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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1993

SUBVENTION FOR PARENTS/RELATIVES RESOURCE CENTRES NEXT YEAR

SUBVENTION

BE WOULD

ΤΟ SOCIAL

PROVIDED FOR THE FIRST TIME, PARENTS/RELATIVES RESOURCE CENTRES IN 1994/95, THE DIRECTOR OF WELFARE, MR IAN STRACHAN, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

HUI

KUNG OF SHENG SPEAKING AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

MR

HOPES THAT

LONG-TERM STRACHAN

THE WELFARE COUNCIL, DIOCESAN

SERVICES FINANCIAL BACKUP WOULD ENABLE THE CENTRES TO EXTEND SUPPORT TO A WIDER NETWORK OF USERS.

DISABILITIES AND THE CENTRES WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT

THEY WILL ALSO ORGANISE SOCIAL MENTAL ILLNESS FOR PARENTS' REFERENCE. AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR DISABLED PEOPLE, AND CARRY OUT EDUCATION PROGRAMMES.

PUBLIC

HONG SPEAKING ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF REHABILITATION SERVICES IN

то THE NEEDY MR STRACHAN SAID SUPPORT SERVICES WERE OFFERED THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES.

KONG,

"WE PROVIDE INTENSIVE PROFESSIONAL INPUT IN PRE-SCHOOL SERVICES FOR DISABLED CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE SIX."

MOVE

ON

TO

TERTIARY

AFTER DISABLED CHILDREN HAVE COMPLETED THEIR SPECIAL EDUCATION,

CAN

EDUCATION, ONES INDEPENDENT MORE VOCATIONAL TRAINING OR OPEN EMPLOYMENT.

THE

OTHERS WILL, MOVE ON TO REHABILITATION PROGRAMMES OF A AND CARING NATURE.

WELFARE

MR

STRACHAN SAID DISABLED ADULTS WERE PLACED IN DAY CENTRES AND SHELTERED WORKSHOPS FOR TRAINING.

ACTIVITY

HE POINTED OUT THAT THE ULTIMATE AIM WAS TO MAINSTREAM EMPLOYMENT.

MOVE THEM INTO

"HOWEVER, WHEN DISABLED PERSONS BECOME TOO WEAK OR TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES OR WHEN THEY ARE IN THEIR OLD AGE,

HE ADDED. RESIDENTIAL CARE WILL BE PROVIDED,

++

FEEBLE ΤΟ LONG-TERM

RESOURCES ΤΟ

MANY

NEW

AFTER THE GOVERNOR PLEDGED SUFFICIENT FINANCIAL ALL KEY TARGETS IN THE REHABILITATION FIELD BY 1997, PROJECTS WERE COMING ON STREAM, HE SAID.

MEET

AMBULANCE SERVICE TO GO PARAMEDIC

* * *

EFFORT

TO THE

THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN MAKING EVERY

FOR CASUALTIES, PROVIDE A HIGH STANDARD OF PRE-HOSPITAL CARE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, MR LAM CHEK-YUEN, SAID.

THE

SERVICE HELPS

TO

BETTER

SUSTAIN THEIR LIVES MEDICAL TREATMENT AND TO HELP THEM RECOVER QUICKLY, HE ADDED.

BEFORE

/SPEAKING AT