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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1989

SHE POINTED OUT THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS CONSIDERING WIDENING THE DEFINITION OF CHILD ABUSE TO INCLUDE "PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE" AND "NEGLECT" CASES BY AMENDING THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND JUVENILES ORDINANCE.

"THE PROPOSALS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEL AFTER VIEWS Off THE LEGAL PROFESSION HAVE BEEN SOUGHT, SHE SAID.

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AS ΤΟ REHABILITATION SERVICES, MRS WONG NOTED THAT IMPROVEMENTS HAD BEEN MADE TO THE CENTRAL PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT SERVICE, CENTRAL PARAMEDICAL SUPPORT SERVICES AND SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENTS SERVICE.

TO WIDEN THE SCOPE OF EMPLOYMENT FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS, THE DEPARTMENT HAD DRAWN UP SEVERAL MODELS OF SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENTS

THE ENCLAVE MODEL, MOBILE CREW AND BENCH WORK MODEL.

"A TOTAL OF 12 MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS ARE NOW BEING TRAINED AS MEMBERS OF A MOBILE CLEANSING CREW.

"IF THE SCHEME IS PROVED TO BE SUCCESSFUL, IT WILL BE EXPANDED STEP BY STEP, SHE ADDED.

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SWD CORRECTIONAL HOMES CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS

HENRY CHRISTMAS.

G.

DEPARTMENT'S THE

WELFARE SOCIAL OF RESIDENTS CORRECTIONAL HOMES AND THEIR PARENTS GATHERED TODAY (THURSDAY) AT

CENTRE COMMUNITY LEONG YAUMATEI

SEVEN

THE

TO

SHARE

THE

JOY

OF

THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME OFFENDERS PUT THEIR EFFORTS CELEBRATION PROGRAMME.

WHEN THE TOGETHER

[LOMES SEVEN

FOR JUVENILE ΤΟ ORGANISE A CHRISTMAS

THE HOMES ARE MA TAU WAI GIRL'S HOME, BEGONIA ROAD BOYS'

SHAN PUI

HOYS' PUI CHI BOYS' HOME, PUI YIN JUVENILK HONE, CASTLE PEAK BOYS' HOME AND KWUN TONG HOSTEL.

HOME,

0

HOME,

THE AIM OF THE JOINT CELEBRATION IS TO

ΤΟ

DEMONSTRATE

GIRLS IN THESE HOMES AN AMONG THEMSELVES AND ALSO BEFORE THEIR PARENTS.

WITH PARTICIPANTS HAD AN ENJOYABLE AFTERNOON

A RESIDENTS OF THE HOMES, WHO COMPETED FOR

DANCE, FOLK THE PERFORMANCES INCLUDED CHINESE MAGIC SHOW, MUSICAL, COMEDY AND POEM RECITAL.

OPPORTUNITY

PROVIDE THE BOYS AND THEIR TALENTS,

PERFORMANCES BY

BEST PERFORMANCE

PERCUSSION

AWARD. ENSEMBLE,

/OFFICIATING AT