THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1982
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HE STRESSED THAT THE SEMINAR WAS AIMED AT CREATING SAFETY CONSCIOUSNESS AMONG THE PARTICIPANTS AND ALSO PROVIDING THEM WITH A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR DISCUSSING AND EXCHANGING VIEWS ON
ISSUES PERTAINING TO WORK SAFETY.
APPEALING TO THEM TO HELP DISSEMINATE THE SAFETY MESSAGE TO THE COMMUNITY, MR SO NOTED: FOR INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TO BE READILY ACCEPTABLE AS A WAY OF LIFE, AWARENESS OF ITS IMPORTANCE HAS TO BE AROUSED AND CARRIED ACROSS TO ALL CONCERNED.+
SAFETY PROFESSIONALS, ACADEMICS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICERS GAVE SPECIALIST TALKS ON VARIOUS TOPICS AT THE TWO-DAY SEMINARS ORGANISED BY THE COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD.
THE SEMINAR ALSO FEATURED TWO FILMS ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY.
EDUCATIONAL AND CAREERS GUIDANCE TO BE FURTHER EXPANDED
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EDUCATIONAL AND CAREERS GUIDANCE PROVIDED TO STUDENTS BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS WILL BE FURTHER EXPANDED WITHIN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE JOINT GRADUATION CEREMONY OF PO LEUNG KUK SECONDARY SCHOOLS AT THE CITY HALL, MR LEUNG SAID MANY SECONDARY SCHOOLS HAD REALISED THE IMPORTANCE OF CAREERS EDUCATION AND IN FACT, MORE THAN 80 PER CENT OF HONG KONG'S SECONDARY SCHOOLS NOW HAVE APPOINTED CAREERS MASTERS AND MISTRESSES.
HE ADDED THAT MORE SCHOOLS WOULD BE APPOINTING CAREERS MASTERS AND MISTRESSES IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
IN ORDER TO PROVIDE BETTER SERVICE TO SECONDARY STUDENTS THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS FROM THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR EXPANDED ITS CAREERS EDUCATION SECTION.
ALSO ALL GOVERNMENT AND AIDED SECONDARY SCHOOLS CAN EMPLOY AN ADDITIONAL GRADUATE TEACHER FROM SEPTEMBER NEXT YEAR TO ASSIST IN STUDENT COUNSELLING AND GUIDANCE, MR LEUNG SAID,
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WOULD JOINTLY ORGANISE A TRAINING COURSE FOR CAREERS MASTERS NEXT YEAR. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WOULD ALSO PROVIDE THEM WITH MORE INFORMATION AND REFERENCE MATERIALS TO BETTER EQUIP THEM IN THEIR WORK.
MR LEUNG SAID OTHER PLANS IN THE PIPELINE INCLUDE INTEGRATING CAREERS EDUCATION INTO THE SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM AND THE SETTING UP OF TWO CAREERS EDUCATION CENTRES, ONE ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND THE OTHER IN KOWLOON. THESE WOULD PROVIDE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, PARENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH THE NECESSARY INFORMATION AND ADVICE.
NOTING THAT EVERY STUDENT HAS HIS OWN POTENTIAL, SKILL, PERSONALITY AND INTEREST, MR LEUNG SAID ALL STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE A BETTER CHOICE BOTH IN FUTURE EDUCATION AND IN SELECTING A CAREER IF THEY RECEIVED PROPER COUNSELLING AND GUIDANCE FROM THEIR TEACHERS IN SCHOOL.
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