title: Rehabilitation of the disabled in Hong Kong.
abstract: This paper examines the early history of the Hong Kong government's approach to rehabilitation services. The fundamental purpose of the programme was prevention founded on the premise that, by reducing the incidence of disability, the need for rehabilitation services would be reduced.
authors.affiliation: Medical and Health Department, Hong Kong, PR China.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Ka-Sing
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003153:Community Health Services; D019988:Children with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D018868:Insurance, Disability; D011315:Preventive Medicine