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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1992

TO

"TO MEET THE CHALLENGES PRESENTED BY THESE CHANGES, WE NEED

AT THAN

ANY OTHER TIME IN OUR OPTIMISE OUR HUMAN POTENTIAL MORE HISTORY OF DEVELOPMENT," HE SAID.

"WE

EDUCATION THAT RECOGNISE IMPORTANCE IN MAINTAINING A SUPPLY OF QUALITY PERSONNEL.

AND

TRAINING

ARB OF

VITAL

HAS THEREFORE

GIVEN

то HIGH PRIORITY

THE "THE GOVERNMENT

AS WELL AS EXPANSION OF TERTIARY EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING, TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION AT ALL LEVELS."

AND TRAINING, MR CHAN CAREERS GUIDANCE TO MEET YOUNG RELEVANT TO THEIR TRAINING

TO MAXIMISE THE BENEFITS OF EDUCATION

BE PROPER FELT THAT THERE SHOULD PEOPLE'S ASPIRATIONS IN FINDING CAREERS AND EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT.

YEARS

IN THIS RESPECT, THE LABOUR ORGANISED

DEPARTMENT

ANNUAL

EXHIBITIONS CAREERS

HAS IN THE PAST 19 WHICH WERE ALL

WELL-RECEIVED.

THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL HAS

ALSO SUCCESSFULLY

THE FIRST EDUCATION AND CAREERS EXPO IN 1990.

MR CHAN DESCRIBED THE FOUR-DAY EDUCATION AND CAREERS AS THE LARGEST EXHIBITION ON CAREERS, ADVANCED EDUCATION AND OPPORTUNITIES EVER ORGANISED IN HONG KONG.

PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE SOME 100 LOCAL

COVERING

INSTITUTES AND 64 ORGANISATIONS KONG'S TRADES, PROFESSIONS AND SERVICES.

LAUNCHED

EXPO '92 TRAINING

AND OVERSEAS EDUCATIONAL A CROSS SECTION OF HONG

VISITORS CAN ALSO

EDUCATION AND 22 CAREERS ORGANISERS,

TAKE TALKS

PART IN

VIDEO AND

THE

42 SHOWS

ADVANCED TALKS ON

BY PRESENTED

THE

IS THE THIRD BRITISH

RUNNING CONCURRENTLY IN THE SAME VENUE EDUCATION EXHIBITION ORGANISED BY THE BRITISH COUNCIL

"IT IS INDEED A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AS WELL INFORMATION WORKING ADULTS TO OBTAIN FIRST-HAND AND UP-TO-DATE

** THE SECRETARY SAID. FURTHER EDUCATION AND CAREERS,

"I HOPE THAT

THOSE

WHO ARE

PLANNING

FOR THEIR

AS

ON

FUTURE OR

SEEKING A BETTER CAREER WILL MAKE THE BEST USE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY."

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