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"Young people will be told about entry qualifications, salary
and promotion prospects, further training possibilities and details of
the sort of work available in various fields. And there will be a wealth
of literature to take away and study afterwards.
"The exhibition is aimed primarily at those nearing the end
of their secondary school life," Mr. Price said, "but the information
available will be of great value to all students older.
"The choice of a career is probably one of the most important
that any young man or woman will ever be called on to make," he said.
"If it is a choice made wisely, after careful thought and
after taking expert advice, it can lead to life-long satisfaction and
fulfilment. If the choice is taken hurriedly, and without giving proper
thought to the job to which the young person is best fitted, it can
mean that he or she will be discontented and unhappy
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all their life."
Mr. Price said the exhibition was a major extension of the
services offered by the Labour Department's Youth Employment Advisory
Service, which disseminates Careers Information and advice to school
students through talks and seminars.
In the academic year 1972-73, officers of the Service had
delivered 417 talks in 117 schools reaching 23,400 students.
The Service had also distributed to students free of charge
some 44,000 pamphlets on various careers opportunities in Hong Kong.
/Mr. Price