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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1992

"WE

ALSO HAVE

TEACHING EDUCATION PRODUCED A DRUG INCORPORATING VIDEO TAPES, REFERENCE MATERIALS AND FOLLOW-UP PLANS, WHICH AIMS TO MAKE YOUNG PERSONS MORE AWARE

PSYCHOTROPIC AND OTHER EFFECTS OF ORGANIC SOLVENTS," HE SAID.

ABUSING

XIT, LESSON OF THE HARMFUL INCLUDING SUBSTANCES,

THE SECRETARY

SAID

THE

GOVERNMENT HAS

GUIDEBOOK ON DRUG ABUSE FOR PROFESSIONALS AGAINST DRUGS. A SEPARATE SECTION IS DEVOTED TO ORGANIC SOLVENTS.

"WE

WILL CONTINUE TO DIRECT OUR PUBLICITY ABUSE OF ALL SUBSTANCES, INCLUDING SOLVENTS," HE ADDED.

RECENTLY INVOLVED IN THE FIGHT

ISSUED

A

CAMPAIGN AGAINST

0

-

OPTIONS AND COUNSELLING SERVICES FOR FORM 7 STUDENTS

A GOVERNMENT PROVIDES EACH SECONDARY SCHOOL WITH THE

CAREERS STUDIES AND MASTER OR CAREERS TEACHER TO ADVISE STUDENTS ON FURTHER

CHAN, CAREERS PLANNING, SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR JOHN TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO THE HON ERIC LI KA-CHEUNG'S QUESTION

THE FOR CANDIDATES WHO MET

MINIMUM ENTRY ON COUNSELLING SERVICES

FOR ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

TO DEGREE COURSES IN PUBLICLY FUNDED

THEM, TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS BUT WHO FAILED TO GET ENROLLED IN ANY OF MR CHAN CONFIRMED THAT SEVERAL OPTIONS WERE OPEN TO THEM.

THE OPEN THE OPTIONS INCLUDE FURTHER STUDY AT DEGREE LEVEL AT LEARNING INSTITUTE AND AT NON-DEGREE LEVEL AT INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS THE POLYTECHNICS, THE APPROVED POST-SECONDARY COLLEGES, AND THE OF EDUCATION.

COLLEGES

MR CHAN SAID THESE OPTIONS WOULD HAVE BEEN MADE KNOWN TO THROUGH THEIR CAREERS TEACHERS.

THEM

"THE

ARE BACKED UP

COUNSELLING DEPARTMENT, SKILLS.

BY

TEACHERS CAREERS

DELIVERY IN THEIR

OF

WORK

AND BOTH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

THE LABOUR WHICH ORGANISE FREQUENT TRAINING IN CAREERS COUNSELLING

"THE TEACHERS ARE ALSO SENT UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON CAREERS AND FURTHER STUDY OPPORTUNITIES, HE ADDED.

..

MR CHAN HAVE BEEN

POINTED OUT THAT OVERSEAS STUDY

OPPORTUNITIES

WOULD

ALSO

INTRODUCED AS ANOTHER OPTION FOR STUDENTS WHOSE FAMILIES CAN AFFORD THE COST.

COUNSELLING ON ABILITY WOULD

"AS FOR THOSE WISHING TO ENTER EMPLOYMENT,

CHOICES BASED ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL INTEREST AND CAREER HAVE BEEN GIVEN. THEY WOULD ALSO HAVE BEEN ADVISED ON HOW TO IMPROVE THEMSELVES THROUGH PART-TIME CONTINUING EDUCATION, HE SAID.

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/HE ADDED