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FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1994

THAT PREVOCATIONAL

IN SYSTEM

HONG

THE VISITORS WERE TOLD

EDUCATION INTEGRAL PART OF THE ALTERNATIVE FORM OF SECONDARY EDUCATION TO THAT AND SECONDARY-TECHNICAL SCHOOLS.

SCHOOLS KONG, OFFERING PROVIDED IN GRAMMER

WERE AN AN

PREVOCATIONAL

SCHOOLS

EDUCATION AND

EDUCATION

FOR

PROVIDE THE LINK

EMPLOYMENT THROUGH

BETWEEN

GENERAL OF A KNOWLEDGE APPLICATIONS OF MODERN BROAD-BASED BASIC SKILLS AND A WIDE RANGE OF TECHNIQUES IN AT LEAST TWO MAJOR FIELDS OF LOCAL EMPLOYMENT.

IN THESE SCHOOLS OTHER STUDIES IN THE

WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF SIXTH FORM CLASSES IN 1992, STUDENTS CAN PURSUE TECHNOLOGICAL OR POLYTECHNICS, UNIVERSITIES OR OTHER TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS.

0

T

REHABILITATION SERVICES HELP DISABLED INTEGRATE INTO COMMUNITY

IS

AS POSSIBLE

THEM TO

IN

THE

THE BASIC OBJECTIVE OF HONG KONG'S REHABILITATION SERVICES ΤΟ DEVELOP THE POTENTIAL OF DISABLED PERSONS AND TO ENABLE WORK AND LIVE HAPPILY COMMUNITY.

INDEPENDENTLY AND AS

BY THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL

WELFARE,

MR IAN SPASTICS

THIS WAS STATED STRACHAN, WHEN HE OFFICIATED AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG BRADBURY TAK TIN WORKSHOP AND BRADBURY WONG TAI SIN HOSTEL TODAY (FRIDAY).

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"INTEGRATION OF THE DISABLED INTO THE COMMUNITY IS OUR ULTIMATE GOAL. SO IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE ESTABLISH REHABILITATION FACILITIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

"SO WHEN

WE IDENTIFY

OPPOSITION

TO

THE ESTABLISHMENT REHABILITATION FACILITIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, WE MUST ASCERTAIN REASONS," MR STRACHAN SAID.

THE RESISTANCE

MIGHT

BE

TO DUE

OF

THE

RESIDENTS'

NOTING THAT UNCERTAINTY AND FEAR, HE STRESSED THAT ACTION HAD TO BE TAKEN TO ALLAY THESE CONCERNS.

LOCAL OF THE OF THE

ΤΟ POLICIES "WE NEED ΤΟ COMMUNICATE AND EXPLAIN OUR RESIDENTS, AND TRUST THAT THE GOODWILL AND THE GOOD SENSE GOVERNMENT AND PARTIES CONCERNED WILL LEAD TO THE ACCEPTANCE DISABLED LIVING AND WORKING AMONG US."

POINTING OUT THAT SHELTERED WORKSHOPS HAD BEEN EARLIEST REHABILITATION SERVICES DEVELOPED FOR DISABLED STRACHAN SAID SHELTERED EMPLOYMENT HELPED THOSE NOT COMPETE FOR A PLACE IN THE OPEN JOB MARKET.

ONE OF THE PERSONS, MR YET READY TO

"WITH THE AIM

SELF-RESPECT OF FOSTERING PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKSHOPS

AND INDEPENDENCE, WORK

ADJUSTMENT

AND

SHELTERED ADVANCEMENT.

/"THE ULTIMATE