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FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1975
EMPLOYERS URGED TO PROVIDE CAREERS GUIDANCE FOR YOUTHS
A SENIOR LABOUR DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL TODAY (FRIDAY) URGED EMPLOYERS TO STEP UP THEIR EFFORTS TO PROVIDE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH CAREERS GUIDANCE AND INFORMATION ON JOB PROSPECTS IN HONG KONG.
THE APPEAL CAME FROM THE DEPARTMENTS SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER, MRS. SOO MOK SAU-HA, IN A LUNCHEON SPEECH TO THE ROTARY CLUB (WEST) AT THE HILTON HOTEL.
SHE POINTED OUT THAT THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE OF THE DEPARTMENT ORGANISED VISITS TO FACTORIES AND COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS FOR STUDENTS AND YOUTH GROUPS.
HOWEVER, THIS SERVICE WAS ONLY RENDERED.ON A LIMITED BASIS BECAUSE OF THE INSUFFICIENT NUMBER OF EMPLOYERS WHO WERE WILLING TO ENTERTAIN SUCH VISITS AND THE LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF VISITORS ON EACH TRIP.
+CAREERS GUIDANCE, SHE SAID, IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT ASPECT IN THE LIFE OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND ITS SCOPE IS SO LARGE THAT A JOINT EFFORT RATHER THAN THE EFFORT OF A SINGLE AGENCY IS REQUIRED.
+THERE SEEMS TO BE SPECIAL ROLES FOR THE VARIOUS BODIES AND ORGANISATIONS TO PLAY.+
MRS. SOO SAID A NUMBER OF EMPLOYERS WERE ALREADY ADOPTING
A VERY SYMPATHETIC ATTITUDE TOWARDS CAREERS GUIDANCE.
→WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE EMPLOYERS, MANY MORE EMPLOYERS, ALLOWING ORGANISED GROUPS OF STUDENTS TO VISIT THEIR ESTABLISHMENTS AND MAKE AVAILABLE THEIR STAFF OR EVEN THEMSELVES TO DELIVER SPECIFIC TALKS ON THEIR RESPECTIVE TRADES OR OCCUPATIONS.+
ON THE ROLE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, SHE SAID IT OFFERED ITS EXPERTISE IN THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES CONNECTIONS WITH EMPLOYERS, KNOWLEDGE OF THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION AND THE ACTUAL JOB SITUATIONS.
THE DEPARTMENT ACTED AS ADVISER TO CAREERS TEACHERS, SUPPLIED THEM WITH INFORMATION ON EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN HONG KONG AND UPDATED THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE LATEST TECHNIQUES IN CAREERS GUIDANCE.
IN ADDITION, IT ARRANGED TALKS BY EXPERTS IN THE VARIOUS TRADES AND INDUSTRIES AND VISITS TO FACTORIES AND FIRMS FOR STUDENTS, ENABLING THEM TO SEE FOR THEMSELVES WHAT WORKING IN THESE JOBS WAS LIKE.
/MRS. SOO WENT ON
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