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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1990

THE OTHER TWO LOTS, BOTH FOR PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES, IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

ONE IS A 16,305-SQUARE-METRE SITE IN AREA 37A, SHA TIN,

THE OTHER IS LOCATED IN AREA 29A, AREA OF ABOUT 12,670 SQUARE METRES.

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FANLING, WHICH COVERS

AN

EXHIBITION TO PROMOTE EMPLOYMENT OF DISABLED

LADY WILSON WILL OPEN A WEEK-LONG EXHIBITION ON (NOVEMBER 23) TO ENHANCE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF ABILITIES OF DISABLED PEOPLE.

FRIDAY

THE WORKING

THE FIFTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION ON "EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DISABLED" IS ORGANISED BY THE SELECTIVE PLACEMENT DIVISION (SPD) OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.

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"IT IS AIMED AT PROMOTING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DISABLED IN THE INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND SERVICE SECTORS, THE SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER (SELECTIVE PLACEMENT), MR HOUDINI HO, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

"THE EXHIBITION

WILL FEATURE EMPLOYMENT AIDS AND MACHINES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE DISABLED, JOB-MATCHING AND A COMPUTER QUESTION-AND-ANSWER QUIZ," MR HO SAID.

THERE WILL BE DEMONSTRATIONS BY DISABLED WORKERS ON SUCH WORK AS LEATHER SEWING, MACHINE LINKING, ELECTRONIC KNITTING, COMPUTER PROCESSING OF INFORMATION, CHINESE TYPEWRITING, MAKING JEWELLERY BOXES AND DRAWING GARMENT PATTERNS.

"TO MARK THE SPD'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY, THE EXHIBITION WILL ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE DIVISION'S WORK OVER THE YEARS AND EXAMPLES OF SUCCESSFUL PLACEMENTS," MR HO SAID.

"THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND AND A NUMBER OF SERVICE ORGANISATIONS

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EXHIBITION, HE ADDED.

INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO TAKE PART IN THE

/THE EXHIBITION