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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1978
CAREERS INFORMATION CENTRE WELL USED
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HONG KONG'S FIRST CAREERS INFORMATION CENTRE, WHICH WAS SET UP BY THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT LAST MONTH, IS PROVIDING USEFUL GUIDANCE TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN PLANNING THE IR CAREERS.
DURING THE FIRST MONTH OF ITS OPERATION, ABOUT 400 PEOPLE CALLED AT THE CENTRE ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF MA TAU KOK ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES FOR CAREERS INFORMATION.
THE LABOUR OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE CENTRE, MRS. ANGELA HO, SAID MOST OF THE CALLERS ARE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ABOUT TO FINISH THEIR STUDIES.
+THIS IS VERY GOOD BECAUSE IT SHOWS THAT STUDENTS TODAY ARE MORE CONCERNED WITH THE WORLD OF WORK AND THEIR FUTURE CAREERS,+ MRS. HO SAID.
SHE POINTED OUT THAT MANY OF THE STUDENTS WHO CALL AT THE CENTRE ALREADY HAVE A CAREER TARGET IN THEIR MIND AND WHAT THEY WANT IS UP-TO-DATE JOB INFORMATION ON THAT PARTICULAR FIELD.
+SOME ARE UNCERTAIN ABOUT THEIR FUTURE CAREERS AND THEY COME HERE TO SEEK ADVICE AND GUIDANCE IN SELECTING THEIR CAREERS ON LEAVING SCHOOL,+ SHE ADDED.
MRS. HO SAID STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VISIT THE CENTRE, WHICH HAS A COLLECTION OF ABOUT 800 TITLES OF REFERENCE MATERIAL ON CAREERS AND RELATED SUBJECTS AS WELL AS AUDIO-VISUAL FACILITIES SUCH AS CAREERS FILMS, SLIDES AND CASSETTE TAPE RECORDINGS. THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY THE CALLERS FREE OF CHARGE.
THE CENTRE IS OPEN FROM 9 A.M. TO 5.30 P.M. ON WEEKDAYS AND FROM 9 A.M. TO NOON ON SATURDAY,
+WE ARE CONSIDERING TO EXTEND OUR OPENING HOURS ON SATURDAY SO THAT MORE STUDENTS CAN MAKE USE OF OUR FACILITIES, + MRS. HO SAID.
THE CAREERS INFORMATION CENTRE IS A PILOT SCHEME UNDERTAKEN BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND IT WILL BE REVIEWED FROM TIME TO TIME WITH THE ULTIMATE AIM OF PROVIDING THIS NEW SERVICE IN OTHER AREAS IN THE FUTURE.