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Saturday, February 23, 1974

STARTING A CAREER

Labour Department Ready To Help

Assistant Commissioner of Labour, Mr. Lao Mou-chi, today urged

Hong Kong students to make greater use of the services offered by the

Labour Department in beginning their working life.

Mr. Lao was speaking while officially opening a two-day careers

seminar being held at the Kwun Tong Government Technical Secondary School.

The seminar, jointly organised by the Ngau Tau Kok Caritas,

careers teachers from seven major secondary schools in the Kwun Tong

District, and the Labour Department, is being attended by some 800 students -

many of them in their final year at school.

Mr. Lao urged the students to think more positively of careers

in industry through apprenticeship training schemes. He told them to

approach the Industrial Training Division of the Labour Department for

free assistance and advice on the growing career opportunities opening

up through such schemes,

Mr. Lao also said more school leavers should take advantage

of the department's Local Employment Service, which provides a free

service aimod at bringing prospective employees in touch with employers

with suitable job vacancies.

The Assistant