TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1982

SEMINAR FOR CAREERS TEACHERS

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SIXTY SECONDARY SCHOOL CAREERS TEACHERS WILL ATTEND A RESIDENTIAL SEMINAR ON CAREERS EDUCATION AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).

THE TWO-DAY SEMINAR IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE (YEAS) OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF CAREERS MASTERS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE YEAS POINTED OUT TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THE SEMINAR WAS AIMED AT PROVIDING TRAINING FOR THE PARTICIPANTS, IMPROVING COMMUNICATION AMONG THEMSELVES AND CREATING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THEM AND STAFF OF THE YEAS.

THE MAIN THEME OF THE SEMINAR IS INTEGRATION OF CAREERS EDUCATION INTO SCHOOL CURRICULUM.

FINDINGS OF THE SEMINAR WILL BE PRESENTED AT A MEETING TO BE HELD AT LA SALLE COLLEGE ON AUGUST 27, 1982.

PUBLICATION OF TERTIARY PLANNING UNIT TABULATIONS

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THREE REPORTS ON THE FINAL RESULTS OF THE 1981 POPULATION CENSUS ARE PUBLISHED TODAY (TUESDAY).

THESE REPORTS, ENTITLED "HONG KONG 1981 CENSUS - TERTIARY PLANNING UNIT TABULATIONS', DESCRIBE THE DETAILED CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION OF HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON AND NEW KOWLOON, AND THE NEW TERRITORIES, RESPECTIVELY.

EACH OF THE REPORTS CONSISTS OF SETS OF TABLES SUMMARISING THE POPULATION DATA BY TERTIARY PLANNING UNITS. THE TABLES COVER SUCH TOPICS AS AGE AND SEX, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, MARITAL STATUS ACTIVITY STATUS, OCCUPATION, INCOME, RENT, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION, TENURE, AND TYPE OF LIVING QUARTER. MAPS SHOWING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE TERTIARY PLANNING UNITS ARE ALSO ATTACHED.

+THE 'TERTIARY PLANNING UNIT TABULATIONS REPORTS ARE THE FIRST SERIES OF CENSUS REPORTS DESIGNED TO SHOW THE DEMOGRAPHIC, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION BY DETAILED GEOGRAPHICAL UNIT+, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT SAID.

+DETAILED ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF THE 1981 CENSUS RESULTS ARE NOT ATTEMPTED IN THESE REPORTS. THIS WILL BE PRESENTED IN THE MAIN REPORT TO BE PUBLISHED LATER THIS YEAR, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE REPORTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT CONNAUGHT PLACE.

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