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TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1981
THERE WILL ALSO BE COOKED FOOD STALLS TO PROVIDE EATING FACILITIES FOR THEM, MR CHIU SAID.
MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE LATER VISITED TELFORD GARDENS AND SAW FOR THEMSELVES VARIOUS ACTIVITIES WITHIN A PRIVATE HOUSING ESTATE.
THE COMMITTEE HELD ITS MEETING TODAY IN THE LECTURE THEATRE OF THE MTRC KOWLOON BAY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING THE FIRST TIME SUCH A MEETING WAS HELD OUTSIDE A GOVERNMENT OFFICE.
THE CITY DISTRICT COMMISSIONER MR DAVID K.P. TSUI, CHAIRMAN WELCOMED A NEW MEMBER TO THE COMMITTEE, DR K.F. NIP, DEVELOPMENT MANAGER/NE KOWLOON, OF THE PWD, WHO WILL OVERSEE AND CO-ORDINATE ACTION ON ALL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN THE DISTRICT.
FORMED JUST OVER A YEAR AGO, THE COMMITTEE COMPRISES REPRESENTATIVES OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND SETS OUT TO ASCERTAIN MEASURES REQUIRED TO ADVANCE THE INTERESTS OF LOCAL RESIDENTS AND IMPROVE CONDITIONS IN THE DISTRICT.
STUDENTS KEEN ON CAREERS EDUCATION
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MORE THAN 21 000 STUDENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE VISITED THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S TWO CAREERS INFORMATION CENTRES LAST YEAR, THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR J.C.A. HAMMOND, SAID TODAY.
HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF A REGIONAL CAREERS CONVENTION HELD AT THE BUDDHIST SIN TAK COLLEGE IN KWAI CHUNG.
THE TWO-DAY CONVENTION IS THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF SIX JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF CAREERS MASTERS AND THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.
PROGRAMMES FOR THE CONVENTIONS CONSIST OF SPECIALIST TALKS ON VARIOUS CAREER AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, CAREERS EXHIBITIONS STAGED BY STUDENTS, AS WELL AS FILM AND SLIDE SHOWS.
MR HAMMOND POINTED OUT THAT THERE IS NO SPOON-FED METHOD IN CAREERS EDUCATION AND STUDENTS MUST DO THEIR OWN EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH.
HE TOLD THE STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE CONVENTION: +YOU SHOULD SEARCH ACCORDING TO YOUR OWN INTERESTS, APTITUDES EXPECTATIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. YOUR ANSWER TO THE QUESTION OF A CAREER CHOICE CAN NEVER BE THE SAME AS THAT OF OTHERS.
+THE CAREERS INFORMATION CENTRES PROVIDE A BROAD RANGE OF RESOURCE MATERIALS IN THE FORM OF PUBLICATIONS AS WELL AS AUDIO- VISUAL FACILITIES AND YOU ARE MOST WELCOME TO MAKE USE OF THEM.+
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