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Careers Guidance & Life Planning

Reaching Out to the Workplace Horizon of Chemistry

Celeste Chiu Ching Yin (5E)
The world of Chemistry is much more than textbooks and tests. A visit to the Hong Kong Standards and Testing
Centre in June 2018 has given my fellow Chemistry classmates and I a glimpse of the exciting Chemistry-related
careers in a testing laboratory.
Hong Kong Standards and Testing Centre is the first independent, not-for-profit testing, inspection and certification
organization in Hong Kong. As customers, we have always taken product safety for granted. From the company
tour, we observed how complex procedures were carried out by the highly vigilant and meticulous staff for testing
the safety of a daily necessity as simple as a cup. The site visit treasured us with a further insight about the
concept of our ‘career’. On account of being the future pillar of the society, it is better for us not to do things at
the drop of a hat. We have to plan and
create our own blueprint of life.

“The future depends on what you do
today.” - Mahatma Gandhi.

A Tale of Two Duties – an Exhibition Guide and a Chinese

Medicine Practitioner

Anna Wu Wai Sze (6C)

Having joined the BSPP job experience
programme, I was lucky to have a taste of
different occupations during the summer.
In July, I served as a student guide at the Hong
Kong Book Fair, introducing different exhibits
such as classic literatures and Chinese opera to
visitors. Their various interesting questions raised
upon the exhibition reminded me of the qualities
a guide, let alone a leader, should possess.
We should always be well prepared and face
challenges actively.
In August, I worked in a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatment
centre. Through observing how a doctor inquired his patients and
carried out an acupuncture operation, I understood that medical
workers should always put themselves in their shoes and place their
patients’ needs at the first place.
I am thankful for these experiences that have made me a better
person with humility, diligence and empathy.

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