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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1990

"REHABILITATION SERVICES ARE GEARED TOWARDS THIS END," HE SAID, ADDING THAT THE SERVICES AIMED TO ASSIST THE DISABLED TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SOCIAL POTENTIALS TO THE FULLEST EXTENT.

IN DEVELOPING SERVICES FOR THE DISABLED, NEW INITIATIVES WERE REQUIRED TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE, HE ADDED.

MR CARTLAND ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THROUGH CLOSE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR, HONG KONG HAD MANAGED TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF REHABILITATION SERVICES, FROM DAY AND RESIDENTIAL CARE TO EDUCATION, AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING.

HE, HOWEVER, POINTED OUT THAT THERE WAS STILL A

MET.

DEMAND то BE

BE NECESSARY

"OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS UP TO 1994/95, IT WILL TO PLAN THE PROVISION OF AN ADDITIONAL 15 DAY ACTIVITY CENTRES, 15 SHELTERED WORKSHOPS AND 21 HOSTELS," HE SAID.

IN CONCLUSION, HE SAID THAT THE LAI YIU ADULT TRAINING CENTRE HAD MADE A TREMENDOUS CONTRIBUTION то THE CARE OF THE SEVERELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED AND OF MULTIPLY HANDICAPPED PEOPLE OVER THE PAST

10 YEARS.

"I AM GLAD THAT THE CENTRE HAS THE PREMISES AVAILABLE ΤΟ EXPAND ITS CAPACITY FROM 70 TO 100 HOSTEL PLACES, WHICH WILL HELP TO EASE THE DEMAND FOR RESIDENTIAL SERVICE, " HE ADDED.

GRADING OF BEACH WATER QUALITY

THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) TODAY

BACTERIAL WATER QUALITY OF

THE ON

ANNOUNCED GRADES BEACHES IN HONG KONG.

(THURSDAY) ALL BATHING

TO INFORM SWIMMERS AND THE PURPOSE OF THE GRADING SYSTEM IS

AT VARIOUS THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE STATE OF BACTERIAL POLLUTION BEACHES.

THE THE GRADING WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT BIWEEKLY INTERVALS DURING

WHICH BEACH WATERS BATHING SEASON TO COINCIDE WITH THE FREQUENCY AT ARE USUALLY SAMPLED.

THE GRADING IS BASED ON THE MOST RECENT E. COLI BY THE EPD IN ITS ROUTINE MONITORING PROGRAMME.

AS WITH LAST YEAR, THE GRADING ALSO

DATA OBTAINED

INCLUDES AN ESTIMATE OF GASTROINTESTINAL COMPLAINTS THE RISK OF SUFFERING SOME MINOR SKIN OR AS A RESULT OF SWIMMING AT A BEACH WHICH HAS SOME DEGREE OF POLLUTION.

/THE ESTIMATE