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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1935
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CAREERS '86 OPENS ON FRIDAY
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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S 14TH ANNUAL CAREERS INFORMATION EXHIBITION, CAREERS '86, WILL BE OPENED NEXT FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 15) IN THE CITY HALL EXHIBITION HALL.
MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS, MR CHAN SHOU-LUM, THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, MR H.M.G. FORSGATE, AND COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR RON BRIDGE, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY AT 3 PM.
THE 10-DAY EXHIBITION, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE AND THE URBAN COUNCIL, WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DAILY FROM 9.30 AM TO 6.30 PM UNTIL NOVEMBER 25.
TWENTY EXHIBITORS FROM COMMERCE, INDUSTRY, PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS AND THE CIVIL SERVICE WILL BE TAKING PART IN THE EXHIBITION.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE ANNUAL EXHIBITION, STARTED IN 1972 TO PROVIDE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE WIDEST POSSIBLE RANGE OF CAREERS OPPORTUNITIES IN HONG KONG, HAD BECOME A MAJOR EVENT IN THE LOCAL CAREERS EDUCATION SCENE.
+THIS ANNUAL EVENT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A GREAT SUCCESS AND IN RECENT YEARS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE VISITING THE EXHIBITION EACH YEAR WAS MORE THAN 100 000, HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID EACH EXHIBITOR HAD A DISPLAY STAND TO ILLUSTRATE, BY MEANS OF GRAPHS, PHOTOGRAPHS, MODELS AND OTHER AUDIOVISUAL AIDS, THE NATURE OF THE JOBS, ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS, CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING, PROMOTION PROSPECTS AND OTHER RELATED INFORMATION IN ITS OWN SPHERE OF WORK.
LEAFLETS AND PAMPHLETS PREPARED BY THE EXHIBITORS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO VISITORS.
DURING THE EXHIBITION PERIOD, FOUR GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE, FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, CORRECTIONAL SERVICES AND CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT
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STAGE LIVE CAREERS SHOWS AT EDINBURGH PLACE TO ILLUSTRATE THEIR SPHERES OF WORK BY MEANS OF DISPLAYS AND DEMONSTRATIONS.
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