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Reply by lion. J.N. fienderson, ÜRE, UP, Secretary for Lutcation and Langower, to a question by non. alex wu, CEL, JF, in Legislative Council un 15 may, 1505

Question: Will Government make a statement on

(a)

the number of blind and deaf people now under Government care,

question NO.

Reply.

Sir.

(b)

the kind of service they are receiving,

(c)

the amount of subvention provided tọ voluntary agencies for providing service to the blind and the dcaf in the past three years?

(a)

There are 7,151 deaf and partially nearing persons, and 12,364 blind and partially sighted persons registered in the Central Registry of the Disabled as receiving

services funded or subvented by Government.

(b) Under Hong Kong's 1584 Rehabilitation

Programme Flan blind and deaf people are receiving the following services:

(i)

identification anu assessment of

their disability,

(ii)

meuical treatment at clinics or

hospitals,

(iii)

special education, depending on age

and the extent of disability,

/(iv)