FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1981
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FINAL CAREERS CONVENTION
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THE FINAL OF A SERIES OF REGIONAL CAREERS CONVENTIONS ORGANISED BY THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF CAREERS MASTERS WILL BE HELD TOMORROW.
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING WILL BE MR J.C.H. GILLARD, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (SERVICES), MR CHENG SING-YIP, PRINCIPAL OF THE HONG KONG SZE YAP COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION WONG TAI SHAN MEMORIAL COLLEGE, AND MRS JESSIE AW, KOWLOON WEST REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ASSOCIATION.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THE CONVENTIONS PROVIDED A NEW CAREERS SERVICE TO SOME 10 000 SENIOR STUDENTS FROM 62 SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
EACH OF THE SIX CONVENTIONS WAS A TWO-DAY PROGRAMME MADE UP OF A CAREERS DISPLAY STAGED BY STUDENTS, A SERIES OF SELECTED SPECIALIST TALKS AS WELL AS FILM AND SLIDE SHOWS ON CAREERS.
+THE STUDENTS WHO PREPARED THE DISPLAYS SHOWED BOTH INITIATIVE AND RESOURCEFULNESS. THEY VISITED OUR CAREERS INFORMATION CENTRES, TRAINING INSTITUTES AND INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL CONCERNS TO COLLECT MATERIAL FOR THEIR PROJECTS.
+ THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS IN THE LAST FIVE CONVENTIONS REVEALED THEIR AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF A CAREER CHOICE AND DEVELOPMENT. HEAD OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS WERE MOST HELPFUL IN PROVIDING CONVENTION VENUES AND RELATED FACILITIES AS WELL AS ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO TAKE PART IN THE CONVENTIONS, + SAID THE SPOKESMAN.
SHA TIN DAB MEMBERS VISIT TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL
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MEMBERS OF SHA TIN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD (DAB) VISITED TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL TODAY (FRIDAY) WHERE THEY RECEIVED ADVICE ON ITS MANAGEMENT AND DESIGN.
SHA TIN, WHICH IS QUICKLY DEVELOPING AS A NEW TOWN FOR 750 000 PEOPLE, WILL COMMENCE BUILDING OF ITS OWN TOWN HALL AS PART OF A $160 ̊ MILLION CULTURAL COMPLEX THIS YEAR AND DAB MEMBERS WANTED TO LEARN FROM TSUEN WAN'S EXPERIENCE. THEY ALSO WANTED TO HAVE DETAILS OF ORGANISING CULTURAL AND ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMES.
THEY VISITED TSUEN WAN AT THE INVITATION OF THE TOWN MANAGER DR JAMES HAYES, AND WERE LED BY SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, DR PATRICK HASE. THEY ALSO TOURED THE MAGISTRACY BUILDING AT SHA TSUI ROAD.
THE TOWN HALL MANAGER, MR CHUNG LING-HOI, BRIEFED THE 21 DAB MEMBERS ON CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES TAKING PLACE IN THE HALL AND HOW IT WAS BEING PUT TO MAXIMUM USE BY LOCAL RESIDENTS AND ORGANISATIONS.
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