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SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1975

+IF YOU, OR MEMBERS OF YOUR FAMILY, SMOKE CIGARETTES, DON'T FORGET THAT THOUSANDS OF FIRES OCCUR IN HONG KONG EACH YEAR THROUGH THE CARELESS DISPOSAL OR HANDLING OF LIGHTED CIGARETTE ENDS AND MATCHES.

→MAKE SURE CIGARETTE ENDS ARE PROPERLY EXTINGUISHED BEFORE DISPOSING OF THEM - PREFERADLY IN AN ASH TRAY. NEVER SMOKE IN BED. OLD PEOPLE ESPECIALLY HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO FALL ASLEEP WHILE. SMOKING AND SET THEIR BEDS ON FIRE.+

THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF EFFORT, PEOPLE CAN MAKE THEIR HOMES FREE OF THE RISK OF FIRE. FAILURE TO

AND TOO OFTEN DOES LEAD TO DISASTER, TAKE THE TROUBLE CAN SAID,

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CAREERS SEMINAR FOR N.T. STUDENTS

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THE NEW TERRITORIES IS TO HAVE ITS FIRST EVER CAREERS SEMINAR ON TUESDAY (APRIL 8).

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MORE THAN 600 SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN TAI PO, FANLING AND SHEUNG SHUI WILL ATTEND THE ONE-DAY SEMINAR AT THE FUNG KAI PUBLIC

SCHOOL, SHEUNG SHUI FROM 9.50 A.M. TO 3.45 P.M.

THE SEMINAR HAS BEEN SPECIALLY ORGANISED BY THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TO BRING UP-TO-DATE CAREERS ADVICE TO STUDENTS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THE LABOUR OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE MR. JAMES YEUNG, SAID TODAY THE AIM OF THE SEMINAR WAS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON CAREERS IN COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES.

THE INFORMATION INCLUDES THE NATURE OF VARIOUS JOBS, DUTIES, SALARIES, PROSPECTS, TRAINING FACILITIES AND OTHER TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT,+ HE SAID.

+THE PROGRAMME INCLUDES FOUR TALKS ON JOBS IN COMMERCE AND SERVICES, INDUSTRIES AND CIVIL SERVICE AND TWO TALKS ON FURTHER STUDIES.

+IT IS ENCOURAGING TO NOTE THAT MOST SCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN THESE AREAS ARE PREPARED TO RELEASE THEIR STUDENTS TO ATTEND THE SEMINAR.

+STUDENTS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ARE ALSO WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SEMINAR, MR. YEUNG ADDED.

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