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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1992

DURING THE SAME PERIOD, THE REGIONAL COUNCIL HAD ORGANISED ACTIVITIES FOR 13,752 DISABLED PERSONS, AND A TOTAL OF $518,000 SPENT AS DIRECT PROGRAMME EXPENSES.

THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDED EXCURSIONS, FUN DAYS, CAMPING SPORTS TRAINING COURSES.

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WERE

AND

APART FROM THESE, MRS WONG SAID THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT IN COLLABORATION WITH NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS ORGANISED SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR DISABLED PERSONS THROUGH SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL CENTRES, SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS AND SOCIAL CLUBS.

"THEIR ABLE-BODIED RELATIVES AND FRIENDS ALSO TAKE PART IN SUCH ACTIVITIES, SHE ADDED.

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IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, 225,260 PERSONS HAD PARTICIPATED IN DAILY ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT WHILE 348,300 PERSONS HAD TAKEN PART IN 9,470 SPECIAL ACTIVITIES. THE EXPENDITURE INCURRED TOTALLING $34.5 MILLION.

IN ADDITION, MRS WONG SAID WORK GROUP UNITS AND YOUTH OFFICES THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT ALSO ORGANISED PROGRAMMES FOR DISABLED AND ABLE-BODIED PERSONS.

OF

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSON/TIMES OF DISABLED PARTICIPANTS IN THESE PROGRAMMES AMOUNTS TO 38,972 OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS.

MRS WONG SAID: "THE INTEREST CULTIVATED BY SPORTS TRAINING COURSES ORGANISED BY THE TWO MUNICIPAL COUNCILS AND THE TALENTS OF OUR DISABLED ATHELETES HAVE ENABLED THEM TO ACHIEVE RESOUNDING SUCCESS IN INTERNATIONAL SPORTS EVENT."

"A TOTAL OF 344 GOLD, 227 SILVER AND 171 BRONZE MEDALS HAVE BEEN WON OVER THE LAST DECADE, MRS WONG SAID.

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QUALITY OF LEGCO DOCUMENTS ASSURED

GOVERNMENT OFFICES WILL BE REMINDED THAT WRITTEN MATERIAL GIVEN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS SHOULD BE OF A GOOD

THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE HON SIR DAVID FORD,

SAID.

LEGIBLE QUALITY,

"WE ARE AWARE THAT ON OCCASIONS THE DOCUMENTS MEMBERS ARE QUITE DIFFICULT TO READ BECAUSE OF THE POOR

HE SAID. FAXES OR AS A RESULT OF FAXING A FACSIMILE COPY,"

PRESENTED TO QUALITY OF

BARROW IN IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON MARTIN

(WEDNESDAY), SIR DAVID SAID THE COUNCIL TODAY LEGISLATIVE

SECRETARIAT OMELCO

HAD ALSO TAKEN THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

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OF THE

NECESSARY STEPS TO ENSURE THE MATERIAL WAS OF A GOOD LEGIBLE QUALITY.

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