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ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LEGISLATION

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1993

CALL

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WITH THE DEEPEST RESPECT TO SOME HONOURABLE MEMBERS, I WAS VERY THESE DAY DISTURBED TO HEAR REPEATEDLY REFERENCES TO OUR CLIENTS AT

PLEASE AND OH ACTIVITY CENTRES AND IN THAT CONTEXT AS MENTAL PATIENT.

ARE NOT. THIS VERY THEM MENTAL PATIENTS. THEY PLEASE DON'T

OF THE INDIVIDUALS IS PREJUDICIAL TO THE DIGNITY MISUNDERSTANDING

MEMBERS NOT HONOURABLE CONCERNED AND MAY I ALSO HUMBLY ASKED PERPETUATE THE DISSEMINATION OF SUCH MISINFORMATION IN THE CONTEXT THE REFERENCES TO WHICH THEY ARE MADE. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED IN SOME TO QUARTERS THAT ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LEGISLATION SHOULD BE ENACTED

SUCH LEGISLATION I PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITY. THINK IS THE PROVERBIAL BIG STICK. SUCH LEGISLATION IS AN ADMISSION BE A OF DEFEAT I THINK THAT ALL ELSE HAS FAILED. IT WOULD, INDEED,

TRY SORRY DAY FOR HONG KONG IF WE HAD TO RESORT TO THIS BIG STICK TO TO CHANGE MINDS AND ATTITUDES, BUT WE MAY WELL HAVE TO DO IT.

PUBLIC EDUCATION

IN

BDUCATION 1983, THE INCLUDES

THIS BRINGS ME TO PUBLIC EDUCTION WHICH I FIRMLY BELIEVE IS THE AS RECENTLY AS 17 MARCH, I. MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO ERADICATE PREJUDICE. ANNOUNCED IN THIS CHAMBER THE LAUNCHING OF A SPECIAL PUBLIC CAMPAIGN TO ERADICATE PREJUDICE. INDEED, AS FAR BACK AS

WHICH REHABILITATION EDUCATION COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC REPRESENTATIVES FROM NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE HAS DEVOTED ITSELF TO PROMOTING COMMUNITY ACCEPTANCE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITY. PUBLIC EDUCATION HAS PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND ACCEPTANCE OF CLEARLY WORKED OVER THE YEARS. THE RIGHTS, THE ABILITIES AND THE DIGNITY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITY NOWADAYS NO HAVE CERTAINLY INCREASED. FOR INSTANCE, I THINK PEOPLE

CENTRES. IT LONGER OBJECT TO ELDERLY SERVICES OR CHILDREN OR YOUTH WOULD ACHIEVED TOO LITTLE TOO LATE.

INJUSTICE BR AN

I THINK TO SAY

THAT

PUBLIC

EDUCATION

HAS

CONCLUSION

HONG RESPONSIBILITY DISADVANTAGED

KONG IS A

TO

OUR IN

RIGHT.

IS LIFE

IS OUR CIVIC COMMUNITY. CARING

AND THE IN PITCH

TO HELP THE VULNERABLE

DO WHAT IS MIDST. WE MUST TAKE THE LEAD TO

WE TOGETHER,

MAKE A WE MUST ACT NOW. FRAGILE.

IT

DIFFERENCE.

MR PRESIDENT, I COMMEND THE MOTION SUPPORT. IN SUPPORTING THE MOTION, HONOURABLE MEMBERS ARE THE EARLY AND STEADFAST IMPLEMENTATION OF REHABILITATION PROJECTS THE PIPELINE IN FULFILMENT OF OUR KEY TARGETS.

FOR

HONOURABLE

MEMBERS' SUPPORTING

IN

THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT.

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