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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1993

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GOVERNOR TO CHAIR MEETING WITH DISABLED

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THE

GOVERNOR,

WILL THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, SUMMIT MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF DISABLED GROUPS AND EARLY NEXT YEAR.

CHAIR EMPLOYERS

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THE MEETING WILL LOOK FOR WAYS TO PROMOTE OPEN EMPLOYMENT THE DISABLED.

FOR

MR PATTEN MADE KNOWN THE PLAN WHEN HE ATTENDED THE INAUGURATION

OF

DISABLED THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR

CEREMONY (FRIDAY).

HE SAID HE WAS GRATEFUL FOR THE INTEREST THAT HAD ALREADY BY SOME EMPLOYERS IN PROVIDING JOBS TO

THE

PEOPLE TODAY

BEEN SHOWN

DISABLED.

IN HONG THEIR

AND HE LOOKED FORWARD TO THE DAY WHEN ALL EMPLOYERS KONG WOULD REMEMBER THE ABILITY OF THE DISABLED TO HELP THEM IN BUSINESS.

HE

EDUCATION AND WILL

WORK.

MR

SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD BE STRENGTHENING ITS TO OVERCOME PROBLEMS OF MISCONCEPTION TOWARDS THE SPEND OVER $30 MILLION WITHIN THE NEXT THREE YEARS

PUBLIC DISABLED ON THE

SUPPORTED

THE

PATTEN NOTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT FULLY THE UNITED NATIONS' PROCLAMATION ON FULL PARTICIPATION AND EQUALITY OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION.

AND DEVELOP HE SAID.

OUR

"WE ARE ABSOLUTELY COMMITTED TO IMPROVE REHABILITATION SERVICES IN THE COMING 10 YEARS,"

DAY

FOR

MORE

"I DO VERY MUCH HOPE THAT THIS FIRST INTERNATIONAL DISABLED PEOPLE TO BE HELD IN HONG KONG WILL SIGNAL THE START OF CARING ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE DISABLED AND OF A WARMER WELCOME FOR THEM INTO THE LIFE OF OUR COMMUNITY, MR PATTEN ADDED.

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GOVERNOR SPEAKS TO REPORTERS

SESSION BETWEEN THE THE FOLLOWING IS THE QUESTION AND ANSWER

PATTEN, AND REPORTERS AFTER GOVERNOR, THE

HON CHRISTOPHER RT OFFICIATING AT THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAY DISABLED PEOPLE TODAY (FRIDAY):

FOR

TO

IN THIS GOVERNOR: I AM VERY PLEASED TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE PART

WILL CONTRIBUTE

GREATER LAUNCH FOR THE DISABLED WHICH I HOPE UNDERSTANDING OF THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPING OUR SERVICES FOR THE AS I DISABLED AND FOR CHANGING COMMUNITY ATTITUDE TO THE DISABLED.

SUMMIT ON THE ANNOUNCED

MY SPEECH, I'LL BE HOLDING A FOLLOW-UP

WE HELD A SUCCESSFUL ONE LAST TRANSPORT NEEDS OF THE DISABLED.

GROUPS AND DECEMBER AT WHICH THERE WERE REPRESENTATIVES OF DISABLED

A GREAT REPRESENTATIVES OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPERATORS AND THAT WAS

NEEDS SUCCESS. WE'LL ALSO BE HOLDING ANOTHER ONE IN FEBRUARY ON THE

DEVELOP EMPLOYMENT OF THE DISABLED THAT WORK SO THAT WE CAN TRY TO

IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE WITH DISABILITIES. THAT WE GIVE THOSE WITH DISABILITIES EVERY OPPORTUNITY OF MAKING MAXIMUM CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORKING LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY.

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