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FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1985

REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TRANSPORT BRANCH AND THE CONSULTANTS FIRM WHICH PREPARED THE CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT WILL BE PRESENT AT THE MEETINGS TO EXPLAIN THE ERP SYSTEM AND ANSWER QUESTIONS.

APART FROM WAN CHAI, THREE OTHER DISTRICT BOARDS IN NORTH, YAU MA TEI, AND KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI WILL ALSO BE CONSULTED ON THE SYSTEM NEXT WEEK.

IN WAN CHAI, BOARD MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE PRIORITIES OF URBAN COUNCIL PROJECTS, THE DRAET MID-LEVELS EAST OUTLINE ZONING PLAN, AND LAND USE ZONING PROPOSALS.

VALUE OF CAREERS EDUCATION STRESSED

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CAREERS EDUCATION AND GUIDANCE ARE INTENDED TO HELP STUDENTS MAKE INFORMED CHOICES ABOUT THE IR FUTURE IN RELATION TO BOTH WORK AND ANY NECESSARY CONTINUING STUDIES, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (FURTHER), MR BRIAN FRENCH, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

ADDRESSING THE OPENING OF THE CAREERS MASTERS SEMINAR AT THE HANG SENG BANK AUDITORIUM, MR FRENCH SAID THE CAREERS EDUCATION TASK WAS AIMED AT PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH KNOWLEDGE ABOUT JOBS AND TYPES OF QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED, ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND TO EQUIP THEM WITH THE SKILLS OF SELECTION AND SELF-KNOWLEDGE.

+THE GUIDANCE TASK AIMS TO ESTABLISH A PROCESS THAT HELPS STUDENTS EXPLORE IN ADVANCE THE POSSIBLE RANGES, AVENUES AND RESULTS OF CHOICE AND THUS TO MAKE WISE AND WELL-INFORMED DECISIONS.

+BOTH CAREERS EDUCATION AND GUIDANCE OVERLAP AND TOGETHER THEY DEFINE AN AREA IN WHICH CAREERS TEACHERS SEEK TO ENABLE YOUNG PEOPLE TO REALISTICALLY RELATE AMBITION AND PERSONAL PERFORMANCE TO JOB OPPORTUNITIES,+ MR FRENCH SAID.

IN THIS FAST CHANGING SOCIETY, MR FRENCH SAID, CAREERS TEACHERS HAD TO BE FULLY AWARE OF THE CHANGES TAKING PLACE AND THE IMPACT OF SUCH UPON THE IR STUDENTS.

+TO ASSIST THEM IN THIS TASK IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT THAT THEY MAKE FULL USE OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY IN THEIR WORK.

/+IF THEY