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TO ROUTINE F C O TELNO 1286 OF 21 DECEMBER 1977.

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PQ: DEVELOPMENTS IN REHABILITATION SERVICES IN 1978/79

REF: TELNO 964 OF 15 DECEMBER.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF REHABILITATION SERVICES IN HONG KONG IN 1978/79 WILL FOLLOW CLOSELY THE TARGETS AND OBJECTIVES IN THE REHABILITATION

WHITE PAPER PUBLISHED IN OCTOBER 1977.

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES.

2. THE FOLLOWING NEW SERVICES WILL BE ESTABLISHED:

(A) A COMPREHENSIVE OBSERVATION SCHEME TO PROVIDE ROUTINE

OBSERVATION FOR ALL INFANTS FROM BIRTH TO THE AGE OF FIVE, IN ORDER TO DISCOVER AND PROVIDE EARLY REMEDY FOR CONGENITAL OR ACQUIRED

DEFECTS:

(B) AN ORTHOPTIC UNIT TO PROVIDE EARLY TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN WITH

DEFECTIVE EYE-MOVEMENTS:

(C) A CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT TO IMPROVE PREVENTIVE HEALTH

SERVICES.

EDUCATION SERVICES

3. FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS, AN OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SCREENING SERVICES AT THE APPROPRIATE AGE. IN 1978/79 VISION SCREENING, AND GROUP TESTING PROGRAMMES WILL BE EXPANDED TO COVER ALL PRIMARY 1 PUPILS. AUDIOMETRIC AND SPEECH SCREENING SERVICES WILL ALSO BE EXPANDED, SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSES WILL BE EXPANDED AS FOLLOWS:

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TITLE, PLACES IN 1977/78, ADDITIONAL

PLACES IN 1978/79)

A) SPECIAL SCHOOLS

3,750

1,864

(B) SPECIAL CLASSES IN ORDINARY SCHOOLS (C) RESOURCE CLASSES IN ORDINARY SCHOOLS

4,690

1,160

5,580

2,280

4. FROM 1978/79 THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL BEGIN TO ASSUME

RESPONSIBILITY FOR:

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((A) PROVIDING