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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1990

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THE SPOKESMAN SAID IT WAS HOPED THAT THIS WOULD FACILITATE FLOW OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE OPERATION OF STATUTORY PLANNING TO THE PUBLIC.

IN ADDITION TO THIS, THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT IS NOW MAINTAINING A REGISTER OF ALL PLANNING APPLICATIONS, WITH THE BOARD'S DECISIONS ON THESE APPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION.

FOR DETAILS OF THE NEW PROCEDURES, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY CONTACT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT'S PLANNING INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION UNIT, FOURTH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, CENTRAL OR ON TEL. 848 2402.

HUMAN RESOURCES MUST BE CHANNELLED IN RIGHT DIRECTION

HUMAN RESOURCES MUST BE CHANNELLED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND DEVELOPED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT IF THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG IS NOT TO BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED, A LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, PROFESSOR POON CHUNG- KWONG, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE "CAREERS '91: EXHIBITION" AT THE SHA TIN TOWN HALL, PROF POON SAID THE FAR-REACHING IMPLICATIONS OF MAKING A PROPER CAREERS CHOICE COULD NOT BE OVER-EMPHASISED AND ITS IMPORTANCE SHOULD NOT BE OVERLOOKED, ESPECIALLY IN THE CONTEXT OF HONG KONG WHOSE HUMAN RESOURCES WERE ITS GREATEST NATURAL ASSETS.

STRESSING THAT A PROPER CHOICE OF CAREERS WAS ESSENTIALLY A MATCH BETWEEN A PERSON AND A JOB, HE SAID: "YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THEMSELVES, FOR EXAMPLE, THEIR STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES, INTERESTS AND INCLINATIONS, STANDARDS AND VALUES, ATTRIBUTES AND SPECIAL APTITUDES.

"TO HELP THEM CHOOSE THEIR CAREERS, YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD BE ADVISED TO MAKE WISE AND REALISTIC CHOICES TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THEIR OWN APTITUDES, TALENTS AND INTERESTS, HE ADDED.

THIS YEAR, 24 EXHIBITORS FROM A WIDE CROSS-SECTION OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRIES, SERVICES, PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TAKE PART IN THE EXHIBITION ORGANISED JOINTLY BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE REGIONAL COUNCIL.

ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WERE THE REGIONAL COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, AND THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR TONY HAMMOND.

WINNERS OF A STUDENT BOOKMARK DESIGN COMPETITION ORGANISED IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXHIBITION RECEIVED THEIR PRIZES AT THE CEREMONY.

THE FIRST PRIZE WENT TO CHAN TAK-FONG (16) OF BAPTIST LUI MING CHOI SECONDARY SCHOOL, THE SECOND TO YU WAI-CHI (17) OF METHODIST COLLEGE AND THE THIRD TO CHAN SHAN (13) OF JOCKEY CLUB TI-I COLLEGE.

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