XN000022-1982-10-26 — Page 7

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1982

+THE DIFFERENT MODES OF STUDY ARE, THEREFORE, DESIGNED TO SUIT THE VARYING NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS OF THE STUDENTS,+ HE EXPLAINED.

AN ANNUAL SURVEY IS CONDUCTED TO FIND OUT THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION OF THE FULL-TIME GRADUATES. FIGURES FROM RECENT YEARS INDICATED THAT THE MAJORITY OF THEM FOUND JOBS WITHIN A FEW WEEKS OF GRADUATION.

THE 1981 TRACER STUDY OF GRADUATES IN 1976 SHOWED THAT STUDENTS' SALARIES HAD INCREASED FOUR TIMES WITHIN FIVE YEARS.

A SIMILAR SURVEY IS BEING CONDUCTED AND RESULTS WILL BE AVAILABLE EARLY NEXT YEAR.

CAREERS EXHIBITION FOR NEW COMERS *****

A CAREERS INFORMATION EXHIBITION IN TUEN MUN WILL OPEN ON THURSDAY (OCTOBER 28) TO MAKE KNOWN TO LOCAL PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY NEW COMERS TO THE DISTRICT, THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT IN THE NEW TOWN.

THE EXHIBITION, ORGANISED BY THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD'S COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE, WILL BE HELD ON THE WALKWAYS OF THE PODIUM OF THE YAU OI ESTATE COMMERCIAL COMPLEX UNTIL NOVEMBER 3.

A DISTRICT BOARD SPOKESMAN POINTED TO A RECENT SURVEY WHICH SHOWED THAT A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE LOCAL RESIDENTS WORKED OUTSIDE TUEN MUN DISTRICT WHILE THE MAJORITY OF WORKERS IN LOCAL FACTORIES CAME FROM OTHER PLACES.

+THIS PHENOMENON IS NOT DESIRABLE IN A PLACE SUCH AS TUEN MUN WHICH HAS BEEN PLANNED TO GROW UP AS A SELF-CONTAINED NEW TOWN IN THE NORTHWEST NEW TERRITORIES, HE SAID.

PARTICIPATING IN THE EXHIBITION ARE TWELVE LOCAL INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS, EACH PROVIDING DESCRIPTIONS OF THE TYPES OF JOBS AVAILABLE, SALARY AND WAGES, CAREER PROSPECTS, AND ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS. THE INFORMATION HAS BEEN SET OUT IN PHOTOGRAPHS, CHARTS AND DIAGRAMS.

AN OPENING CEREMONY, AT WHICH THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BILLY LAM, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TUEN MUN RURAL COMMITTEE, MR LAU WONG-FAT AND SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER, MR LEUNG LIT-CHEONG, WILL OFFICIATE, WILL BE HELD AT 12.30 PM ON THURSDAY AT THE VENUE.

NOTE TO EDITORS.

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TUEN MUN CAREERS INFORMATION EXHIBITION AT 12.30 PM ON THURSDAY (OCTOBER 28) ON THE WALKWAYS ON THE PODIUM OF THE YAU OF ESTATE COMMERCIAL COMPLEX.