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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1983

THE EXHIBITION WILL COVER SEX EDUCATION, PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CHANGES DURING ADOLESCENCE, CORRECT VALUES AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS SEX. HUMAN GROWTH AND THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF SMOKING, ALCOHOL AND DRUGS ON ADOLESCENCE.

IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EXHIBITION, A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS WILL BE HELD AT THE SAME TIME FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SHA TIN, TAI PO AND NORTHERN DISTRICT.

+THE AIM OF ORGANISING THE WORKSHOPS IS TO EXPLORE THE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF ADOLESCENCE THROUGH GROUP STUDIES AND DISCUSSIONS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

HE ADDED THAT SCHOOL PRINCIPALS OR TEACHERS WHO WANT THEIR STUDENTS TO ATTEND THE WORKSHOPS COULD DIAL 0-633211, EXT. 213 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION,

MANPOWER SURVEY ON MASS MEDIA TO START

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A SURVEY TO DETERMINE MANPOWER NEEDS OF LOCAL MASS MEDIA WILL BE CONDUCTED FROM NOVEMBER 25 TO DECEMBER 16 BY THE JOURNALISM TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL.

A TOTAL OF 500 ESTABLISHMENTS FROM THE PRINTED AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA WILL BE COVERED IN THE SURVEY.

+BASED ON THE INFORMATION COLLECTED, THE TRAINING BOARD WILL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO DEVELOP MANPOWER PLANNING TO MEET THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOURNALISM SECTOR, + MR SHUM CHOI-SANG, CHAIRMAN OF THE TRAINING BOARD, SAID.

THIS IS THE SECOND SURVEY ON THE MASS MEDIA ORGANISED BY THE TRAINING BOARD.

A SERIES OF TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR WORKING JOURNALISTS HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT AND WELL RECEIVED.

+UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION IS VITAL FOR THE TRAINING BOARD TO FORMULATE FURTHER TRAINING PROVISIONS. THUS EMPLOYERS ARE REQUESTED TO COOPERATE BY GIVING ACCURATE INFORMATION, MR SHUM SAID.

HE STRESSED THAT THE DATA COLLECTED WOULD BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND PUBLISHED ONLY IN THE FORM OF STATISTICAL SUMMARIES WITHOUT REFERENCE TO INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS.

QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY NOTES HAVE BEEN SENT TO EMPLOYERS COVERED BY THE SURVEY.

OFFICERS OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL CALL AT EACH ORGANISATION DURING THE SURVEY PERIOD TO COLLECT AND HELP COMPLETE THE FORMS.

ALSO ASSISTING IN THE SURVEY ARE THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT DATA PROCESSING AGENCY.

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