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The Governor also said in September, the Government would be sending a delegation headed by the Secretary for Health and Welfare to represent Hong Kong at the 18th Rehabilitation International World Congress in Auckland, New Zealand.

"This is an important international event in the rehabilitation field which will provide a good opportunity for an exchange of views and experience, not least one the promotion of opportunities for the less advantaged members of society," he said.

Today's summit meeting, the third of its kind, provided the opportunity for frank discussion between employers, disability groups, rehabilitation organisations and officials on how best to promote the employment of people with a disability.

Also present at the summit were the Secretary for Education and manpower, Mr Joseph W P Wong; the Secretary for the Civil Service, Mr W K Lam; and the Secretary for Health and Welfare, Mrs Katherine Fok.

In the last meeting held some 15 months ago, 13 pledges were made and had all subsequently been achieved.

The more important achievements included the enactment of the Disability Discrimination Ordinance last July and the fulfilment of a pledge to seek employers' support in the setting of voluntary targets for the employment of 500 more people with a disability in 1995.

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Government to study Coroner's recommendations on hill fire

The Government will carefully study the Coroner's recommendations on the Pat Sin Leng hill fire before deciding on what further action will be necessary.

Responding to press enquiries, a government spokesman said today (Friday) that some of the Coroner's recommendations had already been initiated as a result of the recommendations of an inter-departmental joint investigation into the fire.

"A co-ordinated action plan to prevent the recurrence of similar tragedies was instituted as soon as the Joint Investigation Report was produced," he said.

"The Government remains committed to preventing the recurrence of a similar tragedy."

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