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FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1985

+ IF THEY ARE BOTH FULLY AWARE AND EQUIPPED, THEY CAN ENSURE THAT THE IR STUDENTS HAVE READY ACCESS TO UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON JOBS AND RELEVANT QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED.

+THEY CAN ALSO ENSURE THAT THE IR CAREERS EDUCATION PROGRAMMES WILL IMPROVE DECISION MAKING AND FOSTER PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, HE SAID.

SPEAKING OF THE DEPARTMENT'S COMMITMENT TO THE PROMOTION OF CAREERS EDUCATION, MR FRENCH SAID A WELL-EQUIPPED CAREERS EDUCATION CENTRE HAD BEEN SET UP AT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS, WHILE CAREERS RESOURCE MATERIALS HAD BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO SCHOOLS.

COMPUTERS WERE ALSO BEING USED IN CAREERS EDUCATION TO FACILITATE DATA COLLECTION AND INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION.

HE SAID THAT TWO DISKETTES ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR FURTHER STUDIES IN HONG KONG WOULD SOON BE AVAILABLE TO ALL CAREERS TEACHERS.

HE THANKED THE HANG SENG BANK AND THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF CAREERS MASTERS FOR THE IR SUPPORT TO CAREERS EDUCATION WORK, INCLUDING THE ANNUAL SEMINAR WHICH HAS BEEN HELD FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS.

SOME 260 PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS FROM VARIOUS SCHOOLS ATTENDED THE SEMINAR.

DTC REGISTRATION SUSPENDED

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THE COMMISSIONER OF DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES ANNOUNCED THAT HE HAS TODAY (FRIDAY) SUSPENDED THE REGISTRATION OF ASIAVEST LIMITED AS A DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANY, ON THE GROUND THAT THE BUSINESS OF THE COMPANY IS BEING CARRIED ON IN A MANNER DETRIMENTAL TO THE INTERESTS OF ITS DEPOSITORS,

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