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Saturday, February 23, 1974

The Assistant Commissioner, praising the efforts of the Kwun

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Tong careers teachers in organising the seminar, urged schools to play

a greater part in preparing young people for a career.

schools could include careers content in their curricula, disseminate

available careers information, and release students to attend careers

talks and seminars.

"And the Youth Employment Advisory Service of the Labour Department

is always ready to help by way of co-ordinating careers programmes and

organising careers activities," Mr. Lao said.

"One very encouraging start has been made at this seminar,

this is the first seminar in which careers teachers at schools have been

actively involved in planning and preparation. Let us hope that this is

the first of many such activities."

The seminar's two-day programme of careers talks and panel

discussions covers such subjects as work with computers; social work;

nursing; apprentice training; government jobs for secondary school leavers;

and employment and further studies.

There will also be special panel discussions on the tourist

industry and three major manufacturing industries - textiles, electronics and

electrical products.

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