXHIBITION.

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