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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1989

HE CALLED ON THE ELDERLY VOLUNTEERS TO MAINTAIN BOTH THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND KEEP UP THEIR CONTACT WITH THE COMMUNITY SO THAT THEY COULD ENJOY A RICH AND MEANINGFUL OLD AGE.

HE ALSO COMMENDED THESE SENIOR WORKERS FOR THEIR EFFORTS, WHICH HAD HELPED TO PROMOTE THE CONCEPT OF CARE IN THE COMMUNITY, ENABLING MANY PEOPLE IN NEED TO CONTINUE ΤΟ BE CARED FOR IN THE COMMUNITY.

ABOUT 200 ELDERLY VOLUNTEERS ATTENDED THE SEMINAR, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND AIMED AT IMPROVING THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF ELDERLY VOLUNTEERS AND AT PROVIDING A VENUE FOR MUTUAL EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCE ON VOLUNTEER WORK.

SEMINAR.

THERE WERE A FILM SHOW, TALKS AND OPEN DISCUSSION DURING THE

THE PANEL OF SPEAKERS INCLUDED THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ST JAMES' SETTLEMENT. MRS GRACE WAN; LECTURER OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, DR LAM MONG-CHAU; AND AN ELDERLY VOLUNTEER WORKER, MADAM CHAN YUK.

STUDENTS CAREERS QUIZ TO START ON MONDAY

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A RECORD NUMBER OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL PART TAKE THE EIGHTH CAREERS QUIZ ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT NEXT WEEK.

IT IS EXPECTED THAT MORE THAN 124,500 FORM 3 ΤΟ FORM 5 STUDENTS FROM 252 SCHOOLS WILL BE COMPETING IN THIS TERRITORY-WIDE EVENT WHICH STARTS ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 2).

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"THIS COMPARES WITH ABOUT 115,000 TAKING PART IN THE EVENT LAST YEAR, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

STUDENTS FROM 250 SCHOOLS

A LABOUR DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN

THE WEEK-LONG QUIZ AIMS TO AROUSE THE AWARENESS OF STUDENTS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CHOOSING A CAREER. AS WELL AS TO ENCOURAGE THEM ΤΟ MAKE RESEARCH INTO CAREERS AND FURTHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES.

PARTICIPATING STUDENTS WILL HAVE TO ANSWER A QUESTIONNAIRE CONTAINING 50 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS.

"THESE QUESTIONS RELATE TO CAREERS INFORMATION, TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING, FURTHER STUDIES AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING EMPLOYMENT LEGISLATION IN HONG KONG," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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