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SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1990

THESE INCLUDED BROADCASTING COMPANIES, BANKS, HOTELS, AIRLINES, NEWSPAPERS, LIBRARIES, FACTORIES, PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANIES, TRAINING

INSTITUTES AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.

"THE PROGRAMME IS AIMED AT HELPING STUDENTS GAIN A REALISTIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD OF WORK THROUGH VISITS ΤΟ WORK PLACES, SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER (CAREERS ADVISORY SERVICE), MR LEUNG LIT-CHEONG EXPLAINED.

HE ADDED THAT DURING THE VISITS, STUDENTS WERE GIVEN A GUIDRD TOUR OF FACILITIES AND WERE BRIEFED ON MATTERS RELATING ΤΟ THE COMPANIES' ORGANISATION AND STRUCTURE, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE AND RECRUITMENT PROCEDURES.

MR LEUNG ALSO NOTED THAT THE PROGRAMME HAD RECEIVED VERY FAVOURABLE RESPONSE FROM BOTH THE PARTICIPATING STUDENTS AND CAREERS TEACHERS.

"THE VISITS ARE

VERY

HE QUOTED ONE TEACHER AS SAYING: INFORMATIVE AND VERY USEFUL ΤΟ STUDENTS AND WE WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN MORE SUCH VISITS IN THE FUTURE.'

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"A STUDENT ALSO ADMITTED THAT AFTER VISITING A HOTEL, HE HAD COME TO KNOW WHAT IT WAS LIKE WORKING THERE AND HAD EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE WORK OF A RECEPTIONIST," HE SAID.

IN VIEW OF THE FAVOURABLE RESPONSE, MR LEUNG SAID THE CAREERS ADVISORY SERVICE WOULD ORGANISE MORE VISITS IN THE NEXT SCHOOL TERM.·

"WE WILL ALSO BE READY TO HELP THOSE STUDENTS SEEKING ADVICE ON CAREERS AFTER ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE RESULTS OF THIS YEAR'S MAJOR PUBLIC EXAMINATION.

"YOUNG PEOPLE IN NEED OF CAREERS GUIDANCE ARE WELCOME TO VISIT THE FOUR CAS CAREERS INFORMATION CENTRES WHICH ARE EACH EQUIPPED WITH AN AUDIO-VISUAL UNIT AND A REFERENCE LIBRARY CONTAINING UP-TO-DATE CAREERS MATERIALS, HE SAID.

THE CENTRES ARE LOCATED AT:

SOUTHORN CENTRE, 16TH FLOOR,

130 HENNESSY ROAD,

WAN CHAI.

TEL. 835 2044

TO KWA WAN MARKET AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES, NINETH FLOOR,

165 MA TAU WAI ROAD,

TO KWA WAN.

TEL. 715 3635

TAI HING GOVERNMENT OFFICES, SECOND FLOOR,

16 TSUN WEN ROAD,

TUEN MUN.

TEL. 463 6855

CHANWAY SHOPPING CENTRE, SECOND FLOOR, SHOP 8B,

11-17 SHA TIN CENTRE STREET,

SHA TIN,

TEL.

601 5101

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