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TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1976

OVER 800 SENIOR STUDENTS ATTEND CAREERS SEMINAR

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THE DIRECTOR OF HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE, MR. Y.F. HUI, SAID CAREERS GUIDANCE BROUGHT A STUDENT INTO CONTACT WITH INFORMATION ABOUT NECESSARY EDUCATIONAL TRAINING AND OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENTS.

OPENING A CAREERS SEMINAR ORGANISED JOINTLY BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AT ST. PAUL'S COLLEGE TODAY (TUESDAY), MR. HUI SAID THE TREMENDOUS GROWTH IN THE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL SECTORS IN THE PAST TWO DECADES HAD MADE A GREATER VARIETY OF JOB OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO SCHOOL LEAVERS,

+ IT IS NOT DIFFICULT TO IMAGINE HOW BEWILDERED A SCHOOL LEAVER IS IF HE IS TOTALLY UNPREPARED TO FACE A WIDE RANGE OF OPTIONS,+ HE ADDED.

MR. HUI SAID CAREERS GUIDANCE HELPED A STUDENT TO FIND HIS OWN WAY BY EXAMINING ALTERNATIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSIDERING THE CONSEQUENCES ARISING FROM HIS CHOICE.

BUT HE HOPED SCHOOL LEAVERS WOULD BE EDUCATED TO UNDERSTAND THEMSELVES AND THEIR POTENTIAL SO THEY COULD MAKE INTELLIGENT DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR FUTURE.

TODAY'S SEMINAR, WHICH WERE ATTENDED BY OVER 800 SENIOR FORM STUDENTS FROM SCHOOLS IN THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICTS ON HONG KONG ISLAND, FEATURED TALKS AND DISCUSSIONS ON JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN INSURANCE WORK, TELEVISION BROADCASTING, DATA PROCESSING WORK, TOURIST INDUSTRY AND THE CIVIL SERVICE,

IN THE AFTERNOON, THE STUDENTS WERE SHOWN FILMS ON THE PRINCIPLES OF CHOOSING A CAREER, AND HOW TO ATTEND JOB INTERVIEWS.

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