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Manpower Shortage
82.
A shortage of trained social workers is affecting provision of
services and limiting their expansion. A working party is considering
solutions to the problem.
REHABILITATION
83.
1981 is the International Year of the Disabled Person. This
event, coupled with Dr Fang's election as President of Rehabilitation.
International, has helped our community to focus on the problems of, the
disabled.
A
Q
84.
The activities of the year attempt to awaken us to the problems
and needs of the disabled, and to demonstrate how we can assist their
integration. The latter is cur declared policy and the Theme for the Year
and there are signs of success. But it will be important to maintain
momentum, and the public education campaign started in IYDP will need
to continue.
85.
I am glad to say that steady progress is being made towards
achieving the objectives outlined in the 1977 White Paper.
86.
The developmental screening programme covering children from
birth to the age of five which first started in part-time centres in 1978
is now available in 34 family health, centres performing 100,000 examinations
to
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a year. The school screening service carries on the work of the developmental
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screening programme, and audiometric screening is being extended to all
primary 1 pupils this year. Vision screening will be extended to all
primary 1 pupils in 1982 and speech screening to all primary 3 pupils in
1984/85.
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