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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1974.

HELP YOUNG PEOPLE TO CHOOSE RIGHT CAREER

LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR URGED

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MR. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, TODAY URGED EMPLOYERS AND EDUCATORS TO PLAY A MORE PROMINENT ROLE IN CREATING BETTER CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.

HE WARNED YOUNG PEOPLE AGAINST MAKING A FALSE START IN LIFE BY TAKING THE FIRST JOB OFFERED TO THEM.

MR. CHEONG-LEEN, WHO IS ALSO DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, WAS OFFICIALLY OPENING CAREERS $75 AT THE CITY HALL EXHIBITION HALL.

THE EXHIBITION, SPONSORED BY THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, WILL BE OPEN FROM 9.30 AM TO 7 PM EACH DAY UNTIL SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29.

MR. CHEONG-LEEN SAID BOTH EMPLOYERS AND EDUCATORS HAD SPECIAL ROLES IN HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE CHOOSE THE RIGHT CAREER.

EMPLOYERS COULD BEST PLAY THEIR PART BY HAVING GOOD PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES, SOUND TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND A WELL-DESIGNED STAFF CAREER STRUCTURE.

THEY SHOULD ALSO PROVIDE CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO THE DEVELOP- MENT OF THE POTENTIAL ABILITY OF THEIR EMPLOYEES.

+FURTHERMORE, EMPLOYMENT TERMS SHOULD INCLUDE WELFARE AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS WHICH WOULD INCLUDE LOYALTY AS WELL AS BRING OUT THE BEST EFFORTS ON THE PART OF THE INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEE,+ HE SAID.

MR. CHEONG-LEEN SAID SCHOOLS AND EDUCATORS SHOULD ALSO GIVE MORE EMPHASIS TO THE SUBJECT OF CAREERS GUIDANCE,

THIS WAS PARTICULARLY NECESSARY IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT HONG KONG WOULD IN THE COMING YEARS SEE A HIGHER STANDARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION.

THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR. IAN PRICE, TOLD THE GUESTS THAT THE SUCCESS OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S PAST TWO EXHIBITIONS HAD BEEN DUE TO THE EFFORTS OF THE PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS AND HE PREDICTED AN EVEN GREATER RESPONSE TO CAREERS $75.

+I THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR ENTHUSIASM, YOUR TIME, ENERGY AND +1 HARD WORK IN MAKING THE STANDS LOOK SO ATTRACTIVE,+ HE SAID.

/+YOUR EFFORTS