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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1990

ADDITIONAL SPECIAL CHILD CARE PLACES BEING PROVIDED

THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL 360 PLACES IN SPECIAL CHILD CARE CENTRES (SCCC) BY THE END OF 1989-90 AGAINST THE EXISTING 675 PLACES, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON ELIZABETH WONG, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

HON POON CHI-FAI, BR A FURTHER 300

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE MRS WONG SAID BY THE END OF 1991-92, THERE WOULD ADDITIONAL PLACES, BRINGING THE TOTAL PROVISION TO 1,335 PLACES.

THE PROVISTON

AGAINST A PROJECTED DEMAND OF 1,305 IN 1991-92, WAS ANTICIPATED TO BE ADEQUATE BY THE END OF THAT YEAR, SHE SAID.

MRS WONG EXPLAINED THAT IN THE 1987 REHABILITATION PROGRAMME

EARLY PLAN (RPP) REVIEW, ESTIMATES ON THE DEMAND FOR SCCC,

EDUCATION AND TRAINING CENTRES AND INTEGRATED PROGRAMME IN CHILD CARE CENTRES WERE PROJECTED ON THE BASIS OF PREVALENCE RATES BORROWED FROM OTHER COUNTRIES.

AS THE PROJECTED FIGURES BORE LITTLE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE THE KNOWN NUMBER OF DISABLED CHILDREN IN NEED OF PRE-SCHOOL SERVICES, METHODOLOGY FOR FORECASTING DEMAND WAS REVIEWED.

IT WAS ACCEPTED IN PRINCIPLE BY THE 1987 RPP REVIEW COMMITTEE THAT IT WOULD BE MORE REALISTIC TO PROJECT REQUIREMENT ON THE BASIS

OF THE NUMBER OF KNOWN DEMAND IN HONG KONG, THAT IS,

ENROLMENT PLUS

THE NUMBER ON

LIST, WITH

PERCENTAGE ADDED ON TO ESTIMATED HIDDEN DEMAND.

THE WAITING

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TOTS FORMULA FOR

PROJECTION HAD BEEN

ADOPTED

FOR

THAT

BASIS,

THE

REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR DISABLED ADULTS; AND ON PROJECTED DEMAND FOR SCCC IN 1989-90 WAS 1,330.

REFERRING TO THE PLACES IN SHELTERED WORKSHIPS THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE SAID THERE WERE AT PRESENT 3,175 SUCH PLACES.

'EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO PROJECTS WITH ENCOURAGING RESULT,

SPEED UP THE COMPLETION

MRS WONG SAID.

OF PLANNED

AND

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ACCORDINGLY, THERE WOULD BR AN ADDITION OF 1,485 PLACES FURTHER 900 PLACES RESPECTIVELY BY THE END OF 1990-91 AND 1992-93.

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"WITH A TOTAL OF 5,540 PLACES IN 1992-93 AGAINST DEMAND OF 5,492 THE SERVICE NEED SHOULD BE ADEQUATELY MET 1 OF 1992-93,' SHE SAID.

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IN THE MEANTIME MRS WONG SAID INTERIM HOME-BASED TRAINING AND COMMERCIAL HIRED

ASSIST

THOSE

WORKSHOPS.

DISABLED PERSONS

PROJECTED IN THE END

AS MEASURES SUCH WERE VEHICLES

PROVIDED ΤΟ AWAITING PLACEMENT INTO SHELTERED

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