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Supplementary to question No

Question Nont

in/LegCo Meeting on 22.6.88

MR. HUI : Sir, in the light of an increasing number of

sheltered workshops and work activity centres catering to

disabled workers, could the Government inform this Council

whether the number of such single tenders will increase in

the future to cope with increasing demands, provided the

conditions as spelt out in the Financial Secretary's reply

are met?

FINANCIAL

SECRETARY : Sir,

sheltered

workshops

and

self-employed disabled

disabled people may always

apply to the

of Government

Supplies for registration as

cof director

potential suppliers of specific goods or services. The

director will consider

inviting them to submit single

tenders provided they meet the Government's basic

requirements which I have already outlined.

Members may be interested in knowing that the Factory for

the Blind, run by the Society for the Blind, has, over the

last 10 years or so, developed a range of products which

the Government requires, and orders valued over $3 million

have been awarded to it.