Relief plan: Hong Kong and Sichuan sign a letter of intent on a rehabilitation centre and a set of memoranda on four other medical and education institutions.

Hong Kong has signed a letter of intent to build a rehabilitation centre in Sichuan and a set of memoranda regarding four other medical and education institutions funded by the Hong Kong Jockey Club.

Witnessing the signing today, Chief Secretary Henry Tang said the Sichuan-Hong Kong Rehabilitation Centre is one of the first 20 projects to be funded by the Trust Fund in Support of the Reconstruction in the Sichuan Earthquake Stricken Areas.

Besides offering medical care to the disabled, the centre will also be the base for Sichuan's rehabilitation network and the training ground for professionals.

With 300 beds, it will provide rehabilitation services ranging from orthopaedics and traumatology, physiotherapy and occupational care, to clinical psychological counselling.

The other four projects comprise rebuilding and expanding rehabilitation facilities at Mianyang 3rd City Hospital, rebuilding Mianyang Youxian Zhongxing Junior Middle School, constructing new buildings at Deyang No. 5 Middle School, and expanding Dujiangyan School to become an Olympic school.

Mr Tang also met Sichuan Governor Jiang Jufeng and assured him the Hong Kong Government and community will render full support to the reconstruction.

Sichuan Party Secretary Liu Qibao will lead a delegation to Hong Kong on November 10 and 11 to introduce the post-quake reconstruction work.