SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1978
LADY MACLENOSE OPENS CAREERS EXHIBITION ******
LADY MACLEHOSE TODAY (SATURDAY) PRAISED THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT FOR ITS WORK IN HELPING THE YOUTH OF HONG KONG WHEN SHE OPENED THE DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL CAREERS EXHIBITION AT THE KOWLOON RAIL TERMINUS, HUNG HOM.
LADY MACLEHOSE WHO WAS REPRESENTING THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE WHO IS ILL, SAID SINCE 1968 THE SERVICE HAD PLAYED A VERY ACTIVE ROLE IN HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE MAKE AN INFORMED CHOICE OF CAREER, TO INTRODUCE TO THEM AT AN EARLY STAGE A CORRECT ATTITUDE TOWARDS WORK AND TO ADVISE THEM ON SUITABLE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES,
SHE ADDED TO ACHIEVE THESE OBJECTIVES THE SERVICE PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND GUIDANCE AND HELP BY HANDLING ENQUIRIES, DISTRIBUTING PAMPHLETS AND LEAFLETS, AND HOLDING SEMINARS AND MOBILE EXHIBITIONS,
♦THEY ALSO DELIVER CAREERS TALKS TO SCHOOLS AND GROUPS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS- AND A CAREERS INFORMATION CENTRE HAS RECENTLY BEEN ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE BETTER CAREERS FACILITIES,
LADY MACLEHOSE POINTED OUT THAT CAREERS '79 EXHIBITION WAS THE SEVENTH OF ITS KIND ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, AND OVER THE YEARS THOUSANDS HAD EMBARKED ON TRAINING COURSES ÖR CAREFULLY SELECTED CAREERS AS A RESULT.
SHE SAID CHOOSING A CAREER WAS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISIONS A PERSON HAD TO MAKE IN LIFE AND THE EXHIBITION WAS DESIGNED TO SHOW THE WIDE RANGE OF JOB OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE IN ALL SPHERES OF WORK IN HONG KONG, TOGETHER WITH THE NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS, SALARIES AND PROSPECTS.
SHE ADDED THAT THE EXHIBITION WAS INTENDED ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN SCHOOL WHO HAD STILL TO DECIDE ON A CAREER, BUT IT WAS ALSO OF INTEREST FOR THOSE ALREADY WORKING WHO WISHED TO MAKE A CHANGE.
IN HIS WELCOMING SPEECH THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR. NEIL HENDERSON, PAID TRIBUTE TO MAJOR EMPLOYERS IN COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND THE SERVICES FOR SHOWING INCREASING CONCERN ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE YOUNGER GENERATION, IN PARTICULAR, IN THE IR CHOICE OF A CAREER.
HE SAID THEY SEE THE NEED TO CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND THE WORLD OF WORK, AND THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN MEETING THIS NEED.
+BY STAGING A CAREERS EXHIBITION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, WE HOPE TO PROVIDE YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THOSE ABOUT TO LEAVE SCHOOL, WITH A STIMULUS TO START LOOKING INTO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES WITH A VIEW TO SELECTING A CAREER BEST SUITED TO THE IR PERSONALITY AND ABILITIES, HE ADDED,
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