XN000022-1982-09-13 — Page 6

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1982

CAREERS QUIZ FOR STUDENTS

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MORE THAN 60 000 STUDENTS OF FORMS 11, IV AND V THROUGHOUT HONG KONG WILL BE INVITED TO TAKE PART IN A CAREERS QUIZ ORGANISED BY THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND SPONSORED BY DAO HENG BANK.

DETAILS OF THE QUIZ WERE ANNOUNCED BY THE SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE SERVICE, MRS EVELYN PUN, T A PRESS CONFERENCE THIS (MONDAY) AFTERNOON.

THE CONFERENCE WAS ALSO ATTENDED BY THE DIRECTOR AND BUSINESS ADVISOR OF THE BANK, MR FRANK TUNG.

MRS PUN POINTED OUT THAT THE QUIZ WAS AIMED AT MAKING STUDENTS MORE AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CHOOSING CAREERS AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO SEARCH FOR RELEVANT USEFUL MATERIALS.

QUESTIONNAIRES WILL BE SENT TO PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS REQUIRING STUDENTS TO ANSWER 50 QUESTIONS WITHIN 15 MINUTES IN RELATION TO CAREERS INFORMATION, INDUSTRIAL TRAINING, INFORMATION ABOUT FURTHER STUDIES, EMPLOYMENT LAWS AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT CAREERS.

MR TUNG POINTED OUT THAT FOLLOWING ITS PARTICIPATION IN A CAREERS EXHIBITION ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IN TSUEN WAN EARLY THIS YEAR, THE BANK DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO BE INVOLVED IN WORTHWHILE ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS, SUCH AS THE QUIZ.

*WE HOPE THAT THE QUIZ WILL ENCOURAGE MORE INTEREST IN THE CAREERS 83 EXHIBITION TO BE HELD IN NOVEMBER THIS YEAR. WE ALSO HOPE THAT A BROAD AWARENESS OF CAREERS OPPORTUNITIES WILL ENABLE STUDENTS TO BETTER PLAN FOR THE IR FUTURE CAREERS,+ HE ADDED.

THE QUIZ WILL BE CONDUCTED IN THREE ROUNDS, WITH THE FIRST ONE BEGINNING THIS MONTH.

IN THE FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDS, THE STUDENT WHO SCORES THE HIGHEST MARKS IN HIS CLASS WILL BE AWARDED A PRIZE BY DAO HENG BANK.

IN EACH ROUND, THE SCHOOL WITH THE HIGHEST TOTAL AVERAGE MARKS WILL ALSO BE PRESENTED WITH A TROPHY.

IN THE THIRD ROUND, STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO RETURN THE IR QUESTIONNAIRES AT A CAREERS EXHIBITION TO BE HELD BY THE DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY HALL EXHIBITION HALL IN NOVEMBER.

THE FIRST THREE STUDENTS WHO SCORE THE HIGHEST MARKS IN THE THIRD ROUND WILL RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS OF $2 000 EACH FROM THE BANK.

PRIZES WILL ALSO BE PRESENTED TO 100 STUDENTS WHO SCORE HIGH MARKS.