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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1980
ONE WAY TO TACKLE THIS PROBLEM WAS TO TRY TO MAKE A SURVEY OF FORMER MEMBERS IN DIFFERENT ESTATES AND TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO GET TOGETHER AMONGST THEMSELVES AND FORM NEW CREDIT UNIONS IN THESE NEW ESTATES.
MR RIDDELL-SWAN PAID TRIBUTE TO FATHER JOHN COLLINS AND MR ANDREW SO FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CREDIT UNION MOVEMENT.
HE ALSO DOTTED THE EYES OF A LION TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE CARNIVAL.
THE CARNIVAL WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED BY MRS RIDDELL-SWAN WHO ALSO PRESENTED PENNANTS AND TROPHIES TO THE WINNERS OF THE COMPETITIONS.
CAREERS EXHIBITION TO OPEN ON FRIDAY
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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL CAREERS EXHIBITION, WHICH HAS BECOME A MAJOR FUNCTION FOR THE PROMOTION OF CAREERS EDUCATION IN HONG KONG, IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN THE CITY HALL LOW BLOCK EXHIBITION HALL ON FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 21).
THE SHOW IS STAGED ONCE A YEAR BY THE DEPARTMENT'S YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE SINCE 1972 TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE TO OBTAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD OF WORK.
THIS YEAR'S EXHIBITION IS, HOWEVER, SPONSORED AND
SUPPORTED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL.
THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE PERFORMED BY THE COUNCIL'S CHAIRMAN, MR A. DE O. SALES, AND THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR J.N. HENDERSON, IN THE CITY HALL THEATRE AT 3 PM. FROM THE FOLLOWING DAY UNTIL DECEMBER 1, THE EXHIBITION WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BETWEEN 9.30 AM AND 6.30 PM DAILY,
EXPLAINING THE OBJECTIVE OF THE EXHIBITION, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT CHOOSING A CAREER WAS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISIONS A YOUNG PERSON HAD TO MAKE IN HIS LIFE. IT WAS HOPED THAT BY STAGING A CAREERS EXHIBITION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, YOUNG PEOPLE WOULD BE ASSISTED IN MAKING A RIGHT START IN THE CHOICE OF THE IR CAREER.
THE ANNUAL EVENT HAD BEEN WELL RECEIVED BY STUDENTS, PARENTS AND CAREERS TEACHERS, AND ATTRACTED MORE THAN 100 000 VISITORS EACH YEAR. THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT VISITORS TO CAREERS '81 WOULD RECEIVE A WIDE RANGE OF CAREER INFORMATION AND THIS YEAR, A TOTAL OF 20 EXHIBITORS, COMPRISING FIVE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND 15 PRIVATE FIRMS, INSTITUTIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS, WOULD BE TAKING PART.
THE EXHIBITORS