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FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1992

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COMMUNITY PLAYS ROLE IN EMPLOYMENT OF HANDICAPPED

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NEEDS THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE TO PUT ACROSS IDEAS ΤΟ ENCOURAGE THE EMPLOYMENT OF HANDICAPPED PEOPLE, THE GOVERNOR, LORD WILSON, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE PO LEUNG KUK Y.C. CHENG CENTRE, LORD WILSON SAID: "I THINK BY SHOWING THAT THERE ARE THINGS WHICH PEOPLE WHO ARE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED, OR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CAN DO, THAT THERE'S A USEFUL ROLE THAT THEY CAN PLAY IN THE COMMUNITY, THAT'S GOOD FOR THE WHO EMPLOY THEM AND VERY GOOD OF COURSE FOR THEM.'

PEOPLE

NOTING THAT SPENDING ON WELFARE WAS GOING UP SUBSTANTIALLY THIS YEAR BY ABOUT 15 PER CENT, THE GOVERNOR SAID: "I WOULD ASK THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG TO PUT FORWARD THEIR OWN VIEWS ON WHAT WE SHOULD NOW BE DOING FOR THE 1990'S, BECAUSE WE MUSTN'T SIMPLY GO ON DOING JUST WHAT WE WERE DOING BEFORE.

"WE MUST REASSESS WHAT WE ARE DOING, SEE WHAT'S APPROPRIATE FOR THE 1990'S AND PARTICULARLY LOOK AT THE QUESTION OF WHAT ARE THE PRIORITIES AND WHAT THE COMMUNITY THINK ARE THE PRIORITIES FOR WELFARE AND REHABILITATION, BECAUSE ONE CANNOT DO EVERYTHING AT ONCE."

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NEW CATEGORY FOR GOVERNOR'S AWARDS FOR INDUSTRY

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A NEW CATEGORY OF AWARD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE WILL BE ADDED TO THE GOVERNOR'S AWARDS FOR INDUSTRY THIS YEAR, THE LORD WILSON, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

SPEAKING AT A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR ON THE ENVIRONMENT, LORD WILSON SAID THE FIRST SUCH AWARDS GIVEN LATER THIS YEAR.

GOVERNOR,

COMMITTEE

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WOULD

EXCELLENT

HE SAID THE IDEA FOR THIS AWARD, WHICH WAS AN CONCEPT, CAME FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT.

LORD WILSON SAID HE APPRECIATED THE COMMITTEE'S WILLINGNESS ΤΟ ORGANISE THE AWARD.

"IT WILL,

ARE MAKING

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I HOPE, BE A SIGNIFICANT BOOST TO THE ATTEMPTS YOU AND WE ARE ALL TRYING TO MAKE TO ENSURE THAT INDUSTRY, AS WELL AS THE WHOLE COMMUNITY, BECOME MORE AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN THEIR DAILY WORK, HE SAID.

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"I AM ENCOURAGED THAT THE TERRITORY'S LARGER COMPANIES HAVE DECIDED TO COME TOGETHER IN THIS COMMITTEE то FIND PRACTICAL AND BUSINESS-LIKE WAYS OF CLEANING UP HONG KONG, HE SAID.

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