MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1986
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ALL SET FOR ANNUAL CAREERS EXHIBITION
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PREPARATIONS ARE WELL UNDER WAY FOR THE OPENING OF THE 15TH CAREERS EXHIBITION IN THE CITY HALL EXHIBITION HALL IN ABOUT TEN DAYS' TIME.
THIS YEAR, 23 EXHIBITORS FROM COMMERCE, INDUSTRY, PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS AND THE CIVIL SERVICE WILL TAKE PART IN THE 10-DAY EVENT WHICH IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE URBAN COUNCIL.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD'S COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, MR CHAN SUI-KAU, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, MR H.M.G. FORSGATE, AND THE ACTING COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR DARWIN CHEN, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING ON NOVEMBER 14.
IT WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BETWEEN 9.30 AM AND 6.30 PM
DAILY FROM NOVEMBER 15 TO 24.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE EXHIBITION HAD BECOME A MAJOR EVENT IN THE LOCAL CAREERS EDUCATION SCENE.
+LAST YEAR, MORE THAN 100 000 PEOPLE VISITED THE EXHIBITION,+ HE SAID.
+THROUGH THE USE OF GRAPHS, PHOTOGRAPHS, MODELS AND OTHER AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS, EACH EXHIBITOR WILL ILLUSTRATE THE NATURE OF THE JOB, ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS, CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING, PROMOTION PROSPECTS AND OTHER RELATED INFORMATION IN ITS OWN SPHERE OF WORK, HE SAID.
+ INFORMATION PAMPHLETS WILL BE FREELY AVAILABLE TO VISITORS AND AN ENQUIRY SERVICE WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED BY INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITORS.+
TO ADD ZEST TO THE EVENT, LIVE CAREERS SHOWS WILL BE STAGED BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE, THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT AND FOUR AUXILIARY SERVICES INCLUDING THE CIVIL AID SERVICES, THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT, THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE, AND THE AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICES.
THESE SHOWS WILL BE HELD ON THE TWO SATURDAYS AND TWO SUNDAYS DURING THE TEN-DAY PERIOD OUTSIDE THE CITY HALL IN EDINBURGH PLACE.
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