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Subject

Purpose

25.Employment of To set up in stages a

Selective Placement Unit so that the Labour Department can begin to

Vulnerable Groups

26. Further

Development

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Progress made and present position

The Hong Kong Office of the Selective Flacement Unit was opened on 7 July 1980. The Kowloon Office will be set up by the end of 1981. The Labour take over responsibility Department will take over the employ- for placing disabled ment placement for the mentally

job-seekers in employmenthandicapped from SWD in 1982/83 in mid-1980.

To plan and implement essential elements of a

of Vocational hew vocational

Training for

Disabled

People

27.1981 Review

of Rehabili-

tation

Programme

Plan.

28.Medical

Centre at

rehabilitation system for the disabled.

(Stage II) and the socially handicapped from voluntary agencies in 1984/85 (Stage III).

The ILO studies on the development of training curriculum based on Modules of Employable Skills, on job adaptation and technical aid, and vocational assessment have been completed. ED is developing training and assessment systems based on the recommendations of the studies. Return visits will be made by the two consultants in mid 1982.

Next quarter target

To monitor pro ess. rocess.

To monitor progress.

To review comprehensivelyThe review was completed on 26 OctoberTo issue 1981 the planned provision

and expansion of rehabilitation services up to 1990.

To establish a medical

Rehabilitationrehabilitation centre

for the Hong Kong Island

Sandy Bay

with RDCC endorsement of the revised programme.

Finance Committee approved the financial commitments in the project on 10 June. The Governor laid the Foundation Stone on October 12th.

Rehabilitation

Programme Plan.

To monitor progress.

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