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TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1974

MAJOR CAREERS SEMINARS FOR STUDENTS OPEN

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TODAY

THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF LABOUR, MR. LAO MOU-CHI, PRAISED THE TAI PING SHAN LIONS CLUB FOR THE ENTHUSIASM AND INITIATIVE IT SHOWED IN SUCCESSFULLY STAGING TWO CONCURRENT CAREERS SEMINARS THIS WEEK – ONE IN HONG KONG AND THE OTHER IN KOWLOON.

TOGETHER, THESE SEMINARS CATER FOR MORE THAN 2,500 STUDENTS FROM 80 SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

THE SEMINARS ARE JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE CLUB AND THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT. THEY OPENED TODAY AT SHENG KUNG HUI TANG SHUI KIN SECONDARY SCHOOL IN OI KWUN ROAD, HONG KONG AND AT QUEEN ELIZABETH SCHOOL IN SAI YEE STREET, KOWLOON.

MR. LAO SAID VOLUNTARY EFFORTS SUCH AS THAT OF THE LIONS CLUB ALLOWED FOR THE STAGING OF ADDITIONAL CAREERS SEMINARS AND GAVE HONG KONG'S YOUNG PEOPLE GREATER OPPORTUNITIES TO CHOOSE THEIR CAREERS WISELY. HE APPEALED TO OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS TO PLAY A MORE ACTIVE ROLE IN CAREERS PREPARATION FOR YOUTH.

THE FOUR-DAY SEMINARS, WHICH ARE AIMED AT SENIOR STUDENTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS, CONSIST OF TALKS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON CAREERS IN COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT SERVICE.

BANKING,

A TOTAL OF 12 TRADES AND INDUSTRIES WILL BE COVERED SOCIAL WORK, NURSING, SECRETARIAL WORK, TEACHING, JOURNALISM, HOTEL, AIRLINE, SEAFARING, GOVERNMENT JOBS AND TEXTILES AND ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES. THERE WILL ALSO BE TALKS ON HOW TO APPLY FOR A JOB+ AND +APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING SCHEMES.+

MR. DEXTER MAN, PRESIDENT OF THE TAI PING SHAN LIONS CLUB, OFFICIATED AT TODAY'S OPENING CEREMONY OF THE HONG KONG SEMINAR, AND MR. WILLIAM YIP, PROJECT CHAIRMAN OF THE CLUB, OFFICIATED AT THE OPENING OF THE KOWLOON SEMINAR.

WATER CUTS IN KOWLOON

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WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN TSIMSHATSUI AND SHAMSHUIPO WILL BE INTERRUPTED FOR SEVERAL HOURS LATER THIS WEEK TO FACILITATE WORKS BY THE WATERWORKS OFFICE.

IN SHAMSHUIPO, THE TEMPORARY STOPPAGE WILL BE FROM 9 P.M. ON THURSDAY CJUNE 6) TO 6 A.M. THE NEXT DAY. AFFECTED WILL BE KAU WAH KANG VILLAGE, CHUNG SHAN TERRACE, LAI CHI KOK AMUSEMENT PARK, LOK YUEN VILLAGE, AND MEI FOO ESTATE STAGE 5 AND 6.

IN TSIMSHATSUI, WATER SUPPLY WILL BE INTERRUPTED FOR FIVE HOURS STARTING FROM 1 A.M. ON FRIDAY CJUNE 7 TO PREMISES BOUNDED BY NATHAN ROAD, AUSTIN ROAD, CHATHAM ROAD, AUSTIN AVENUE AND HILLWOOD ROAD.

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