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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1974.

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''CAREERS '75'' OPENS NEXT FRIDAY

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MORE THAN 100 DIFFERENT JOBS IN TRADE, INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S THIRD CAREERS EXHIBITION WHICH OPENS AT THE CITY HALL NEXT WEEK.

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THE EXHIBITION-CALLED CAREERS '75 WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED BY MR. HILTON' CHEONG LEEN, AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, AT 4 PM,NEXT FRIDAY.

MORE THAN 70,000 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE EXHIBITION, WHICH WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM 9.30 AM TO 7 PM FROM DECEMBER 21 TO 29.

CAREERS '75 - WITH 20 DIFFERENT EXHIBITORS - IS AIMED AT STUDENTS, YOUNG PEOPLE, TEACHERS AND PARENTS SEEKING CAREERS INFORMATION.

IT IS SPONSORED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE, WHICH RUNS A FULL-TIME AND COMPREHENSIVE GUIDANCE SERVICE ON CAREERS AND OCCUPATIONS IN HONG KONG.

THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR. IAN PRICE, SAID TODAY THE PREVIOUS CAREERS EXHIBITIONS IN 1972 AND 1973 HAD PROVED ENORMOUSLY SUCCESSFUL.

+THIS YEAR'S EXHIBITION WILL AGAIN PROVIDE A VERY WIDE RANGE OF INFORMATION ABOUT CAREERS IN VARIOUS INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS AS WELL AS CERTAIN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS,+ HE SAID,

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+VISITORS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH DETAILS OF THE NATURE OF THE TRADE OR BUSINESS OF THE VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS TAKING PART AND THEY RANGE FROM THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY AND PRINTING INDUSTRY TO BANKING AND GOVERNMENT.

+THE EXHIBITORS WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE TYPES OF JOBS AVAILABLE IN THEIR FIELDS, THE ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS, THE TRAINING FACILITIES, TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT, PROSPECTS, RENUMERATION ETC.

+THEY WILL DO THIS THROUGH DISPLAY MODELS, FILMS, SLIDES, PHOTOGRAPHS, CARTOONS, CHARTS, EQUIPMENT, MACHINERY, LITERATURE AND OTHER DISPLAY MATERIALS.+

MR. PRICE SAID THE EXHIBITION WAS TIMELY FOR STUDENTS LEAVING SCHOOL NEXT SUMMER. AND FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO WISH TO FURTHER THEIR STUDIES, THE EXHIBITION WILL GIVE THEM AN IDEA AS TO WHAT IS AVAILABLE IN THE EMPLOYMENT MARKET SO THAT THEY CAN PROPERLY PLAN ANY FURTHER STUDIES, HE SAID.

+THE CHOICE OF CAREER IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT

DECISION A YOUNG PERSON IS LIKELY TO MAKE.

+THIS EXHIBITION WILL BE AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO STUDY AT FIRST HAND VARIOUS TYPES OF AVAILABLE JOBS.+

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