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SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1990

2,000 STUDENTS SEEK ADVICE

ABOUT 2,000 SECONDARY SCHOOL LEAVERS LAST WEEK SOUGHT ADVICE AND GUIDANCE ON THEIR CHOICE OF CAREERS AND STUDIES FROM THE CAREERS EDUCATION CENTRE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS CALLING AT THE CENTRE WAS 10 TIMES MORE THAN USUAL.

TO PROVIDE CONVENIENCE TO STUDENTS WHO NEEDED INFORMATION ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR FURTHER STUDIES, TRAINING AND VARIOUS PROFESSIONS AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION RESULTS, THE CAREERS EDUCATION CENTRE EXTENDED ITS OPENING HOURS FROM 8.30 AM TO 6 PM FROM LAST TUESDAY TO FRIDAY, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB ALSO OFFERED THEIR ASSISTANCE IN THE CENTRE.

APART FROM HANDING OUT APPLICATION FORMS AND PAMPHLETS ON TRAINING AND STUDY OPPORTUNITIES, STAFF OF THE CENTRE WERE ON HAND TO OFFER ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS WHO NEEDED COUNSELLING.

ONE IN EVERY TWO OF THE STUDENTS WHO CALLED AT THE CENTRE LAST WEEK REQUESTED INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING ON THEIR CHOICE BETWEEN FUTURE STUDIES AND CAREERS.

GUIDANCE AND ADVICE WERE ALSO GIVEN OVER THE PHONE TO SOME 970

STUDENTS.

BLITZ ON ILLEGAL EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN

THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AGAINST TAKING ON CHILDREN IN DURING THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS.

THE REMINDER FOLLOWED A

TODAY

(SATURDAY)

WARNED EMPLOYERS PARTICULARLY

INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS,

TERRITORY-WIDE

THE DEPARTMENT LAST WEEK IN WHICH 13

OPERATION MOUNTED BY FOUND ΤΟ HAVE

FACTORIES WERE

ILLEGALLY EMPLOYED 13 WORKERS AGED BETWEEN 13 AND 14.

REGULATIONS, CHILDREN

ACCORDING TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 15 MUST NOT BE EMPLOYED IN ANY INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKING WHILE THOSE AGED BETWEEN 13 AND 14 MIGHT PART-TIME JOBS IN A NON-INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENT RESTRICTIONS.

BE EMPLOYED ONLY FOR SUBJECT TO CERTAIN

/"EMPLOYERS SHOULD