Policy Address

7. to continue to promote the Talent-Wise Employment Charter and Inclusive Organisations Recognition Scheme launched in September 2013 to encourage more employers to provide internship and employment opportunities for persons with disabilities.  The Government, as an employer, will further promote the employment of persons with disabilities in the civil service;
8. to raise the incentive payment in Sheltered Workshops and Integrated Vocational Rehabilitation Services Centres;
9. to increase funding support for District Support Centres for Persons with Disabilities, self-help organisations, sign language interpretation services as well as short-term day and residential care services to enhance support for persons with disabilities living in the community and their family carers;
10. to increase funding support for day training centres to enhance care and support for ageing service users;
11. to inject $200 million into the Hong Kong Paralympians Fund to strengthen support for athletes with disabilities; and
12. to extend the Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities to eligible children with disabilities under the age of 12 starting from the first half of this year so they can travel on general MTR lines, franchised buses and ferries for $2 per trip.  The Government will explore with the trade ways to resolve technical and operational problems to extend the scheme to green minibuses in phases from the first quarter of 2015.

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