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THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1986
CHANCE TO LOOK AT WORK ING WORLD
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THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IS ORGANISING A MONTH-LONG WORK ORIENTATION PROGRAMME FOR STUDENTS TO SEE THE REAL WORLD OF WORK.
MORE THAN 700 STUDENTS FROM 28 SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN YUEN LONG, TSUEN WAN, KWAI CHUNG, TSING YI AND SAI KUNG WILL TAKE PART IN THE PROGRAMME WHICH STARTS ON TUESDAY (MAY 6).
THE PROGRAMME INCLUDES VISITS TO VARIOUS ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS SUCH AS VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRES, TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS, HOTELS AND TOYS AND GARMENT FACTORIES.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE PROGRAMME WHICH WAS LAUNCHED LAST YEAR WAS AIMED AT PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH FIRST-HAND INFORMATION ON VARIOUS OCCUPATIONS AND TO SEE ACTUAL WORKING ENVIRONMENT.
+THE VISITS WILL BE CONDUCTED BY SPECIALLY ASSIGNED PERSONNEL OF EACH ESTABLISHMENT AND EXPLANATIONS WILL BE GIVEN TO STUDENTS WITH THE USE OF AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS WHERE NECESSARY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+ IT IS HOPED THAT BY ACTUALLY EXPERIENCING THE REAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE WORKPLACE AND OBSERVING PEOPLE AT WORK STUDENTS WOULD BE ABLE TO DEVELOP A MORE REALISTIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORKING WORLD THUS FACILITATING THEIR EVENTUAL TRANSITION FROM SCHOOL TO THE SOCIETY, HE ADDED,
VISION OF RELIEF TO LION ROCK CONGESTION
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THE LONGEST ROAD TUNNEL IN HONG KONG - A FOUR-KILOMETRE TUBE UNDER TATE'S CAIRN COSTING $1 200 MILLION IS LIKELY TO RESULT FROM A FEASIBILITY STUDY COMMISSIONED BY THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS APPOINTED CONSULTANTS MOTT, HAY AND ANDERSON HONG KONG LTD. TO CARRY OUT THE SEVEN-MONTH STUDY INTO THE PROJECT WHICH WOULD LINK SHA TIN AND THE NORTHEAST NEW TERRITORIES WITH EAST KOWLOON.
IT WOULD ALSO RELIEVE PRESENT CONGESTION AT THE LION ROCK TUNNEL.
/IF THE
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