SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1976
CAREERS '77 EXHIBITION SUCCESSFUL *****
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S CAREERS '77 EXHIBITION HAS PROVED A SUCCESS IN ITS NEW VENUE IN KOWLOON.
THE ANNUAL EVENT HAS ATTRACTED ABOUT 92,000 VISITORS, MOSTLY YOUNG PEOPLE, AFTER A PERIOD OF 10 DAYS AT THE KOWLOON RAIL TERMINUS IN HUNG HOM.
THE EXHIBITION CLOSED AT 4.30 P.M. TODAY (SUNDAY).
COMMENTING ON THE ATTENDANCE, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR. M.C. LAO SAID: +ALTHOUGH THE NUMBER OF VISITORS IS ABOUT THE SAME AS LAST YEAR, I THINK WE HAD A BETTER RESPONSE IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT THE PERIOD OF THIS YEAR'S EXHIBITION WAS SHORTER AND ALSO IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THE EXHIBITION WAS HELD
IN KOWLOON.
+I THINK WE HAVE ALSO HIT THE TARGETED' AUDIENCE THIS TIME. IN PREVIOUS YEARS, WHEN THE EXHIBITION WAS HELD AT THE CITY HALL DURING THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS, THE AUDIENCE WAS A MIXTURE OF YOUNG AND OLD PEOPLE.
+THIS YEAR WE DELIBERATELY HELD CAREERS '77 DURING SCHOOL TERM, AND MOST OF OUR VISITORS WERE STUDENTS WHO CAME SPECIALLY FOR THE CAREERS INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
+1 AM PARTICULARLY GLAD TO SEE THE ENTHUSIASTIC RESPONSE FROM MORE THAN 150 SCHOOLS WHICH HAD ORGANISED SOME 20,000 STUDENTS IN GROUPS TO VISIT THE EXHIBITION, + SAID MR. LAO.
THIS YEAR, THE NUMBER OF STUDENT GROUP VISITS ALMOST DOUBLED THAT OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
SAID MR. LAO +THIS IS INDEED VERY ENCOURAGING BECAUSE IT SHOWS THAT SCHOOL AUTHORITIES ARE GIVING INCREASING ATTENTION TO HELP STUDENTS CHOOSE A CAREER WISELY.
+1 HOPE THEY WILL CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO TAKE PART IN OUR CAREER-ORIENTED ACTIVITIES SUCH AS TALKS, SEMINARS AND MOBILE EXHIBITIONS.
+THIS IS WHERE THE SCHOOL AUTHORITIES AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE CAN COME TOGETHER TO HELP OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO CHOOSE THE IR CAREER,+ HE ADDED.
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