WEDNESDAY, MAT 23, 1984
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THE SURVEY REPORT ALSO CONTAINS A SECTION ON BUSINESS PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED AND EXPECTED BY FIRMS IN DIFFERENT ECONOMIC SECTORS AND A BREAKDOWN OF VIEWS OF FIRMS BY SIZE GROUPS.
THE DEPARTMENT CAUTIONED THAT FOR A SURVEY OF THIS NATURE, THE RESULTS SHOULD BE INTERPRETED WITH CARE AS IT WAS DIFFICULT TO ESTABLISH PRECISELY THE EXTENT TO WHICH RESPONDENTS' PERCEPTION OF THE PAST AND THE FUTURE ACCORDS WITH THE UNDERLYING TRENDS.
COPIES OF THE REPORT, CONTAINING AN ANALYSIS OF THE SURVEY FINDINGS AND STATISTICAL TABLES, HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO FIRMS TAK ING PART IN THE SURVEY AND TO OTHER BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY OBTAIN COPIES FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, AT $3 PER COPY.
FURTHER DETAILS ON THE QUARTERLY BUSINESS SURVEY MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE NATIONAL INCOME BRANCH OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT 5-423401.
CAREERS EDUCATION SECTION PROVIDES WIDE-RANGING SERVICES
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SECONDARY SCHOOL LEAVERS WHO NEED INFORMATION TO APPLY FOR MATRICULATION PLACES WILL BENEFIT FROM A COMPUTER JUST INSTALLED IN THE CAREERS EDUCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
+WITH THE COMPUTER, WE CAN PROVIDE THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON MATRICULATION COURSES OFFERED BY SECONDARY SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT HONG KONG,+ SAID THE SENIOR EDUCATION OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE CAREERS EDUCATION SECTION, MR LEUNG HOO-WING.
THIS COMPUTER SERVICE, A VAST IMPROVEMENT ON A MATRICULATION COURSE BOOKLET FIRST PUBLISHED LAST YEAR, IS AMONG VARIOUS SERVICES OFFERED BY THE SECTION.
+OUR MAIN OBJECTIVE IS IN FACT TO PROVIDE A CAREERS SERVICE TO YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH CAREERS EDUCATION, MR LEUNG SAID, +AND WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF CAREERS MASTERS.+
THE OFFICER HEADING THE SECTION ACTS AS AN EX OFFICIO SECRETARY OF THE ASSOCIATION, WHICH HAS ALL GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS AND MORE THAN 90 PER CENT OF AIDED SCHOOLS AS ITS MEMBERS.
THIS RELATIONSHIP KEEPS CAREERS MASTERS ABREAST OF THE ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE SECTION, AND THUS HELPS TO IMPROVE THE STANDARD OF CAREERS EDUCATION.
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