XN000022-1980-08-16 — Page 2

SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1980

STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM WORK EXPERIENCE

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A FORM FIVE GRADUATE, MISS WONG CHING-MIN, HAS DECIDED TO PURSUE A CAREER IN LABORATORY WORK AFTER TWO MONTHS ATTACHMENT TO THE UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL.

SHE IS ONE OF 85 STUDENTS THIS YEAR WHO BENEFITTED FROM THE SUMMER WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF CAREERS MASTERS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL LEAVERS.

+PREVIOUSLY I WANTED TO BE A NURSE. HOWEVER, HAVING WORKED IN THIS HOSPITAL'S PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT AS A STUDENT MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, I FIND THAT LABORATORY WORK SUITS ME BETTER, SHE SAID.

NOW, HER GOAL IS TO STUDY LABORATORY SCIENCE IN THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC TO BECOME A LABORATORY TECHNICIAN.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - WHICH SUPPORTS THE SEVEN-YEAR-OLD SCHEME - SAID IT PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE WHAT FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT IS LIKE TO UNDERSTAND THEIR POTENTIALS, AND TO HELP DIRECT, MORE PURPOSEFULLY, THE IR STUDIES AND CAREER AMBITION.

SO FAR, MORE THAN 500 STUDENTS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE SCHEME.

THIS YEAR 16 FIRMS AND ORGANISATIONS, INCLUDING HOSPITALS, TELEVISION STATIONS AND FACTORIES, CONTRIBUTED BY PROVIDING 118 WORK OPPORTUNITIES FOR CANDIDATES,

THE PERIOD OF ATTACHMENT VARIES FROM ONE WEEK TO THREE MONTHS AND THE STUDENT IS EXPECTED TO OBSERVE AND PARTICIPATE IN THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF THE ORGANISATION. IN SOME CASES, CAREERS TALKS ARE ARRANGED BY THE ORGANISATIONS.

IN ORDER TO ASSESS ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE SCHEME, STUDENTS AND EMPLOYERS ARE ASKED TO FILL IN QUESTIONNAIRES. VISITS ARE ALSO ARRANGED FOR CAREERS MASTERS TO MEET THE STUDENTS AND THEIR SUPERVISORS AT THEIR WORK PLACES.

EARLIER THIS MONTH, WHEN PROJECTS WERE COMPLETED, STUDENTS EXCHANGED VIEWS AND EXPERIENCES IN GROUP DISCUSSIONS. THOSE WHO SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED THE SCHEME WILL BE AWARDED CERTIFICATES IN NOVEMBER.

MORE LAND FOR TUEN MUN DEVELOPMENT

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL SOON START WORK ON A MAJOR PROJECT TO PROVIDE ABOUT 29 HECTARES OF ADDITIONAL LAND FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TUEN MUN NEW TOWN WHICH WILL HOUSE ABOUT 550 000 PEOPLE IN LATE 1980S,

THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE THE RECLAMATION OF ABOUT 16 HECTARES OF LAND IN THE CENTRAL PART OF CASTLE PEAK BAY AND THE FORMATION OF ABOUT 13 HECTARES OF LAND EAST TO THE NEW TOWN.

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