FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1988
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YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE TO BE RENAMED
THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE (YEAS) OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WILL CHANGE ITS NAME SHORTLY TO REFLECT MORE ACCURATELY THE VARIOUS SERVICES IT PROVIDES FOR YOUNGSTERS, THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR TONY HAMMOND, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY)
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SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE 10TH SEMINAR ON CAREERS EDUCATION, MR HAMMOND SAID THERE HAD BEEN A MISCONCEPTION THAT THE YEAS WAS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR PLACING YOUNG PEOPLE INTO EMPLOYMENT.
"TO AVOID AMBIGUITY IN THIS REGARD, THE YEAS WILL SHORTLY BE RENAMED AS THE CAREERS ADVISORY SERVICE," HE SAID.
"ALSO, IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN THE CAREERS ADVISORY SERVICE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN GENERAL, AND SECONDARY STUDENTS IN PARTICULAR, A FOURTH CENTRE WILL BE SET UP SOON IN SHA TIN TO PROVIDE A CAREERS SERVICE TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.
"FITTING-OUT WORK FOR THE NEW CENTRE AT THE CHANWAY SHOPPING CENTRE WILL BE COMMENCED SHORTLY."
THE SEMINAR WAS ORGANISED JOINTLY BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF CAREERS MASTERS AND GUIDANCE MASTERS, AND HELD AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HỒNG KÔNG,
MR HAMMOND ALSO SAID THAT A SERIES OF VIDEO SHOWS HAS BEEN ORGANISED FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THE EXISTING THREE CAREERS INFORMATION CENTRES DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.
THE VIDEO SHOWS ARE ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES FOR FURTHER AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING, AS WELL AS EMPLOYMENT ASPECTS IN THE AND PRIVATE SECTORS.
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THROUGH A GENEROUS DONATION FROM THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, THE CAREERS ADVISORY SERVICE WILL ALSO PRODUCE 10 CAREERS FILMS ON VARIOUS INDUSTRIES, TRADES AND PROFESSIONS ΤΟ PROVIDE VIVID AND UP-TO-DATE CAREERS INFORMATION TO ALL NEXT YEAR.
THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR D.H.T. LAN, ALSO SPOKE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.
MR LAN EMPHASISED THE VALUE OF THE TRIPARTITE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG ..ONG ASSOCIATION OF CAREERS MASTERS AND GUIDANCE MASTERS WHICH TOGETHER "ARE DOING MUCH TO PROVIDE A VITAL SERVICE IN CAREERS EDUCATION AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR SCHOOLS".
HE SAID THE CAREERS EDUCATION CENTRE IN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS HAD BEEN CONSTANTLY UPDATING AND REPLENISHING VARIOUS TYPES OF INFORMATION.
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