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FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1982

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VOTER REGISTRATION

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THE ANNUAL REGISTRATION OF VOTERS WILL BEGIN ON TUESDAY (AUGUST 31), AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL OCTOBER 11.

+THIS IS AN ANNUAL EXERCISE AND ALL ELIGIBLE PERSONS WHO HAVE NOT REGISTERED MAY REGISTER NOW, THE REGISTRATION OFFICER, MR GEORGE HO, SAID TODAY.

+PERSONS WHO REGISTER NOW CAN VOTE IN THE URBAN COUNCIL ELECTION IN MARCH 1983 AND IN ALL FUTURE ELECTIONS OF THE DISTRICT BOARDS, BUT THEY MAY NOT VOTE IN THE UPCOMING URBAN DISTRICT BOARD ELECTION ON SEPTEMBER 23,+ HE POINTED OUT.

ANYONE WHO WOULD HAVE REACHED THE AGE OF 21 BY NOVEMBER 30 WILL BE ABLE TO REGISTER IF HE HAS LIVED IN HONG KONG FOR AT LEAST SEVEN YEARS.

FORMS FOR REGISTRATION ARE AVAILABLE FROM ALL POST OFFICES, URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S GAMES HALLS AND CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT OFFICES.

COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED, EITHER IN PERSON OR BY POST, TO THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW MERCURY HOUSE, 22 FENWICK STREET, WAN CHAF.

TEACHERS BRIEFED ON CAREERS EDUCATION

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MORE THAN 150 CAREERS TEACHERS WERE BRIEFED ON THE INTEGRATION OF CAREERS EDUCATION INTO THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM AT LA SALLE COLLEGE THIS (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON.

THE BRIEFING WAS GIVEN AT THE PRESENTATION SESSION OF A SEMINAR ON CAREERS EDUCATION WHICH WAS HELD FOR SOME 60 OTHER CAREERS TEACHERS IN THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG IN JULY.

DURING THE SESSION, THE PARTICIPANTS WERE TOLD THAT CAREERS EDUCATION COULD BE INTEGRATED INTO THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM WITH VARYING DEGREE OF SUCCESS AND THAT A CAREFULLY PLANNED INTEGRATION WILL AROUSE STUDENTS' AWARENESS OF CAREERS AND HELP THEM IN EXPLORING CAREERS AND MAKING PREPARATIONS BEFORE CHOOSING CAREERS.

THE TWO-DAY SEMINAR WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF CAREERS MASTERS.

IT CONCLUDED TODAY WITH THE PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF ATTENDANCE TO THE 60 TEACHERS BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR J.N. HENDERSON, AND THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR C.H. HAYE.

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