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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1992

LARGEST SHOW ON CAREERS OPPORTUNITIES

YOUNG PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO OBTAIN FIRST-HAND CAREERS, EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES CAREERS EXPO '92 LATER THIS MONTH.

INFORMATION ON

AT THE EDUCATION AND

THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND EVER HELD IN HONG KONG, THE EXPOSITION FEATURES MORE THAN 160 EXHIBITORS FROM A WIDE RANGE OF TRADES, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, AS WELL AS LOCAL AND OVERSEAS EDUCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTES.

THE EXPOSITION IS MADE UP OF AN THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.

AND

EDUCATION EXHIBITION RUN BY (TDC) AND A CAREERS EXHIBITION

**THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN PRESENTING A CAREERS EXHIBITION IN THE PAST 19 YEARS AND WE THOUGHT A JOINT VENTURE WITH THE TDC WOULD ACHIEVE A LOT MORE IN PROMOTING CAREERS EDUCATION. SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER MRS CLARE SIU SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

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'THE 'CAREERS '92' EXHIBITION IS OF A MUCH LARGER SCALE THAN ITS PREDECESSORS, WITH 65 EXHIBITORS FROM COMMERCE, INDUSTRY, SOCIAL SERVICES, PROFESSIONAL BODIES, PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANIES AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, MRS SIU SAID.

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THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHS, CHARTS AND GRAPHS, MODELS, AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS, AND MICRO-COMPUTERS AND LEAFLETS, VISITORS WILL FIND THE LATEST INFORMATION ON A LARGE VARIETY OF JOBS, NATURE OF WORK, APPLICATION PROCEDURE, ENTRY REQUIREMENTS, TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING AND PROSPECTS.

"OUR OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM VISITORS," SHE ADDED.

IN ADDITION, ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE FOR MORE THAN 12,000 STUDENTS FROM SOME 100 SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO VISIT THE EXPOSITION IN GROUPS.

DURING THE EXHIBITION, THERE WILL BE 18 CARE

CAREERS TALKS BY

SUCCESSFUL PROFESSIONALS.

"THESE TALKS HAVE MET WITH ENTHUSIASTIC RESPONSE AND ALL OF THEM ARE OVERSUBSCRIBED," MRS SIU SAID.

FROM SCHOOLS

COVER A WIDE

BUT VISITORS MAY COME AND SEE VIDEO SHOWS WHICH RANGE OF CAREERS, PROFESSIONAL BODIES AND PUBLIC UTILITIES.

THESE VIDEO SHOWS WILL BE SCREENED EVERY

HOUR

EXPOSITION.

THROUGHOUT THE

/THE EDUCATION