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MONDAY, MAY 3, 1993

ACTIVITY CENTRES PROVIDE EXTENSIVE SERVICES

FOR DISCHARGED MENTAL PATIENTS

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IN

DEPARTMENT

RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES, A SOCIAL WELFARE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT ACCORDING TO THE 1987 REHABILITATION PROGRAMME PLAN REVIEW, THE THREE EXISTING ACTIVITY CENTRES FOR DISCHARGED MENTAL PATIENTS HAD DEVELOPED SOCIAL CLUBS TO PROVIDE A FULLER RANGE OF REHABILITATION SERVICES FROM 1988/89.

THEY FORM A VITAL PART OF THE REHABILITATION PROGRAMME FOR THE EX-MENTALLY ILL.

AN ACTIVITY CENTRE COMPRISES A DAY CENTRE AND A SOCIAL CLUB.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID SOCIAL CLUBS WERE MAINLY INTENDED FOR THOSE DISCHARGED MENTAL PATIENTS WHO WERE ENGAGED IN DAY TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, EITHER OPEN OR SHELTERED, DURING THE DAY FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN RECREATION PROGRAMMES.

DISCHARGED

MENTAL

"NORMAL SOCIAL LIFE IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT IN THEIR REHABILITATION AND

THE

PATIENTS CAN MEANINGFULLY UTILISE THEIR LEISURE HOURS AND DEVELOP INTER-PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP SKILLS, HE ADDED.

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EACH SOCIAL CLUB OF AN ACTIVITY CENTRE FOR DISCHARGED MENTAL PATIENTS IS EXPECTED ΤΟ PROVIDE 200 PLACES, INCLUDING ATTENDING THE DAY CENTRE.

THERE ARE THREE SUCH ACTIVITY CENTRES IN THE TERRITORY

THOSE

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THE TEI

LAI KWAN ACTIVITY CENTRE IN WAN CHAI, AMITY DAY CENTRE IN YAU MA AND TUEN MUN ACTIVITY CENTRE.

**WHEN THE REPROVISIONING OF THE AMITY DAY CENTRE AT CHA KWO LING STARTS OPERATION LATER THIS YEAR. IT WILL ALSO HAVE SOCIAL CLUB MEMBERSHIP,'

中中 THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

HE SAID ACTIVITIES SUCH AS INTEREST GROUPS, SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMES TO MEET THE DIFFERENT NEEDS OF THE MEMBERS WOULD BE ORGANISED ON A SELECTED NUMBER OF EVENINGS ON WEEKDAYS AND WEEKENDS ΤΟ HELP THE EX-MENTALLY ILL TO RE INTEGRATED INTO THE COMMUNITY.

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WATER STORAGE FIGURE

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STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 53.4 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 312.821 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 278.730 CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 47.6 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.

MILLION

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