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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1990

CLEANING UP THE ISLAND WAS NO BASY JOB AS IT IS NOT EASILY ACCESSIBLE BY ROAD AND LANDING FROM A BOAT IS DIFFICULT.

AT TODAY'S OPERATION, MEMBERS OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE JOINED HANDS WITH DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS. FISHERMEN AND YOUNGSTERS IN REMOVING EYESORES ON THE ISLAND AND GIVING IT A NEW, CLEAN LOOK.

PRESENT AT THE OPERATION WERE STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS MS HO ON-NEI, MR LAI KWOK-IU, MR YEUNG PO-KWAN AND MR HUMPHREY KEENLYSIDE, REGIONAL COUNCILLOR MR TANG PUI-TAT, TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS MS LAM WAI-LING, MR CHAN KOON-YAU AND MR KWONG KAI-TO, AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE YIM TIN TSAI MARICULTURE ZONE AND 40 COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB MEMBERS FROM TAI PO.

BY THE

THE PARTY WAS TAKEN ASHORE BY A LANDING CRAFT PROVIDED BRITISH FORCES WHO HAD RENDERED ASSISTANCE IN SIMILAR OPERATIONS IN THE PAST THREE YEARS.

DURING THE SIX-HOUR OPERATION, WHICH ALSO COVERED YIM TIN TSAI, A TOTAL OF THREE TONNES OF REFUSE COMPRISING HOUSEHOLD WASTES, FOAM BOXES AND WOODEN PLANKS WAS COLLECTED.

THE REFUSE WAS LOADED ONTO THE LANDING CRAFT AND THEN TRANSPORTED BY A REFUSE COLLECTION VEHICLE TO THE NEARBY SHUEN WAN LANDFILL FOR DISPOSAL.

CAREERS SHOW FOR YOUTHS

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YOUNG PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO OBTAIN

PERSONAL GUIDANCE WITH

THEIR FUTURE CAREERS BY VISITING THE "CAREERS '91 EXHIBITION" то BE OPENED AT THE SHA TIN TOWN HALL ON FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 9).

THE 10-DAY EXHIBITION, NOW IN ITS 19TH YEAR, IS ORGANISED JOINTLY BY THE CAREERS ADVISORY SERVICE (CAS) OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE REGIONAL COUNCIL.

TWENTY-FOUR ORGANISATIONS FROM COMMERCE, INDUSTRY, SOCIAL SERVICE, BANKING, PROFESSIONAL BODIES, PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANIES AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WILL TAKE PART IN THE EXHIBITION.

"THIS ANNUAL EVENT PROVIDES A VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, TO GET FIRST-HAND CAREERS INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE, A LABOUR OFFICER OF THE CAS, MRS NORA YEUNG, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

OF JOBS

"THE EXHIBITORS WILL PRESENT INFORMATION ON THE TYPES OFFERED, NATURE OF WORK, APPLICATION PROCEDURES, ENTRY REQUIREMENTS, TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING AND PROSPECTS THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHS, CHARTS AND GRAPHS, MODELS, AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS, LEAFLETS, MRS YEUNG SAID.

MICROCOMPUTERS AND

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