WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1978
+NEVER FORGET THOUGH, SHE ADDED, THAT EACH CAREER WILL HAVE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS AND YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT THESE ARE IN GOOD TIME SO THAT YOU CAN BE SURE YOU ARE FOLLOWING THE MOST SUITABLE COURSES FOR THAT CAREER. ONCE YOU KNOW WHAT CAREER YOU ARE HOPING TO FOLLOW, YOU WILL FIND YOUR SCHOOL WORK FAR MORE MEANINGFUL. THEREFORE, COME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO THE CENTRE, SO THAT YOU WILL BE IN A BETTER POSITION TO DECIDE ON YOUR CAREER.+
MISS BENNETT SAID THAT CITY LIFE HAD BECOME SO COMPLICATED THAT CHILDREN WERE NO LONGER ABLE TO FOLLOW THEIR FATHER'S OR MOTHER'S FOOTSTEPS,
+SOCIETY IS MORE MOBILE THERE ARE MANY MORE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. THE NEWS MEDIA AND THE TELEVISION HAVE WIDENED THE HORIZONS OF THE TEENAGERS. THEY ARE CONSIDERING JOBS THE IR PARENTS HAVE NEVER EVEN HEARD OF. BUT THEY ARE ALSO CONFUSED BY THE GREAT VARIETY OF CHOICES, SHE SAID.
MISS BENNETT PAID TRIBUTE TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE FOR TRYING TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN THE WORLD OF SCHOOL AND THE WORLD OF WORK.
SHE RECOUNTED THAT IN THE LAST SCHOOL YEAR THE SERVICE PROVIDED CAREERS SEMINARS, LECTURES AND EXHIBITIONS WHICH WERE ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 170,000 AND ALSO DEALT WITH 10,000 ENQUIRES FOR CAREERS INFORMATION AND ADVICE.
MISS BENNETT APPEALED TO EMPLOYERS TO SUPPORT THE NEW CENTRE. +IT NEEDS THE UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION WHICH ONLY YOU CAN GIVE. IF YOU HAVE PRODUCED A LEAFLET ON YOUR TRADE OR MADE A FILM OR SLIDE PRESENTATION ABOUT IT, LET THE CENTRE HAVE A COPY. MAKE USE OF THE CENTRE'S DISTRIBUTION SERVICE FOR YOUR CAREERS LEAFLETS SO THAT YOU CAN ATTRACT THE MOST SUITABLE SCHOOL LEAVERS INTO YOUR INDUSTRY OR TRADE. THE CENTRE WILL HELP YOU AS WELL AS THE STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS AND TEACHERS.+
EARLIER, THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR. NEIL HENDERSON, SAID SIMILAR CENTRES WOULD BE SET UP ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND IN TSUEN WAN IF THE PRESENT ONE PROVES TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
THE NEW CAREERS INFORMATION CENTRE, MANAGED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SERVICE, IS SITUATED ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE MA TAU KOK ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN KOWLOON.
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