THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1980
NEW CAREERS INFORMATION CENTRE OPENS TOMORROW
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THE FIRST CAREERS INFORMATION CENTRE ON HONG KONG ISLAND WILL BE OPENED BY MRS HU, WIFE OF MR HU FA-KONG, AN APPOINTED MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE AND URBAN COUNCILS, TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE CENTRE IN NEW RODNEY BLOCK, GROUND FLOOR, 99 QUEENSWAY, WAN CHAI, AT 3 PM.
THE CENTRE IS THE SECOND OPERATED BY THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE (YEAS) OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.
THE YEAS OPENED ITS FIRST CAREERS CENTRE IN MA TAU KOK ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES AT 1 MA TAU KOK ROAD, KOWLOON, IN SEPTEMBER 1978. IT HAS SINCE BECOME POPULAR WITH YOUNG PEOPLE SEEKING CAREERS INFORMATION AND ATTRACTED MORE THAN 9 000 VISITORS IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION.
LIKE THE KOWLOON OFFICE, THE NEW CENTRE PROVIDES CAREERS INFORMATION FREE OF CHARGE TO YOUNG PEOPLE, PARENTS, TEACHERS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND OTHER INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS,
IT IS COMPLETE WITH A VARIETY OF CAREERS FACILITIES INCLUDING A CAREERS REFERENCE LIBRARY WITH SOME 1 100 PUBLICATIONS. VISITORS WILL BE ABLE TO BROWSE THROUGH BOOKS, VIEW SLIDES AND FILMS OF THEIR CHOICE AND LISTEN TO TAPE-RECORDINGS OF TALKS GIVEN BY SPECIALISTS.
BOTH CENTRES OPEN BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5.30 PM DAILY FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY AND BETWEEN 9 AM AND 12 NOON ON SATURDAY,
NOTE TO EDITORS.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE OPENING OF THE FIRST CAREERS INFORMATION CENTRE ON HONG KONG ISLAND ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF NEW RODNEY BLOCK, 99 QUEENSWAY, WAN CHAI AT 3 PM TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
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