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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1989

STI ON VISIT TO SINGAPORE

THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR JOHN CHAN, LEFT HONG KONG TODAY (WEDNESDAY) FOR A GOODWILL VISIT TO SINGAPORE.

DURING HIS THREE-DAY STAY IN SINGAPORE, HE WILL CALL ON THE MINISTER FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, BRIGADIER GENERAL LEE HSIEN LOONG, FOR AN EXCHANGE OF VIEWS ON MATTERS OF COMMON INTEREST.

HE WILL ALSO MEET SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE SINGAPORE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND THE SINGAPORE TRADE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, AS WELL AS OTHER TRADE OFFICIALS.

ACCOMPANYING HIM ON THE VISIT IS THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE, MR MATTHEW CHEUNG KIN-CHUNG.

OVERWHELMING RESPONSE TO CAREERS QUIZ

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A RECORD NUMBER OF 124,500 SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TOOK PART IN THE ANNUAL CAREERS QUIZ ORGANISED BY THE CAREERS ADVISORY SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IN OCTOBER.

THE PARTICIPANTS WERK FORM 3 TO FORM 5 STUDENTS FROM 252 SCHOOLS. LAST YEAR, 115,000 STUDENTS FROM 253 SCHOOLS TOOK PART.

THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN THE QUIZ, STUDENTS WERE ENCOURAGED PLAN CAREFULLY FOR THEIR FUTURE BY FINDING OUT MORE ABOUT CAREERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR FURTHER EDUCATION.

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TO MARK THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE EVENT, A PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY WILL BK HELD TOMORROW (THURSDAY) WINNING SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS.

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PRIZES WILL ALSO BE PRESENTED ON THE OCCASION TO WINNERS OF THE PHOTO COMPETITION HELD EARLIER THIS YEAR AS PART OF THE CAREERS '90 EXHIBITION.

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THE COMMISSIONER POR LABOUR, MR TONY HAMMOND, MARKETING MANAGER OF SHRIRO (HONG KONG) LIMITED, WHICH SPONSORED EVENT, MR JIMMY WAN, WELL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY.

NOTE TO EDITORS :

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YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT WHICH WILL. ТАКЕ PLACE THE HONG KONG CAREERS INFORMATION CENTRE, SOUTHORN CENTRE, 16TH FLOOR, 130 HENNESSY ROAD, WAN CHAJ, AT 3.30 PM.

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