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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1977
CAREERS EXHIBITION PROVES POPULAR
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MANY EAGER YOUNG PEOPLE AND STUDENTS ARE LINING UP FOR INSTANT JOB INFORMATION AT THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S CAREERS EXHIBITION AT THE KOWLOON RAIL TERMINUS, HUNG HOM.
ONE OF THE REASONS FOR THIS MAJOR ATTRACTION IS THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC'S STAND WHERE SEVERAL MINI-COMPUTERS ARE GIVING PRINT OUT INFORMATION ON VARIOUS JOBS AT THE TOUCH OF THE BUTTON.
A LABOUR DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THIS COMPUTER SERVICE WAS NORMALLY AVAILABLE TO THOSE VISITORS SPECIALLY PICKED TO ASSIST IN AN OPINION POLL ON THE EXHIBITION.
+THOSE TAKING PART IN THE POLL ARE PICKED AT A RANDOM OF ONE IN EVERY FIFTY PERSONS WHO HAVE FINISHED VIEWING THE EXHIBITION, + HE SAID.
+THEY ARE THEN INVITED TO THE STAND TO BE INTERVIEWED AND GIVEN THE USE OF THE COMPUTER SERVICE.+
IN VIEW OF THE POPULARITY OF THIS SERVICE, THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAS DECIDED TO MAKE THE MACHINES AVAILABLE TO MORE PEOPLE BY ADVANCING THE OPENING HOURS OF THE COMPUTER SERVICE TO 8 A.M. DAILY ONE AND A HALF HOURS BEFORE THE EXHIBITION OPENS.
ORGANISED GROUPS WISHING TO MAKE USE OF THE COMPUTER SERVICE ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT THE DUTY OFFICERS AT THE EXHIBITION ON TELEPHONE 3-644934 FOR ADVANCE BOOKINGS.
EACH GROUP WILL BE ALLOTED 10 TICKETS ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST- SERVED BASIS.
+AS FAR AS WE KNOW, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT COMPUTERS HAVE BEEN PROGRAMMED FOR SUCH USE IN HONG KONG,+ THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT.
+WE WILL CERTAINLY REPEAT THIS SERVICE IN FUTURE EXHIBITION FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR YOUNG VISITORS, HE ADDED.
THE COMPUTERS ARE SUPPLIED BY WANG PACIFIC WITH THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC'S MATHEMATICAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT SUPPLYING THE TECHNICAL KNOW-HOW.
REFERRING TO THE EXHIBITION AS A WHOLE, THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID: THIS YEAR WE HAVE MORE
PARTICIPANTS A RECORD OF 26 STANDS INCLUDING THE ONE RUN BY THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC.
+THE STANDS ARE MORE COLOURFUL AND ATTRACTIVE AND THE STANDARD
OF DESIGNS IS EXTREMELY HIGH.+
THE EXHIBITION, WHICH WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL SUNDAY
(DECEMBER 4), IS OPEN DAILY UP TO 6.30 P.M.
UP TO 3 P.M. TODAY (TUESDAY) A TOTAL OF 43,630 PEOPLE HAVE VISITED THE EXHIBITION.
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