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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1983

GOVERNOR TO OPEN CAREERS EXHIBITION

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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL CAREERS EXHIBITION, WHICH HAS BECOME A MAJOR FEATURE OF THE LOCAL CAREERS EDUCATION SCENE, WILL BE OPENED BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, IN THE CITY HALL EXHIBITION HALL ON FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 11).

THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD IN THE CITY HALL CONCERT HALL AT 3 PM THAT DAY.

THE 10-DAY EXHIBITION, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE AND THE URBAN COUNCIL, WILL THEN BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DAILY FROM 9.30 AM TO 6.30 PM FROM THE FOLLOWING DAY UNTIL NOVEMBER 21.

SINCE 1972, THE SERVICE HAS BEEN STAGING THE EXHIBITION EACH YEAR TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE CHOOSE A CAREER BEST SUITED TO THEIR TALENT, ABILITY, INTEREST AND TEMPERAMENT.

+CHOOSING A CAREER IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISIONS

A YOUNG PERSON HAS TO MAKE IN LIFE. BY STAGING THE EXHIBITION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, WE HOPE TO PROVIDE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH A STIMULUS TO SELECT A CAREER BEST SUITED TO THE IR PERSONALITY AND ABILITY, + SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT TODAY (SUNDAY).

TAKING PART IN THIS YEAR'S EXHIBITION ARE 23 EXHIBITORS, COMPRISING 15 PRIVATE FIRMS, INSTITUTIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS AS WELL AS EIGHT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.

THE PRIVATE EXHIBITORS REPRESENT DIFFERENT FIELDS, INCLUDING INDUSTRY, BANKING, ENGINEERING, PUBLIC UTILITIES, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, MASS COMMUNICATION, HIGHER EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES.

AS IN PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS, EACH EXHIBITOR WILL HAVE A DISPLAY STAND TO ILLUSTRATE, BY MEANS OF GRAPHS, 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.

LEAFLETS AND PAMPHLETS PREPARED BY THE EXHIBITORS WILL

BE DISTRIBUTED TO VISITORS.

DURING THE EXHIBITION PERIOD, FOUR GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE, THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES AND THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT WILL STAGE LIVE CAREERS SHOWS AT EDINBURGH PLACE TO ILLUSTRATE THE IR SPHERES OF WORK BY MEANS OF DISPLAYS AND DEMONSTRATIONS.

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