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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1984

THERE WILL BE THREE OTHER MOBILE TEAMS OPERATING AT THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULES AND PLACES:

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OCTOBER 15 - 20: NORTH LAMMA RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICE, YUNG SHU WAN MAIN STREET, NORTH LAMMA.

OCTOBER 8 - 20: CHEUNG CHAU FIELD OFFICE, KWAN YAM WAN ROAD, CHEUNG CHAU.

OCTOBER 8 - 20: SAI KUNG DISTRICT BRANCH OFFICE, MAN NIN STREET, SAI KUNG.

FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE MOBILE SERVICE CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICES CONCERNED.

85 000 ENTER CAREERS QUIZ

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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S THIRD ANNUAL CAREERS QUIZ, ORGANISED BY ITS YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE, HAS ATTRACTED 85 000 STUDENTS FROM 175 SCHOOLS THIS YEAR.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID 75 000 STUDENTS FROM 150 SCHOOLS TOOK PART LAST YEAR.

THE QUIZ AIMS TO MAKE STUDENTS AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CAREER PLANNING AND IT ENCOURAGES THEM TO INVESTIGATE CAREERS AND FURTHER STUDIES.

THIS YEAR'S QUIZ IS BEING SPONSORED BY ATARI HOME COMPUTER SYSTEM. PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS WITH GOOD RESULTS WILL BE AWARDED HOME COMPUTERS, SOUVENIRS AND TROPHIES.

THE QUIZ COMPRISES TWO ROUNDS, AND IN THE FIRST ROUND, STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO ANSWER 30 QUESTIONS WITHIN 15 MINUTES IN RELATION TO CAREERS INFORMATION, INDUSTRIAL TRAINING, INFORMATION ABOUT FURTHER STUDIES AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT EMPLOYMENT LAWS.

THE STUDENT WHO SCORES THE HIGHEST MARKS IN HIS CLASS WILL BE AWARDED A SOUVENIR, AND THE THREE SCHOOLS WITH THE HIGHEST TOTAL AVERAGE MARKS WILL BE PRESENTED WITH TROPHIES.

IN THE SECOND ROUND, SCHEDULED TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH, STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO RETURN ANSWER SHEETS AT A CAREERS EXHIBITION TO BE HELD BY THE DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY HALL EXHIBITION HALL FROM NOVEMBER 10 TO 19.

THE THREE STUDENTS WHO SCORE THE HIGHEST MARKS IN THIS ROUND WILL EACH BE AWARDED A HOME COMPUTER, AND THE NEXT 100 STUDENTS WITH HIGH MARKS WILL BE PRESENTED WITH SOUVENIRS.

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