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SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1991

AN EXHIBITION OF THE SKID-CAR DISPLAY AND MODEL JEEP-DRIVING WILL ALSO BE HELD.

THE CARNIVAL WILL ALSO FEATURE A SIMULATED ROAD SAFETY TOWN WHICH HELPS PARTICIPANTS TO KNOW MORE ABOUT TRAFFIC SIGNS.

MEANWHILE, A VIDEO ON "KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT TRAFFIC BLACK SPOTS" WILL ALSO BE SHOWN.

OFFICIATING AT THE CARNIVAL WILL BE THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR WONG SIK-KONG; KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICER. MR DUNCAN PESCOD: POLICE DISTRICT COMMANDER, MR DAVID DEPTFORD AND POLICE STAFF OFFICER (TRAFFIC/KOWLOON), MR DAVID TALLON.

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STUDENTS TO GET A GLIMPSE OF WORKPLACES

MORE THAN 600 SECONDARY STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO AT THE WORLD OF WORK UNDER A WORK ORIENTATION PROGRAMME THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S CAREERS ADVISORY SERVICE (CAS).

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"THE YEAR-LONG CAREERS EDUCATION PROJECT HAS WELL-RECEIVED BY BOTH STUDENTS AND CAREERS TEACHERS, WITH SOME 650 STUDENTS FROM 24 SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN THE FIRST PHASE WHICH ENDED LAST MONTH," SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER MRS CLARE STU SAID.

"THE PROGRAMME AIMS TO HELP STUDENTS GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE REAL WORKING ENVIRONMENT SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE BETTER PLANS FOR THEIR FUTURE," MRS SIU SAID.

UNDER THE NEXT PHASE OF THE PROGRAMME, FORM 3 ΤΟ FORM 7 STUDENTS IN WONG TAI SIN, WAN CHAI, TSUEN

WAN, ISLANDS AND EASTERN DISTRICTS WILL VISIT 22 DIFFERENT ESTABLISHMENTS.

"THESE ESTABLISHMENTS HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY SELECTED TO COVER A WIDE RANGE OF INDUSTRIES AND PROFESSIONS INCLUDING THE MASS MEDIA, HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS, BANKS, FACTORIES, AIRLINES AND TRANSPORT COMPANIES, ADVERTISING AND TRADING FIRMS, LABORATORIES, TRAINING INSTITUTES AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.

"STUDENTS WILL BE SHOWN AROUND THE FACILITIES AND BRIEFED BY COMPANY STAFF OF DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE COMPANIES' OPERATION," MRS SIU NOTED.

THE CAS PROVIDES A LARGE VARIETY OF SERVICES ΤΟ YOUNG PEOPLE SEEKING CAREERS GUIDANCE THROUGH ITS FOUR CAREERS INFORMATION CENTRES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.

BACH CENTRE HAS A REFERENCE LIBRARY EQUIPPED WITH AN AUDIO-VISUAL UNIT WITH SOUND-ON-SLIDES, VIDEO AND AUDIO TAPE RECORDINGS, AND PUBLICATIONS ON EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING AND FURTHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES.

/"STUDENTS, CAREERS