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He pointed out that the Government had provided support to them through:

subvention in full or in part for special child care centres, sheltered workshops, day activity centres, skill centres and residential centres to provide special transport services to the disabled;

development of the territory-wide Rehabus service; and

introduction of the dial-a-ride service, a non- scheduled special personalised transport service taking passengers with a disability to clinics, shops, sport and leisure activities.

"All these measures serve to enhance the mobility of disabled persons.

"We therefore have not proposed to extend the concession to cover disabled persons who are not fit to drive, which may be subject to abuse," said the spokesman, adding that COMAC found no maladministration in the complaint.

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Special conciliation officer appointed for CMB dispute

The Commissioner for Labour, Miss Jacqueline Willis, today (Monday) appointed Chief Labour Officer Mrs Chan Mak Kit-ling as a Special Conciliation Officer in an effort to help settle the trade dispute between the management and staff of the China Motor Bus (CMB) Company.

The appointment was made under Section 5(2) of the Labour Relations Ordinance (LRO) and after Miss Willis met CMB staff representatives this afternoon.

The Commissioner for Labour appealed to both the management and staff of the company to give full co-operation to Mrs Chan.

"The Special Conciliation Officer will get in touch with both sides immediately with a view to bringing them back to the negotiating table as soon as possible," Miss Willis said.

The previous appointment of a Special Conciliation Officer under the LRO was made in November 1989 to mediate in a trade dispute between the management and staff of the same bus company. The dispute was eventually settled.

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