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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1980

MR LIGHTBODY WILL BE RETIRING AT THE AGE OF 59 AFTER 35 YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN HONG KONG. HIS FIRST APPOINTMENT WAS AS A STAFF OFFICER WITH THE MILITARY ADMINISTRATION IN 1945. HE JOINED THE ADMINISTRATIVE CLASS IN 1946 AND SERVED ALTOGETHER IN EIGHT DEPARTMENTS. HIS APPOINTMENTS HAVE INCLUDED DISTRICT COMMISSIONER/NEW TERRITORIES, DEFENCE SECRETARY, COMMISSIONER FOR RESETTLEMENT, SECRETARY FOR HOUSING AND SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION. HE WAS APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION IN 1978. HE HAS SERVED ON THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS AND WAS AWARDED THE CMG IN 1974.

MR LI FOOK-KOW WILL BE 58 WHEN HE RETIRES AFTER 26 YEARS IN THE HONG KONG CIVIL SERVICE. HE WAS FIRST APPOINTED AN ASSISTANT EDUCATION OFFICER IN 1954. HE TRANSFERRED TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE CLASS IN 1955 AND HAS SINCE SERVED IN SIX DEPARTMENTS. HIS APPOINTMENTS HAVE INCLUDED DEPUTY FINANCIAL SECRETARY, DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, AND SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES. HE WAS APPOINTED SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS IN 1977. MR LI HAS SERVED ON BOTH THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS AND WAS AWARDED THE CMG IN 1975.

LABOUR DEPARTMENT HELPS FIND JOBS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

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MORE THAN 2 400 YOUNG PEOPLE FOUND A CRAFT OR TECHNICIAN APPRENTICESHIP LAST YEAR WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S TRAINING COUNCIL DIVISION.

THE FIGURE REPRESENTS A 20 PER CENT INCREASE ON THE 2 000 IN 1978.

DISCLOSING THIS TODAY (SATURDAY), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE DIVISION HAD BEEN OPERATING AN APPRENTICE PLACEMENT SERVICE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WISHING TO PURSUE A CAREER IN INDUSTRY THROUGH AN APPRENTICESHIP.

+THESE APPRENTICES ARE NOW USEFULLY AND PRODUCTIVELY EMPLOYED, EARNING THEIR LIVING AND AT THE SAME TIME LEARNING A TRADE IN WHICH THEY ARE INTERESTED.

+THE DURATION OF THEIR APPRENTICESHIP IS EITHER THREE OR FOUR YEARS. IN ADDITION TO RECEIVING ON-THE-JOB TRAINING PROVIDED BY THE IR EMPLOYERS, THE APPRENTICES ALSO ATTEND RELATED TECHNICAL COURSES THREE TIMES A WEEK - ONE DAY AND TWO EVENINGS · IN EITHER A TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OR THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC,+ HE SAID.

THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THERE ARE NOW OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO QUALIFIED YOUNG PEOPLE FOR BOTH CRAFT AND TECHNICIAN APPRENTICESHIP IN HONG KONG'S 10 MAJOR INDUSTRIES.

THESE ARE AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS AND SERVICING, BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING, CLOTHING, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONICS, MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING, PLASTICS, PRINTING, SHIPBUILDING AND SHIP REPAIRS, AND TEXTILES.

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