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THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1992

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THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS IS AVAILABLE AT $48 PER COPY,

IT IS ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG, AND AT THE PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG,

LADY WILSON OPENS TWO SCHOOLS FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED

LADY WILSON TODAY (THURSDAY) OFFICIALLY OPENED SCHOOLS IN TUEN MUN THAT CAN PROVIDE 300 PLACES HANDICAPPED CHILDREN,

THE TUEN MUN MORNINGHILL SCHOOL AND TUEN MUN SCHOOL ARE THE 13TH AND 14TH REHABILITATIONS PROJECTS THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.

SCHOOLS,

TWO SPECIAL FOR MENTALLY

MORNINGLIGHT SPONSORED BY

LADY WILSON

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SAID LIKE ALL CHILDREN IN HONG KONG AND ELSEWHERE, MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN NEEDED A PROPER EDUCATION.

"I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THE RIGHT EDUCATION WITH INDIVIDUAL NEEDS IN MIND, WITH TRAINING IN A CARING AND LOVING ENVIRONMENT ARK THE KEYS OF REHABILITATION.

"ONLY IN THIS WAY, CAN MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN FIND ALL THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO DEVELOP THEIR TALENTS TO THE FULL AND MEET THE CHALLENGES THAT FACE THEM, SHE SAID.

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NOTING THAT THE TWO SCHOOLS WERE PURPOSE-BUILT WITH A PLEASANT LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE CHILDREN, LADY WILSON SAID SUBJECTS SUCH AS COMPUTER LITERACY, MUSIC, DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY, HOME ECONOMICS, AND ART AND CRAFT, COULD NOW BE TAUGHT IN SPECIALLY DESIGNED ROOMS.

"DEVELOPING THE PUPILS' POTENTIAL ΤΟ THE FULL WILL NOW BE POSSIBLE," SHE ADDED.

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