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SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1991

WORKING PARTY ON REHABILITATION POLICIES AND SERVICES

REVIEW

OF

OF A

REHABILITATION

THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (SATURDAY) ANNOUNCED THE FORMATION

COMPREHENSIVE WORKING PARTY TO CONDUCT POLICIES AND SERVICES.

A

THE

OF THE

REVIEW WAS ANNOUNCED BY THE DECISION TO CONDUCT SUCH A GOVERNOR IN HIS ADDRESS AT THE OPENING OF THE 1990-91 SESSION LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

THE

PROGRESS "THE PURPOSE OF THE EXERCISE 18 TO TAKE STOCK OF

AND SERVICES SINCE THE MADE IN DEVELOPING REHABILITATION POLICIES

INTEGRATING PUBLICATION OF THE 1977 WHITE PAPER ON REHABILITATION

: A UNITED EFFORT,' A GOVERNMENT THE DISABLED INTO THE COMMUNITY SPOKESMAN SAID.

IN

"THE REVIEW WILL START NEXT MONTH AND THE AIM IS TO PUBLISH

WAY AUGUST THIS YEAR A CREEN PAPER SETTING OUT PROPOSALS FOR THE

INTO THE 1990'S AHEAD TO MEET THE REHABILITATION NEEDS OF HONG KONG AND BEYOND."

WILL BB CHAIRED APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, THE WORKING PARTY BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG.

VIRGINIA

WU WAI-YUNG, AND WELFARE,

PETER OTHER MEMBERS OF THE WORKING PARTY ARE MR JOHN BUDGE, MR

FANNY CHEUNG FUK-SING, CHAN

MISS

CHAN CHOI-YING, DR

YORK DR

CHOW YAT-NGOK,

NICHOLAS " MR MUI-CHING, MR CHONG CHAN-YAU,

RANCE LEE PUI-LEUNG, CRAWFORD, MISS MARION FANG SUM-SHUK, PROFESSOR MR SIMON LEE KWOK-YIN, MR ERIC LI KA-CHEUNG, DR RAYMOND DR DICKEN YUNG TAK-KUN, THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR HEALTH THE COMMISSIONER FOR REHABILITATION, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (SERVICES) THE 'ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (YOUTH AND OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,

THE WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SOCIAL REHABILITATION) OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER (DEVELOPMENT) OF THE HOSPITAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FINANCE BRANCH.

THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY

PRINCIPAL

AND

(REHABILITATION} OF THE HEALTH AND

WELFARE BRANCH WILL BE THE SECRETARY.

PARTY WILL

AS REQUIRED BY ITS TERMS OF REFERENCE, THE WORKING FORMULATE PROPOSALS IN THE FORM OF A GREEN PAPER ON THE OBJECTIVES,

OF REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES AND FURTHER

RESOURCE

PERSONS,

INCLUDING

DISABLED

AN ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPLICATIONS AND TIME-FRAME FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PROPOSALS.

IT WILL ALSO REVIEW EXISTING LEGISLATION RELATING TO DISABLED PERSONS AND CONSIDER HOW IT CAN STRENGTHEN THE OF THEIR RIGHTS.

SPECIFICALLY PROTECTION

WORKING PARTY WILL REVIEW THE IN UNDERTAKING ITS TASK, THE

EXAMINE OVERALL AND SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF REHABILITATION POLICIES;

FOR DISABLED THE SCOPE OF THE VARIOUS REHABILITATION PROGRAMMES

DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PRINCIPLES AND ENUNCIATE PERSONS;

THE REHABILITATION FACILITIES AND SERVICES.

OF

"IT WILL ALSO HAVE REGARD TO PAST EXPERIENCE AND

TRENDS.

INTERNATIONAL

/"IN ADDITION,