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TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1992

AND HENCE

HE ADDED THAT THE NUMBER OF VISAS ISSUED ANNUALLY, EMIGRATION FIGURES, WERE TO AN EXTENT CYCLICAL, AS EVIDENCED SLIGHT DROP IN 1989 OVER 1988, AND AGAIN IN THE ESTIMATE FOR 1991 COMPARED TO THE ESTIMATE FOR 1990.

THE

AS

"IGNORING

THESE

SHORT

TERM

FLUCTUATIONS,

IT

APPEARS

THE

EMIGRATION RATE IS LEVELLING OFF AT THE 60,000 MARK," HE SAID.

MORE RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES FOR SEVERELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED RECOMMENDED * * * * *

THE REHABILITATION DEVELOPMENT CO-ORDINATING

RECOMMENDED THE EXPEDITE THE

COMMITTEE (RDCC)

SERIES TO TAKE A GOVERNMENT

OF MEETING THE SHORTFALL

OF

IN

TODAY (TUESDAY)

PROCESS MEASURES RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES FOR SEVERELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED (SMH) ADULTS.

TO

A RDCC MEETING

THE TODAY,

FOR

COMMISSIONER ATTENTION SERVICE SMH ADULTS WHO NOT RECEIVING ANY DAY

AT SPEAKING REHABILITATION, MR ALLAN CHOW, SAID A NEW CARE AND WAS BEING PLANNED TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL SERVICES TO NERDED MORE INTENSIVE PERSONAL CARE AND WERE TRAINING SERVICES.

MR CHOW NOTED: "TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE PLANNED

THERE WOULD ESTIMATED THAT THE NEXT FEW YEARS, IT IS SHORTFALL OF 789 HOSTEL PLACES BY 1996/97.

PROJECTS OVER STILL BE A

ONLY OR THE

"HOWEVER, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THESE HOSTELS SERVE NOT SMH ADULTS, BUT ALSO THE LOW TO MODERATE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED MULTIPLE HANDICAPPED."

IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE SHORTFALL WILL BE ABOUT 400 BY 1996/97.

IN HOSTEL

PLACES

FOR

SMH

DURING THE MEETING, RDCC MEMBERS HAD A THOROUGH OPTIONS TO IMPROVE THE SERVICES AND THEIR PRIORITIES. THAT PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL HOSTEL PLACES WAS THE THE PROBLEM.

DISCUSSION ON

THEY CONCLUDED

BEST SOLUTION ΤΟ

PLUS SIMILAR NUMBER MEMBERS NOTED THAT 600 HOSTEL PLACES DAY ACTIVITY CENTRE PLACES AND 200 CARE AND ATTENTION PLACES WOULD REQUIRED TO MEET THE ESTIMATED SHORTFALL BY 1997.

TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE

RESOURCES IN THE

OF

BE

THE UNCERTAINTIES IN PROVISIONING OF

NEXT FIVE

RDCC YEARS,

MEMBERS RECOMMENDED THAT CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS OR PHILANTROPHISTS SHOULD BE ASKED TO PROVIDE CAPITAL AND INITIAL RUNNING COSTS, SAY FOR TWO THREE YEARS, FOR SOME OF THESE PROJECT.

TO

/AT THE