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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1989

ADEQUATE RESOURCES REQUIRED FOR HELPING HANDICAPPED

* * * * * *

MATTER OF

THAT

ARE ADEQUATE RESOURCES IT IS A

PRIORITY

THE EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS OF ALLOCATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING

DR THE HON HENRIETTA IP SAID IN THE THE MENTALLY LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

HANDICAPPED,

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

SHE SAID EFFORTS WERE BEING MADE TO PROVIDE AND SUSTAIN EMPLOYMENT THROUGH THE INITIATION BY THE QUEEN ELIZABETH

HANDICAPPED OF MENTALLY

AS PROJECTS SUCH FOUNDATION FOR THE LAUNCHING OF A PLACEMENT SERVICE FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.

TABLING THE FIRST

ANNUAL

REPORT

OF THE

THE

THE

FOUNDATION IN COUNCIL, DR IP SAID THE FOUNDATION'S AIMS WERE TO FURTHER THE WELFARE, EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED, AND PROMOTE EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS.

THEIR

THE FOUNDATION SAID DR IP, WHO IS CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL OF

HAD RECEIVED 38 THE FOUNDATION WHICH WAS SET UP IN AUGUST LAST YEAR

$6 MILLION FROM VARIOUS APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS AMOUNTING TO OVER VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS SINCE OCTOBER.

FOR 1988-89 WAS RECURRENT

SHE SAID THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF GRANTS APPROVED

THE COMMITTED SUM APPROVED FOR ABOUT $1.95 MILLION AND

GRANTS FOR 1989-90 WAS ABOUT $1.85 MILLION.

SKILLS HANDICAPPED CHILDREN, VOCATIONAL

MAJOR GRANTS MADE FOR

OF PROVISION TRAINING,

PROJECTS

INCLUDED

SCHEME,

TEMPORARY

PROMOTE THE

INTEGRATION

RESIDENTIAL

OF

SERVICE,

TRAINING

COURSE

A HOME FOR TRAINING AND SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT

SERVICE, GATEWAY

HANDICAPPED

AND SERVICING

COMMUNITY THE MILDLY

LIVING MENTALLY

MOVEMENT

то

PERSONS,

CARE MENTALLY ON CLEANSING

HOTLINE AND SUMMER

ACTIVITIES CLASSES FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN, SHE SAID.

OTHER ALLOCATIONS

INCLUDED GRANTS FOR THE EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISATION OF COURSES FOR THE TRAINING OF THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED, SHE ADDED.

PURCHASE OF

AND EDUCATION

IN SUMMING UP,

DR

PERIOD

IP SAID: OF TIME

"THE DEMONSTRATED

FOUNDATION

ITS

WITHIN

A AND NEEDED

THAT ITS WORK

HAS INITIATIVE RELATIVELY SHORT DETERMINATION IN SPONSORING OR ENHANCING A WIDE RANGE OF MUCH SERVICES FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED. I AM CONFIDENT WILL GO FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH,"

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