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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1990

A

ΤΟ ACCESS "THROUGH SUCH SUPPORT, DISABLED PERSONS CAN GAIN

A VARIETY OF WORK SETTINGS, WIDER RANGE OF WAGE-GENERATING WORK IN OBTAINING HIGHER INCOME AND BETTER JOB SECURITY.'

MODELS OF

MRS WONG POINTED OUT THAT THERE WERE FOUR PROGRAMME SUPPORTED EMPOLYMENT UNDER WHICH VARIOUS TYPES AND CONDITIONS OF WERE MATCHED TO ABILITY. THE FOUR WERE: SUPPORTED JOBS MODEL, MODEL, MOBILE CREW MODEL AND BENCHWORK MODEL.

ENCLAVE

IN ORDINARY STAFF IN

THE SUPPORTED JOBS MODEL PLACES INDIVIDUAL ADULTS JOBS,

AND SUPPORT IS PROVIDED AT THE WORK PLACE BY TRAINED THE COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL OR NON-PROFIT-MAKING ESTABLISHMENT.

WITH DISABLED

THE

IN THE ENCLAVE MODEL, A GROUP OF SIX TO EIGHT HANDICAPPED

A PERSONS WORK IN

REGULAR INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL SETTING SUPPORT

THE EMPLOYER-AGENT. WITHIN

ENJOY ACCESS TO WORK IN THE COMPANY AND EMPLOYEES HAVE THE SAME SAME WORKING CONDITIONS AND THE SAME SALARY.

FROM

AN

ENCLAVE,

OF A

OF TASKS

A

IN THE MOBILE CREW MODEL, A MOBILE CREW OR TEAM CONSISTS SMALL NUMBER OF HANDICAPPED PERSONS WORK UNDER THE SUPERVISION NON-HANDICAPPED SUPERVISOR. THEY OPERATE WITH A VAN AND TAKE UP

A CONTRACTUAL SUCH AS LARGE-SCALE PAINTING, CLEANING OR GARDENING ON BASIS.

THE BENCHWORK MODEL RESEMBLES A SHELTERED WORKSHOP IN

GREATER FLEXIBILITY. OPERATION BUT ON A MUCH SMALLER SCALE AND HENCE WORK IS DONE IN THE PREMISES OF THE HANDICAPPED PERSONS.

IT

FROM DIFFERS

A

IN WORKSHOP

AND

THE

SHELTERED

RESPECT OF THE EMPHASIS HEAVIER

ON RELATIVELY GREATER COMPLEXITY OF WORK PRODUCTIVITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL, AND HENCE HIGHER LEVEL OF INCOME.

WONG MRS

COMMERCIAL

FAR

SAID THE ENCOURAGING RESPONSE FROM PROSPECTIVE

INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYERS IN THE

AND

SECTORS HAS SO CONFIRMED THE FEASIBILITY OF THE SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT CONCEPT.

WAY 21ST

OUT MRS WONG ALSO SAID HONG KONG WOULD CARRY

A COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES IN

ΤΟ ORDER REVIEW OF REHABILITATION

THE FIND OUT FORWARD FOR THE POLICY ON ASSISTANCE TO THE DISABLED TOWARDS THE CENTURY,

"THROUGH JOINT EFFORTS

NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS,

BY

BOTH

AND

COMMUNITY AS THOSE

GOVERNMENTAL DISABLED PERSONS IN THE WILL BE ASSISTED TO LEAD A LIFE AS DIGNIFIED AND FULFILLING OF THE ABLE-BODIED", SHE SAID.

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