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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1975

STUDENTS URGED TO CHOOSE AND PLAN CAREER EARLY

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THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR. LAO MOU-CHI TODAY URGED HONG KONG STUDENTS TO BEGIN CHOOSING AND PLANNING THEIR CAREERS AT AN EARLY STAGE, EVEN PERHAPS WHILE AT SCHOOL.

+SOME OF YOU MAY THINK IT IS A LITTLE EARLY TO TALK ABOUT THE CHOICE OF CAREERS BECAUSE YOU MAY NOT FEEL THE NEED AND PRESSURE TO MAKE A DECISION YET.

+THE CHOICE OF A CAREER IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISIONS IN YOUR LIVES AND IT SHOULD ONLY BE TAKEN AFTER CONSIDERABLE THOUGHT. SO THE MORE TIME YOU DEVOTE TO THINKING AND PLANNING IT THE BETTER.

MR. LAO WAS SPEAKING WHILE OFFICIALLY OPENING A ONE-DAY CAREERS SEMINAR AT THE FUNG KAI PUBLIC SCHOOL IN SHEUNG SHUT,

MORE THAN 600 SENIOR STUDENTS FROM SEVERAL DISTRICTS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES TOOK PART IN THE SEMINAR ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE.

THE SEMINAR COMPRISED TALKS BY GUEST SPEAKERS ON JOB OPPORTUNITIES, CONDITIONS OF WORK, ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS AND PROSPECTS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE, BANKING AND SOCIAL WORK, AND ON THE VARIOUS COURSES OFFERED BY THE HONG KONG POLYTECÏINIC.

THERE WERE ALSO FILM SHOWS ON NURSING AND APPRENTICESHIP, GIVING STUDENTS A CLEARER PICTURE OF THE WORK AND TRAINING

IN THESE FIELDS.

IN HIS SPEECH, MR. LAO ADVISED STUDENTS TO TAKE A LONG-TERM VIEW IN CHOOSING A CAREER, EVEN THOUGH IN THE PRESENT ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IT MAY SEEM FATIOUS TO TALK ABOUT CAREERS WHEN JOBS THEMSELVES WERE HARD TO COME BY.

HE SAID: +IF YOU FIND A JOB THAT SUITS YOUR PERSONALITY, ABILITY AND INTERESTS, YOU WILL ENJOY WORKING, ATTAIN JOB SATISFACTION AND HEAD TOWARDS A BRIGHT FUTURE.

+BUT SHOULD YOU ACCEPT THE FIRST JOB THAT COMES YOUR WAY WITHOUT CAREFUL CONSIDERATION, DISCONTENT AND FRUSTRATION MAY RESULT AND THIS WILL LEAD YOU NOWHERE.+

AS A SUPPLEMENT TO THE SEMINAR, THE YEAS IS ALSO STAGING A FOUR-DAY MINI-CAREERS EXHIBITION AT THE FUNG KAI SCHOOL ON BOARD A SPECIALLY DESIGNED MOBILE EXHIBITION VAN BEGINNING TODAY.

THE EXHIBITION FEATURES DISPLAY MATERIALS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND CHARTS ON VARIOUS JOBS IN THE INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND SERVICES SECTORS. THERE IS ALSO A REGULAR SLIDE SHOW WITH SOUND COMMENTARY ON DIFFERENT APPRENTICESHIP SCHEMES.

IT OPENS DAILY FROM 10 A.M. TO 6 P.M. FOR STUDENTS. AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

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