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FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1990

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CAREERS EDUCATION TO KEEP PACE WITH CHANGES

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IT IS NECESSARY FOR CAREERS TEACHERS TO MOTIVATE STUDENTS ΤΟ FACE THE CHALLENGES OF THE CHANGING WORLD OF CAREERS IN ORDER TO HELP THEM EXPLOIT THE OPPORTUNITIES OPEN TO THEM.

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THIS WAS STATED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR TONY HAMMOND, TODAY (FRIDAY)

THE OPENING OF AN ANNUAL SEMINAR ON CAREERS EDUCATION JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE ASSOCIATION OF CAREERS MASTERS AND GUIDANCE MASTERS.

HE SAID THE SEMINAR PROVIDED A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR CAREERS TEACHERS TO EXCHANGE VIEWS, SHARE EXPERIENCES AND DISCUSS PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN CAREERS GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING AND TO FIND TO THOSE PROBLEMS.

HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WAS TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE CAREERS SERVICE то YOUNG PEOPLE EVER.

'WE ARE WATCHING CLOSELY NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CAREERS EDUCATION AND WILL UPGRADE OUR SERVICE TO MEET THE CHANGING SOCIETY, HE STRESSED.

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MR HAMMOND NOTED A NUMBER OF IMPROVEMENTS ΤΟ THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S CAREERS ADVISORY SERVICE (CAS) INCLUDING A YEAR-ROUND WORK ORIENTATION PROGRAMME, A A REVISED MONTHLY CAREERS NEWSLETTER AND A NEW "CONCISE GUIDE TO A CAREERS PROGRAMME" FOR TEACHERS.

HE ALSO ENCOURAGED STUDENTS TO WATCH A SERIES OF 12 CAREERS FILMS PRODUCED BY THE CAS ON THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CAREERS FROM EDUCATION AND INDIVIDUAL TRADES, BEING SHOWN ON TVB JADE CHANNEL 5.40 PM TO 6.15 PM EVERY MONDAY, UNTIL SEPTEMBER.

"WE WILL, MOREOVER, SET UP A FIFTH CAREERS INFORMATION CENTRE IN MONG KOK NEXT YEAR TO IMPROVE OUR SERVICE TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE KOWLOON WEST REGION, HE ADDED.

ALSO OFFICIATING AT TODAY'S OPENING WAS THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR JOHN WINFIELD.

MR WINFIELD DESCRIBED THE SEMINAR AS A WELL-ESTABLISHED POPULAR FORUM FOR IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION OF CAREERS EDUCATION WHICH TOOK INTO ACCOUNT HONG KONG'S ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND CAREER CHOICE.

HE FELT THAT IN VIEW OF THE PRESENT DEVELOPMENT AND THE 1997 DIMENSION FOR HONG RIGHTLY FOCUSSED ON CAREERS ASPIRATIONS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD UP TO 1997.

PACE OF TECHNOLOGICAL KONG, THE SEMINAR HAD AND CHOICE IN THE

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