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TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1979

DEBATE WILL RESUME ON 13 BILLS. THEY ARE THE INLAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT) (NO. 6) BILL 1979, THE SMALL CLAIMS TRIBUNAL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1979, THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND URBAN SERVICES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1979, THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1979. THE BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1979, THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1979, THE CLEAN AIR (AMENDMENT) BILL 1979, THE EMPLOYMENT (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) BILL 1979, THE CROWN LAND (AMENDMENT) BILL 1979, THE WIDOWS AND CHILDREN'S PENSIONS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1979, THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1979, THE MERCHANT SHIPPING (RECRUITING OF SEAMEN) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1979 AND THE SHIPPING AND PORT CONTROL (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1979.

THE HON, HILTON CHEONG-LEEN WILL SPEAK ON +HOME OWNERSHIP FOR MIDDLE-INCOME HONG KONG BELONGERS+ DURING THE ADJOURNMENT DEBATE.

LABOUR DEPARTMENT READY TO TAKE UP

THE CHALLENGE OF CAREERS EDUCATION

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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IS READY TO TAKE UP THE CHALLENGE TO LIFT CAREERS EDUCATION TO A LEVEL OF GENERAL ACCEPTANCE IN HONG KONG, THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR. NEIL HENDERSON, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

HE URGED CAREERS TEACHERS AND SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS TO TAKE UP THE CHALLENGE +IN STRIDE WITH US+.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF A SEMINAR ON CAREERS EDUCATION AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, MR. HENDERSON POINTED OUT THAT THE DEPARTMENT'S YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE (YEAS) HAD LAID THE GROUND WORK FOR CAREERS EDUCATION OVER THE PAST DECADE.

CURRENTLY, THE DEPARTMENT ISSUES 250,000,COPIES OF CAREERS PAMPHLETS-LEAFLETS AND NEWSLETTERS EACH YEAR TO SCHOOLS, YOUTH CENTRES AND INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISES CAREERS TALKS AND SEMINARS FOR SOME 50,000 STUDENTS ANNUALLY,

IN ADDITION, THE YEAS ESTABLISHED THE FIRST CAREERS INFORMATION CENTRE LAST YEAR AND HAS BEEN STAGING CAREERS EXHIBITIONS ANNUALLY SINCE 1972. THE EIGHTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD IN DECEMBER THIS YEAR.

IN THE PAST, CAREERS GUIDANCE HAD ALL TOO OFTEN BEEN AN INFORMAL THIT AND MISS BUSINESS, MR. HENDERSON TOLD THE TWO-DAY SEMINAR WHICH WAS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND ORGANISED BY THE YEAS.

POINTING OUT THAT INFORMATION ALONE DID NOT LEAD TO EFFECTIVE DECISION-MAKING, HE SAID IT WAS IMPORTANT TO HELP STUDENTS ACQUIRE AND EVALUATE INFORMATION ABOUT TWO MAIN AREAS - THEMSELVES AND THE WORLD OF WORK.

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