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SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1991

"THE COMMITTEE HAS ALSO ORGANISED

OTHER ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SEMINARS, TALKS, VISITS AND EXHIBITIONS FOR STUDENTS," SHE NOTED.

OTHER OFFICIATING GUESTS AT THE CEREMONY INCLUDED A SENIOR EDUCATION OFFICER, MISS ROSE LAU; AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG AND KOWLOON PRIVATE CHINESE AND ENGLISH SCHOOLS FEDERATION, MR YIP WAH.

STUDENTS TO GAIN FIRST-HAND KNOWLEDGE OF WORKPLACES

MORE THAN 600 SECONDARY STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO GAIN A FIRST-HAND KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD OF WORK UNDER AN ONGOING WORK ORIENTATION PROGRAMME ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S CAREERS ADVISORY SERVICE (CAS).

"THE YEAR-LONG CAREERS EDUCATION PROJECT HAS BEEN WELL RECEIVED BY BOTH STUDENTS AND CAREERS TEACHERS, WITH SOME 1,200 STUDENTS FROM 46 SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN THE FIRST TWO PHASES BETWEEN OCTOBER 1990 AND FEBRUARY THIS

YEAR, THE SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER (CAREERS ADVISORY AND EXTERNAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICES), MRS CLARA SIU, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

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STUDENTS GAIN A REALISTIC

"THE PROGRAMME AIMS ΤΟ HELP UNDERSTANDING OF THE REAL WORKING ENVIRONMENT SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE BETTER PLANS FOR THEIR FUTURE," SHE SAID.

UNDER THE THIRD AND LAST PHASE OF THE PROGRAMME, FORMS 3

ΤΟ 7 STUDENTS IN SHAM SHUI PO, TUEN MUN AND SOUTHERN DISTRICTS WILL BE VISITING 20 ESTABLISHMENTS OVER THE NEXT THREE MONTHS.

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

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"STUDENTS WILL BE SHOWN AROUND THE FACILITIES AND BRIEFED BY COMPANY STAFF ON DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE COMPANIES' OPERATION," SHE ADDED.

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

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

"STUDENTS, CAREERS TEACHERS AND OTHER PEOPLE INTERESTED ARR WELCOME TO MAKE USE OF THESE FACILITIES AND SEEK CAREERS ADVICE OR INFORMATION FROM THESE CENTRES, MRS SIU SAID.

/THE CENTRES

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