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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1981

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CAREERS '82 EXHIBITION

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YOUNG PEOPLE IN SEARCH OF CAREERS WILL BE ABLE TO EXPLORE THE WORLD OF WORK AT AN EXHIBITION TO BE STAGED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY HALL EXHIBITION HALL ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27.

CO-SPONSORED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL, THE CAREERS 82 EXHIBITION IS SCHEDULED TO BE OFFICIALLY OPENED BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, IN THE CITY HALL THEATRE AT 3 PM.

FROM THE FOLLOWING DAY TO DECEMBER 7, IT WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BETWEEN 9.30 AM AND 6.30 PM DAILY.

TAKING PART IN THE 10-DAY EXHIBITION WILL BE 22 EXHIBITORS FROM THE INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND SERVICE SECTORS, PROFISSIONAL ORGANISATIONS AND THE GOVERNMENT.

THE EXHIBITORS FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR COME FROM MANY FIELDS, INCLUDING MANUFACTURING, BANKING, HOTEL SERVICES, CONSTRUCTION, SOCIAL SERVICES, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND FINANCE.

EACH EXHIBITOR WILL HAVE A DISPLAY STAND TO ILLUSTRATE, BY MEANS OF CHARTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, MODELS AND OTHER AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS, THE NATURE OF THE JOBS, ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS, CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING, PROMOTION PROSPECTS AND OTHER RELATED INFORMATION IN ITS OWN SPHERE OF WORK.

EACH EXHIBITION STAND WILL ALSO BE MANNED BY EXPERIENCED STAFF TO ANSWER ENQUIRIES BY VISITORS ON JOB OPENINGS, APPLICATION PROCEDURES, ETC. INFORMATION LEAFLETS WILL ALSO BE DISTRIBUTED TO VISITORS BY INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITORS.

THE EXHIBITION IS STAGED ANNUALLY BY THE DEPARTMENT'S YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE SINCE 1972 IN ORDER TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE TO OBTAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD OF WORK,

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SUNDAY)

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A CAREER IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISIONS A YOUNG PERSON HAS TO MAKE IN HIS LIFE. IT IS HOPED THAT BY STAGING A CAREERS EXHIBITION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, YOUNG PEOPLE WOULD BE ASSISTED IN MAKING A RIGHT START IN THE CHOICE OF THEIR CAREERS.+

THE ANNUAL EXHIBITION HAS BECOME A MAJOR FUNCTION FOR THE PROMOTION OF CAREERS EDUCATION IN HONG KONG, ATTRACTING MORE THAN 100 000 VISITORS IN RECENT YEARS.

TO MARK THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ANNUAL EVENT THIS YEAR A SERIES OF CAREER-ORIENTED ACTIVITIES WILL BE STAGED AT EDINBURGH PLACE DURING THE EXHIBITION PERIOD, INCLUDING A COMPUTERISED JOB FAMILY TENDENCY EXERCISE+, A SPECIAL FEATURE-OF-THE-DAY DISPLAY AND A SERIES OF LIVE SHOWS.

ABOUT 14 000 STUDENTS FROM 86 SCHOOLS ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE PART IN THE COMPUTER EXERCISE IN ORDER TO FIND OUT THE JOB FAMILIES BEST SUITED TO THEM.

THE FEATURE-OF-THE-DAT