WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1980
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CAREERS EDUCATION ESSENTIAL WITH CHANGING PATTERNS
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CAREERS EDUCATION IS ESSENTIAL IN VIEW OF THE CONTINUALLY CHANGING PATTERNS OF CAREERS AS A RESULT OF TECHNICAL, SCIENTIFIC AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS AND THE INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGHER AND FURTHER EDUCATION IN HONG KONG.
THIS WAS STATED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BY THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR C.H. HAYE, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF A TWO-DAY CAREERS EDUCATION SEMINAR ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY.
HE SAID THAT MUCH HAD BEEN DONE IN THE FIELD OF CAREERS EDUCATION BY THE LABOUR AND EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS, WITH CO-OPERATION OF SCHOOLS AND IN PARTICULAR THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF CAREERS MASTERS.
A SUCCESSFUL CAREER SERVICE, MR HAYE SAID, IMPLIED A CLOSE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ALL THOSE CONCERNED WITH CAREERS EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS AND ALL THOSE CONCERNED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT JOBS.
+IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT THAT OUR SCHOOL LEAVERS KNOW NOT ONLY WHAT THEY ARE CAPABLE OF DOING BUT ALSO WHAT OCCUPATIONAL CHOICES ARE OPEN TO THEM.
+WE MUST ALL PULL TOGETHER IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY. TO THIS END, I FEEL MUCH HAS BEEN DONE, BUT THERE IS STILL MUCH TO DO, MR HAYE ADDED.
EARLIER, THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR J.N. HENDERSON, SAID IN HIS OPENING SPEECH THE SEMINAR WAS AIMED AT IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF CAREERS GUIDANCE.
THE SEMINAR WOULD CONCENTRATE ON ONLY TWO TOPICS, NAMELY +COUNSELLING AND APPRAISAL SERVICE+, AND A REASONABLE KNOWLEDGE OF THESE SUBJECTS WAS ESSENTIAL TO CAREERS TEACHERS AND SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS, HE ADDED,
SIXTY CAREERS TEACHERS, SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS AND EXPERTS ON CAREERS EDUCATION ARE TAKING PART IN THE SEMINAR.
WELSH YOUTHS VISIT HONG KONG
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SIX YOUNG PEOPLE FROM SOUTH GLAMORGAN, WALES, ARRIVED IN HONG KONG TODAY (WEDNESDAY) FOR A THREE WEEK VISIT DESIGNED TO PROMOTE CONTACTS AMONG YOUTHS IN COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES.
DURING THEIR STAY, THEY WILL TAKE PART IN A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDING COMMUNITY WORK AND VISITS TO MANY LOCAL FACILITIES.
THEY ARE HERE ON AN EXCHANGE PROGRAMME WHICH WAS STARTED LAST YEAR WHEN SEVEN GROUPS FROM HONG KONG, BERMUDA, MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE, NIGERIA, AUSTRALIA AND MALTA WENT TO SEVEN REGIONS" IN BRITAIN.
/SIA HONG
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