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from April 1988 for all those over 70, and the

present rate of allowance will be gradually extended

to those aged 65-69. It is also proposed to double

the rate of disability allowance for severely

disabled persons who require constant attendance.

46.

In addition, the Hong Kong Government

plans, over the next five years, to increase and

improve facilities for the rehabilitation of the

disabled and the mentally handicapped. This includes

facilities for child assessment and for the education

children.

and training of disabled and mentally handicapped

More residential places and vocational

the mentally

rehabilitation

programmes

for

handicapped and the disabled generally will also be

provided. With the approval of Her Majesty The

Queen, a Queen Elizabeth Foundation for the Mentally

Handicapped is being set up in Hong Kong. It will be

funded from the proceeds of the sale of the 1986

Royal Visit Gold Coins, from the Hong Kong

Government's general revenue and from contributions

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