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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1984
+GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY, COMMERCE, SERVICES AND PROFESSIONAL BODIES HAVE AGAIN WORKED TOGETHER TO PRESENT CAREERS INFORMATION COVERING MANY MAJOR FIELDS OF EMPLOYMENT IN HONG KONG, HE SAID.
AN EXHIBITION OF THIS SCALE REPRESENTED A LOT OF WORK AND DEMONSTRATED HONG KONG'S FAITH IN THE FUTURE OF ITS YOUNG PEOPLE, DP JOHNS SAID.
EARLIER, IN HIS INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR. MR RON BRIDGE SAID IT WAS ENCOURAGING TO SEE THAT A QUARTER OF THIS YEAR'S 21 EXHIBITORS WERE TAKING PART FOR THE FIRST TIME.
HE SAID THE CAREERS EXHIBITION, HELD EVERY YEAR SINCE 1972, WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE MANY OTHER ORGANISATIONS.
IN HIS VOTE OF THANKS, MR HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL WHICH CO-SPONSORED THE ANNUAL CAREERS EXHIBITION FOR THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, SAID THE EVENT HAD ALWAYS BEEN A GREAT SUCCESS, ATTRACTING MORE THAN 100 000 VISITORS IN RECENT YEARS.
+WHILE WE TREASURE THE GOOD FOUNDATION WE HAVE LAID, WE HAVE ALSO COMMITTED OURSELVES TO MAKING IMPROVEMENTS AND INNOVATIONS WHEREVER POSSIBLE, TO BRINGING THE EXHIBITION IN LINE WITH CHANGES IN THE WORKPLACE BROUGHT ABOUT BY TECHNOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC PROGRESS, HE SAID.
MR CHEONG-LEEN SAID THIS YEAR'S EXHIBITS REPRESENTED A BALANCED SELECTION OF THE WIDE RANGE OF EMPLOYMENT IN HONG KONG.
THE CAREERS '85 EXHIBITION, ORGANISED BY THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, WILL BE OPEN TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC DAILY FROM 9.30 AM TO 6.30 PM AT THE CITY HALL EXHIBITION HALL UNTIL NOVEMBER 19.
IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS EXHIBITION, AN ACTIVITIES PROGRAMME OF LIVE CAREERS SHOWS WILL BE STAGED AT EDINBURGH PLACE ON NOVEMBER 10, 11, 17 AND 18 BY THE DISCIPLINED FORCES.
ON SUNDAY, SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST ADVANCED EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES USED BY THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL BE PUT ON SHOW AT EDINBURGH PLACE IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXHIBITION.
ON DISPLAY WILL BE THE WEST GERMAN-MADE 50-METRE TURNTABLE LADDER, WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST MODERN FIRE APPLIANCES IN THE WORLD.
AT THE SAME TIME THE SPECIALLY-DESIGNED FIRE BOAT 6 WILL BE MOORED AT QUEEN'S PIER, AND CONDUCTED TOURS OF THE BOAT WILL BE OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC BETWEEN 10 AM AND 5 PM.
/ON DISPLAY
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