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The Youth Employment Advisory Service of the Labour Department

has, since 1968, played a very active role in helping young people to

make an informed choice of career, to introduce to them at an early

stage a correct attitude towards work and to advise them on suitable

training and employment opportunities. To achieve these objectives,

the Service provides year-round guidance and help by handling enquiries,

distributing pamphlets and leaflets, and holding seminars and mobile

exhibitions. They also deliver careers talks to schools and groups

of young people in various organisations; and a Careers Information

Centre has recently been established to provide better careers facilities.

Last year's exhibition was visited by over 100,000 people. I

hope that young people, parents and teachers will make use of this

exhibition to discover for themselves the wide spectrum of jobs open

to school leavers.

I congratulate the Youth Employment Advisory Service for their

efforts in setting up this exhibition and now have pleasure in declaring

the Careers '79 exhibition open.

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