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A full range of rehabilitation services was provided for people with a disability to make the most of their physical, mental and social capabilities, including early education and training; school age education; medical rehabilitation; employment and vocational rehabilitation and transport. The Government was also reviewing the Design Manual on Access for the Disabled to help developers plan and construct more accessible buildings.

To promote public awareness and understanding of people with a disability, a total of about $34 million had been allocated to strengthen public education activities between 1994 and 1997. On top of this, the Government would spend about another $1.5 million each year to enhance public awareness of their rights under the Disability Discrimination Ordinance.

The Government would also be spending about $7.4 billion this year on capital and recurrent expenditure alone to improve rehabilitation services.

Mr Wilson said: "In Hong Kong, we have moved closer to the goal of integration. We want to see the law and our public education programmes complementing each other. We want to see them bring about conciliation, not confrontation.

"We believe the Government, the disability groups and those who may be affected by the Ordinance all need to work together to help people with disability to build, in the words of our White Paper, 'a better tomorrow for all." he concluded.

End/Wednesday, September 13, 1995

London beats to the tune of vibrant Hong Kong

Hong Kong in Hyde Park, one of the biggest outdoor events to be staged in London this summer, will be held over the weekend (September 16 and 17).

Thousands of Londoners and visitors to the city are expected to throng the 14- acre site in the Royal Park where the two-day festival will be staged. Organised by the Hong Kong Government Office in London, Hong Kong in Hyde Park will feature a wide variety of events and activities that will capture the vitality and excitement of the territory.

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