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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1985

A LABOUR DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE QUIZ, ORGANISED AS A LEAD-UP TO THE CAREERS '86 EXHIBITION TO BE HELD IN MID-NOVEMBER AT THE CITY HALL EXHIBITION HALL, IS AIMED AT ENHANCING STUDENT AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CHOOSING CAREERS AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO UNDERTAKE IN-DEPTH RESEARCH INTO CAREERS AND FURTHER STUDIES OPPORTUNITIES.

HE SAID ALL QUESTIONS WOULD BE RELATED TO CAREERS INFORMATION, INDUSTRIAL TRAINING, FURTHER STUDIES AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT EMPLOYMENT LAWS IN HONG KONG.

ALL ANSWERS AND RESULTS WILL BE PROCESSED BY THE GOVERNMENT DATA PROCESSING AGENCY AND PRIZES FOR THE QUIZ ARE BEING SPONSORED BY WONG'S KONG KING LIMITED.

THE QUIZ ATTRACTED MORE THAN 80 000 STUDENTS FROM 175 SECONDARY SCHOOLS LAST YEAR, THE SPOKESMEN ADDED.

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WORKING TOWARDS PEACE THROUGH DISCUSSIONS STRESSED

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KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR KEVIN MAK, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) PEOPLE SHOULD BE MORE INVOLVED IN DISCUSSING ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE IR LIVES SO THEY CAN WORK TOWARDS ACHIEVING PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE.

+LIVELY DISCUSSIONS AND EVEN HEATED DEBATES ON VARIOUS ISSUES ARE A MEANS OF REACHING THE ULTIMATE AIM OF ACHIEVING PEACE.

+AT DISTRICT BOARD MEETINGS, DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEWS ARE OFTEN RAISED AND SOMETIMES THE DISCUSSIONS CAN BECOME RATHER HEATED, + MR MAK SAID.

+BUT AS LONG AS THE COMMON GOAL IS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, DISCUSSIONS CAN GO A LONG WAY IN SOLVING PROBLEMS WHICH WOULD ERING PEACE TO EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY, HE ADDED.

SPEAKING AT THE PRIZE-PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE KWUN TONG CIVIC DAY FOR YOUTH, MR MAK SAID ONE OF THE ACTIVITIES IN THIS EVENT, THE FEATHERS FOR CHARITY PROJECT RAISING FUNDS FOR FAMINE VICTIMS IN AFRICA, WAS A DEMONSTRATION OF THE LOVE AND CARE OF PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BRING PEACE TO ALL.

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THE +THIS IS BUT ONE WAY TO SHOW THAT WE CARE ABOUT PEACE, OTHER IS TO SPEAK OUT ON ISSUES THAT AFFECT US ALL, HE SAID.

HE URGED RESIDENTS, PARTICULARLY THE YOUNG, TO VOICE THE IR VIEWS AND TO PARTICIPATE IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THEIR DISTRICTS, SO THAT EVERYONE CAN ENJOY A PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE.

TODAY'S CEREMONY WAS THE CLOSING HIGHLIGHT OF THE DISTRICT'S ONE-MONTH +ACTION CIVIC YOUTH+ PROGRAMME SPONSORED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD.

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