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TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1980
SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION TO CAREERS SEMINARS
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NEARLY 9000 STUDENTS ATTENDED A SERIES OF 13 CAREERS SEMINARS ORGANISED RECENTLY BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE AT VARIOUS SECONDARY SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT HONG KONG.
THE FINAL SEMINAR, HELD TODAY (TUESDAY) AT KUNG LEE
COLLEGE IN TAI HANG, ATTRACTED MORE THAN 500 STUDENTS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID, +RESPONSE TO THE SEMINARS BY THE STUDENTS WAS ENCOURAGING AND EVERY SEMINAR WAS WELL ATTENDED.
+WE ARE CERTAIN THAT THE SEMINARS HAVE PROVIDED THEM WITH FIRST-HAND INFORMATION ON THE WIDEST RANGE OF CAREERS AND HELPED THEM MAKE A DECISION ON A CAREER BEST SUITED TO THEIR INTERESTS AND ABILITIES.
AT TODAY'S SEMINAR THE STUDENTS HEARD TALKS GIVEN BY EXPERTS ON SOCIAL AND YOUTH AND COMMUNITY WORK, LIBRARY WORK AND THE DENTAL PROFESSION. THEY ALSO SAW SLIDES ON ACCOUNTANCY, SOCIAL WORK AND THE WORK OF ASSISTANT IMMIGRATION OFFICERS AND FACTORY INSPECTORS.
POPULAR SCHOOL QUIZ FINALS
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THE WINNER OF THE TELEVISION QUIZ SHOW +COMMUNITY YOUTH CHALLENGE+ IS TUNG WAN GROUP OF HOSPITALS WONG FUNG LING COLLEGE.
THE SECOND PRIZE GOES TO SHENG KUNG HUI LUI MING CHOI SECONDARY SCHOOL, WHILE HONG KONG AND KOWLOON CHIU CHOW SCHOOL CAME THIRD IN THE CONTEST.
THE PRE-RECORDED MATCH BETWEEN THE THREE SCHOOLS WILL BE SCREENED THIS EVENING AT 5.30 PM ON HK-TVB JADE AND ON RTV 1 AT 6 PM ON SUNDAY (MARCH 23).
THE WINNING TEAM WON BOOK COUPONS WORTH $1 200. THE SECOND PRIZE WAS $960 AND THE THIRD PRIZE $600 ALSO IN BOOK COUPONS. EACH TEAM ALSO RECEIVED A TROPHY.
MR R. M. CAMERON, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS)- MR STUART WILKINSON, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF BROADCASTING AND MR H. LIANG OF LIONS CLUB INTERNATIONAL PRESENTED THE PRIZES TO THE WINNERS DURING THE PROGRAMME.
THE SHOW WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE EDUCATION TELEVISION SECTION OF RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG.
MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUBS FROM 21 SCHOOLS TOOK PART IN THE CONTEST WHICH LASTED 10 WEEKS.
OBERLIN COLLEGE VON FIRST PRIZE AS THE BEST CHEERING TEAM- WHILE HONG KONG AND KOWLOON CHIU CHOW SCHOOL CAME SECOND AND BUDDHIST TAI KYONG MIDDLE SCHOOL CAME THIRD.