Services for Adults with a Disability

For adults with a disability, there were 3 426 day activity centre places
providing day care, daily living skills and work training. Furthermore,
6 215 sheltered workshop places provided employment for those unable
to compete in the open job market. In January 1997, the Marketing
Consultancy Office was set up to enhance productivity of sheltered
workshops with the expertise of marketing personnel. There were 1 010
places in various supported employment schemes providing job
opportunities for those who could manage in open work settings with
support. In residential services, there were 4 383 hostel places, 17
supported housing places and 154 supported hostel places for those who
could neither live independently nor be adequately cared for by their
families, or who lived in areas too remote from their places of training or
employment. For aged blind people unable to look after themselves
adequately, or who were in need of care and attention, 1 125 places were
provided in homes and care-and-attention homes. For the residence and
training of chronic and discharged mental patients, there were 570
long-stay care home places, 1 177 halfway house places and 180 activity
centre places.

For people with different categories of disability and their family
members, 22 social and recreational centres and six parents/relatives
resource centres were provided.

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