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MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1986

+ IT NORMALLY TAKES 10 WORKING DAYS TO ISSUE THESE DOCUMENTS IF APPLICATIONS ARE MADE IN THE IMMIGRATION HEADQUARTERS BUT LONGER IF MADE IN THE BRANCH OFFICES.

+RE-ENTRY PERMIT AND DOCUMENT OF IDENTITY FOR VISA PURPOSES ARE NORMALLY ISSUED ON THE SAME DAY BUT DELAY IS LIKELY IF TOO MANY APPLICANTS COME AT THE SAME TIME, HE SAID.

+BY APPLYING EARLY, IT WILL NOT ONLY SPREAD THE WORKLOAD OF THE DEPARTMENT BUT WILL ALSO GIVE APPLICANTS EXTRA TIME TO MEET ANY FURTHER VISA PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS WHERE NECESSARY,+ THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO MAKE ENQUIRIES MAY TELEPHONE 3-7333111.

CAREERS CONVENTIONS FOR STUDENTS ORGANISED

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THE FIRST OF SIX TWO-DAY REGIONAL CAREERS CONVENTIONS FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AT THE YU CHUN KEUNG MEMORIAL COLLEGE IN CHI FU FA YUEN, POK FU LAM.

JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF CAREERS MASTERS, THE CONVENTIONS WILL FEATURE A CAREERS DISPLAY PREPARED BY STUDENTS OF PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS AND TALKS ON SELECTED CAREERS BY SPECIALISTS AND PROFESSIONALS.

SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE, MR LEUNG LIT-CHEONG, SAID STUDENTS WOULD BE ABLE TO ACQUIRE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CAREERS AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO THEM THROUGH THE CONVENTIONS.

IN PREPARING THE DISPLAY PROJECTS, STUDENTS WERE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN OBTAINING AND PRESENTING CAREERS INFORMATION, HE SAID.

+ THE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL AND SERVICES SECTORS, TRAINING INSTITUTES AS WELL AS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS SUPPORT THE FUNCTION BY SENDING REPRESENTATIVES TO GIVE CAREERS TALKS ON VARIOUS TOP ICS, + MR LEUNG SAID.

+THESE INCLUDE HOTEL AND TOURISM, ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS, BROADCASTING, ACCOUNTANCY, JOURNALISM, MASS COMMUNICATION, COMPUTER, NURSING, CIVIL SERVICE OPENINGS, BANKING, AIRLINE, DESIGN, TRANSPORT, VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND FURTHER STUDIES.+

HE ADDED THAT THE CONVENTIONS WOULD BE HELD OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS IN DIFFERENT REGIONS FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF STUDENTS.

/THE VENUES

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