SUNDAY, JULY 8, 1979
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COMMENTING ON THE SEMINAR, MRS. ANGELA HO, LABOUR OFFICER OF THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY): *THE PURPOSE OF THE SEMINAR IS TWOFOLD TO GIVE THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON THEORIES AND PRACTICES OF CAREERS EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE AN OCCASION FOR PEOPLE IN THE FIELD OF CAREERS COUNSELLING TO GET TOGETHER AND EXCHANGE VIEWS.+
+IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE LIKE CAREERS TEACHERS, SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS AND OFFICERS OF THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE TO KEEP ABREAST OF DEVELOPMENTS IN CAREERS EDUCATION. UNLESS WE OURSELVES ARE FULLY IN THE PICTURE, WE SHALL NOT BE ABLE TO RESPOND POSITIVELY TO THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE FOR CAREERS GUIDANCE, SHE SAID.
MRS. HO WENT ON TO SAY THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAD ORGANISED A SEMINAR FOR CAREERS TEACHERS AND SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS.
+WE ARE VERY MUCH ENCOURAGED BY THE ENTHUSIASTIC RESPONSE FROM SCHOOLS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES BECAUSE ALL THE 60 PLACES IN THE SEMINAR WERE TAKEN UP WITHIN A WEEK WHEN ENROLMENT STARTED. WE SHALL HAVE TO SEND LECTURE NOTES TO APPLICANTS UNABLE TO TAKE PART IN THE SEMINAR, SHE SAID,
+WE ARE ALSO FORTUNATE THAT EXPERTS IN THIS FIELD HAVE GIVEN US TREMENDOUS SUPPORT AND AGREED TO RENDER THEIR SERVICES IN THE SEMINAR, + SHE ADDED.
GUEST SPEAKERS WHO WILL ADDRESS THE SEMINAR ARE MRS. GRACE WAN, DIRECTOR OF ST. JAMES' SETTLEMENT DR. P.K. SIU, LECTURER OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG MRS. MA FUNG WAI-YUNG, LECTURER OF THE EXTRA-MURAL DEPARTMENT, CHINESE UNIVERSITY- AND MR. BARRY HUTCHINSON, CO-ORDINATOR OF THE EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY UNIT, HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD A SEMINAR ON CAREERS EDUCATION IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, LOW BLOCK, POSTGRADUATE HALL, THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, ON TUESDAY, JULY 17. IT WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR. NEIL HENDERSON, AT 11 A.M. THAT DAY. YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE SEMINAR. TRANSPORT FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE AVAILABLE OUTSIDE LEE GARDENS IN HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY, AND WILL LEAVE FOR THE UNIVERSITY AT 9.45 A.M. ON JULY 17.