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Students to be quizzed on careers
Over 140,000 students from 300 secondary schools in Hong Kong will be tested next week to see how much they know about different careers and education opportunities.
"The 15th Careers Quiz, an annual event organised by the Labour Department's Careers Advisory Service, aims at enhancing students' awareness of the importance of choosing a suitable career as well as encouraging them to actively look for information on careers and further educational opportunities," Senior Labour Officer, Mrs Louisa Poon, said today (Saturday).
The Quiz, to be held from November 4 to 8, requires participating Secondary 3 to Secondary 5 students to answer 50 multiple choice questions in 30 minutes.
They will be asked questions on careers information, tertiary educational opportunities, technical and vocational training, employment legislation and services offered by the Labour Department.
Winning schools and students will be awarded a total of about 1,000 prizes sponsored by Pentax camera, Cerruti 1881 sunglasses and Laser Computer Ltd. The answer sheets of the Quiz will be processed by the Information Technology Services Department (ITSD).
Mrs Poon expressed appreciation of the generous donations by the sponsor and the tremendous technical support by ITSD.
"The Career Quiz is an associated activity of the 7th Education and Careers Expo to be held from February 20 to 23, 1997, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
"The quiz questions will be displayed at the Expo and members of the public are welcome to try the questions there," she said.
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