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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 8 March 1989

香港立法局 一九八九年三月八日

for a place in a sheltered workshop is broken down as follows:

Cost

Per annum

$

Per capita cost

12,869

Incentive payments (on the basis of

1,980

22 working days per month)

14,849

36

Disability Allowance is not included in the calculation because it is granted on account of a person's disability but not his status as a worker in a sheltered workshop.

Sheltered workshop places are provided for all disabled groups and not just mentally handicapped persons although in practice over 60% of sheltered workers belong to this group. The 1987 Rehabilitation Programme Plan estimated the demand over the next five years to be as follows:

1989-90

5 299

1990-91

1991-92

1992-93

1993-94

5366

5 431

5 492

5 550

If half of these places were to be met through successful job placement, the average annual saving would be $40.3 million, although some additional resources would be required by the Selective Placement Division. However, only a small fraction of sheltered workers are suitable for open employment, and it is unlikely that as many as half of the mentally handicapped persons could be so placed.

Government Business

Motion

HONG KONG FUTURES EXCHANGE LIMITED (TEMPORARY PROVISIONS) ORDINANCE

THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY moved the following motion:

That, as no meeting has been, or is likely to be, held under section 3 of the Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (Temporary Provisions) Ordinance