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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1990

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NEED FOR EARLY CAREERS PLANNING STRESSED

THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR TONY HAMMOND, TODAY (FRIDAY) CALLED ON SECONDARY STUDENTS TO MAKE GOOD USE OF THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S CAREERS INFORMATION CENTRES то PLAN THEIR FUTURE.

MR HAMMOND MADE THE APPEAL AT THE PRIZE PRESENTATION OF THE DEPARTMENT'S 1990 CAREERS QUIZ.

HE SAID THE QUIZ WAS AIMED AT AROUSING STUDENTS' AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING A WISE CAREERS CHOICE WHILE ENCOURAGING THEM TO MAKE EARLY PLANNING BY ACTIVELY COLLECTING CAREERS INFORMATION.

HE NOTED THAT THE QUESTIONS IN THE QUIZ COVERED A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS ON EMPLOYMENT, FURTHER EDUCATION AND LABOUR LEGISLATION AND HOPED THAT ALL STUDENTS WOULD TAKE AN INTEREST IN SUCH INFORMATION.

ALSO OFFICIATING AT TODAY'S CEREMONY WAS DR M. BASSU, VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPS CHINA HONG KONG GROUP WHICH SPONSORED THE EVENT.

DR BASSU NOTED THAT THE CAREERS QUIZ WAS ONE OF THE MOST: POPULAR EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.

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"I AM SURE THE VALUABLE INFORMATION PROVIDED WILL ENABLE STUDENTS TO CHOOSE A CAREER BEST SUITED TO THEIR TALENTS, INTERESTS AND APTITUDES," HE ADDED.

IN THIS YEAR'S COMPETITION, THE TOP SCHOOLS IN THE FORMS

4 AND 5 SECTIONS WERE TSUEN WAN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL, SHUN TAK CATHOLIC ENGLISH COLLEGE AND KOWLOON SAM YUK SECONDARY SCHOOL RESPECTIVELY.

THE STUDENTS WHO SCORED THE OVERALL HIGHEST MARKS IN THE THREE SECTIONS WERE EACH AWARDED A PERSONAL COMPUTER. THEY WERE LER LAI-PING OF CARITAS ST GODFREY PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL (FORM 3), LOO KIN- KONG OF TSUEN WAN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL (FORM 4) AND HO KAI-PUN OF BUDDHIST CHI HONG COLLEGE (FORM 5).

IN ADDITION, A LANGUAGE SET WAS GIVEN TO EACH OF THE THREE RUNNERS-UP IN EACH SECTION, WHILE 30 OTHER STUDENTS IN EACH FORM GOT A SOUVENIR FOR THEIR GOOD PERFORMANCE IN THE QUIZ.

FOR EACH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL, A CONSOLATION PRIZE WAS AWARDED TO THE STUDENT WHO SCORED THE HIGHEST MARKS IN EACH FORM.

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