XN000022-1983-11-11 — Page 2

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1983

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GOVERNOR STRESSES NEED FOR SKILLED WORKERS

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HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE TO FIND THE RIGHT JOB WILL ENABLE THEM TO MAKE THEIR FULL CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY, THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF CAREERS '84 IN THE CITY HALL CONCERT HALL, SIR EDWARD POINTED OUT THAT IF HONG KONG IS TO CONTINUE TO SUCCEED IN THE COMPETITIVE WORLD, IT MUST MAINTAIN A HIGHLY MOTIVATED AND SKILLED WORK FORCE AND MANAGEMENT.

THE EXHIBITION IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE URBAN COUNCIL.

+THIS MEANS HELPING OUR YOUNG TO FIND THE RIGHT JOB, ONE THAT WILL MATCH THEIR APTITUDE AND THEIR INTERESTS AND MAKE THE BEST USE OF THE IR TALENTS. THIS IN TURN WILL ENABLE THEM TO MAKE THEIR FULL CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY, HE ADDED.

CAREER ADVICE, SIR EDWARD SAID, WAS THE MORE NECESSARY BECAUSE THE CONTENT OF SO MANY JOBS WAS CHANGING.

NEW TECHNOLOGY AND NEW METHODS CALLED FOR NEW SKILLS AND PRACTICES, EVEN IN THE WELL-ESTABLISHED TRADES AND PROFESSIONS. THESE IN TURN CREATED NEW DIMENSIONS TO THE JOB TO BE DONE AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT, HE ADDED.

SIR EDWARD FURTHER POINTED OUT THAT THE DEPARTMENT'S YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE HAD LONG BEEN ENGAGED IN THIS IMPORTANT TASK BY RUNNING THREE CAREERS INFORMATION CENTRES AND BY PROVIDING DIRECT GUIDANCE TO SECONDARY STUDENTS THROUGH TALKS, SEMINARS AND DISSEMINATION OF MATERIALS.

SPEAKING OF THE EXHIBITION, THE TWELFTH OF ITS KIND, SIR EDWARD SAID IT PROVIDED STUDENTS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF INFORMATION ON EMPLOYMENT AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK FACE TO FACE WITH PEOPLE WITH DIRECT EXPERIENCE IN THEIR FIELDS.

+THIS EXHIBITION IS THE RESULT OF A COMBINED EFFORT ON THE PART OF GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE, THE SERVICE INDUSTRIES AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS. I AM GRATEFUL TO ALL THOSE WHO ARE CONTRIBUTING THEIR TIME AND EFFORT TO MAKING THE EXHIBITION A SUCCESS, HE SAID.

FOLLOWING THE SPEECH, SIR EDWARD DECLARED THE EXHIBITION OPEN BY PERFORMING A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY IN THE CITY HALL EXHIBITION HALL.

EARLIER, THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR RON BRIDGE, POINTED OUT THAT THE EXHIBITION HAD BEEN STEADILY GAINING IN POPULARITY

HE ATTRIBUTED WITH STUDENTS, CAREERS TEACHERS AND YOUNG PEOPLE. ITS SUCCESS TO THE EFFORTS BY EXHIBITORS IN MAKING THEIR DISPLAYS ATTRACTIVE AND INFORMATIVE.

+THIS YEAR WE HAVE 23 EXHIBITORS IN THE MAIN EXHIBITION, AND FOUR GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ARE TAKING PART IN THE OUTDOOR CAREERS SHOWS IN EDINBURGH PLACE.

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