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Article 5

The Committee on Employment Services established under the Labour Advisory Board is consulted on policies for and programmes of vocational guidance to be implemented by the Careers Advisory Service of the Labour Department. The Committee includes two employers' representatives and two employees' representatives.

the

Details of the object, functions and organisation of

and Vocational Training Council

Training Council are given in the answer to Article 1 of Question II. Policies and programmes of vocational training are formulated and implemented by the Vocational

the Vocational Training Council. Membership of the council includes employers, workers, educationalists, persons with a special interest in training, and representatives of relevant government departments. In addition, membership of the various training boards includes representatives from relevant trade unions and employers' associations as well as representatives from the universities and education institutions.

The Vocational Training Council is a statutory body responsible for the provision of technical education and industrial training in Hong Kong and it does not deal with questions of vocational guidance. However, staff of the council may provide guidance to students and school leavers on opportunities for training and technical education. Vocational guidance is generally provided by the Careers Advisory Service of the Labour Department and the Careers and Guidance Services Section of the Education Department.

QUESTION III:

Implementation of the policies and programmes regarding vocational guidance is entrusted to the Careers Advisory Service of the Labour Department, the Careers and Guidance Services

Services Section of the Education Department and career teachers in secondary schools.

Policies and programmes of vocational training are formulated and executed by the Vocational Training Council. The Technical Education and Industrial Training Department administers the Apprenticeship Ordinance.

QUESTION IV

No

application courts.

QUESTION V

decisions

involving questions of principle relating to the of this convention have been given by courts of law or other

Hong Kong has not received assistance or advice from the ILO on the subject of this convention during the reporting period.

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