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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1987

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BUSINESS COMMUNITY NEEDS ABLE GRADUATES

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THE BUSINESS SECTOR MUST CONTINUE TO GET A FAIR SHARE OF THE MOST ABLE GRADUATES OF THE TWO UNIVERSITIES TO ENSURE HONG KONG'S CONTINUED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SUCCESS, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR T. H. CHAU, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

OPENING THE BUSINESS INFORMATION DAY ORGANISED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENTS IN ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (AIESEC) - HONG KONG, HELD AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY, MR CHAU SAID THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, LIKE ANY OTHER COMMUNITY NEEDED TO RENEW ITSELF IF IT WAS TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND PROSPER.

HE SAID THAT ON THE ONE HAND IT WAS FOR THE UNIVERSITIES TO PRODUCE GRADUATES WITH THE RIGHT QUALIFICATIONS AND OF THE RIGHT CALIBRE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE BUSINESS SECTOR.

+ON THE OTHER HAND, THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY MUST BE ABLE TO OFFER NOT JUST JOBS FOR FRESH GRADUATES, BUT ALSO INTERESTING, CHALLENGING AND REWARDING LONG-TERM CAREER PROSPECTS IN ORDER TO ATTRACT THE BRIGHTEST AND THE BEST AMONG OUR UNIVERSITY GRADUATES, + HE ADDED.

MR CHAU SAID THE BUSINESS INFORMATION DAY SERVED A USEFUL AND IMPORTANT FUNCTION BY BRINGING TOGETHER THE BUSINESS WORLD AND THE STUDENTS OF HONG KONG'S TWO UNIVERSITIES.

+IT ENCOURAGES UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES OPEN TO THEM IN THE WORLD OF COMMERCE AND ABOUT THE IMPORTANT PART THEY CAN PLAY IN HONG KONG'S FUTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,+ HE ADDED.

$100 +LAI SEE+ FOR 6 200 ELDERLY

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ABOUT 6 200 RESIDENTS OF 58 HOSTELS AND HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY TODAY (WEDNESDAY) EACH RECEIVED $100 NEW YEAR +LAI SEE+ FROM THE SHANGHAI FRATERNITY ASSOCIATION.

THE MONEY HAD BEEN ALLOCATED FOR DISTRIBUTION BY THE ASSOCIATION'S MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.

THE DISTRIBUTION BEGAN AT THE HONG KONG AND MACAU LUTHERAN CHURCH, WAI KEI HOSTEL FOR THE ELDERLY IN AP LEI CHAU WHERE ABOUT 100 RESIDENTS RECEIVED THEIR RED PACKETS THIS MORNING.

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