Employing the Disabled

The Selective Placement Division of the Labour Department helps disabled
persons integrate into the community through open employment. It
provides a free employment counselling and placement service for the
hearing impaired, sight impaired, physically disabled, chronically ill,
mentally retarded and mentally restored persons.

During the year, the division launched a series of activities to promote the
employment of the disabled. These included exhibitions, seminars, and
presentation of awards to enlightened employers and disabled employees.
Special campaigns and regular promotional visits were made to canvass
vacancies and widen the employment opportunities of disabled
job-seekers.

Some typical cases concerning the working abilities of disabled persons
were published in various magazines to enhance employers' acceptance of
people with a disability. Pamphlets and guidebooks concerning
employment of people with various disability types were also issued to
members of the public. With the assistance of Radio Television Hong
Kong, a new series of television programmes was produced to promote
the working abilities of the disabled and their integration into the
community.

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