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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1980
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CAREERS INFORMATION CENTRES IS THE YEAS'S LATEST MAJOR EFFORTS TO ENABLE YOUNG PEOPLE TO EXPLORE THE WORLD OF WORK.
THE FIRST CENTRE SET UP IN SEPTEMBER 1978 IN KOWLOON ATTRACTED NEARLY 10 000 VISITORS LAST YEAR, HE SAID.
THE SECOND CENTRE WAS OPENED EARLIER THIS MONTH, ENCOURAGED BY THE SUCCESS OF ITS KOWLOON COUNTERPART,
BOTH CENTRES ARE COMPLETE WITH A VARIETY OF CAREERS FACILITIES, INCLUDING REFERENCE LIBRARIES AND AUDIO-VISUAL UNITS, AND VISITORS ARE ABLE TO BROWSE THROUGH BOOKS ON CAREERS, VIEW SLIDES AND LISTEN TO TAPE-RECORDINGS OF TALKS BY SPECIALISTS.
THEY ALSO HAVE INFORMATIVE DISPLAY MATERIALS, NOTABLY CHARTS SHOWING TRAINING AVENUES AND THE COURSES YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE TO TAKE IN THE PURSUIT OF A CAREER.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT ANOTHER IMPORTANT YEAS ACTIVITY WAS ORGANISING TRAINING SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL CAREERS TEACHERS.
SNT TO OPEN MINI LIBRARY IN SHA TIN *****
THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN SHA TIN'S NEWEST LIBRARY IN LEK YUEN ESTATE ON MARCH 17.
THE MINI LIBRARY, THE SIXTH IN THE NEW TOWN, OCCUPIES 56 SQUARE METRES (600 SQUARE FEET) ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF SAU CHUEN HOUSE IN THE ESTATE CENTRE.
SPONSORED BY SHA TIN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD, THE $30 000 PROJECT WILL COMPLEMENT SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL PUBLIC LIBRARY AND FOUR SMALLER LIBRARIES OPERATED BY VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.
IT WILL BE KNOWN AS THE SHA TIN ARTS ASSOCIATION LIBRARY. THIS ASSOCIATION IS BEING FORMED AS A PERMANENT BODY TO PROMOTE ARTS AND CULTURE IN THE NEW TOWN.
A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THAT THE NEED FOR EXPANDED LIBRARY FACILITIES TO KEEP PACE WITH THE RAPID POPULATION GROWTH IN THE DISTRICT HAD BEEN RECOGNISED.
+THE DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD BY RESPONDING TO THIS NEED HAS SET AN EXAMPLE, HE SAID.
OPENING HOURS OF THE LIBRARY WILL BE FROM 5.30 PM TO 9.30 PM ON WEEKDAYS AND SATURDAYS, AND FROM 9 AM TO 1 PM ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS EXCEPT NEW YEAR'S DAY, THE FIRST THREE DAYS OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, AND CHRISTMAS AND BOXING DAYS, WHEN IT WILL REMAIN CLOSED.
/TWO PAID