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Tuesday, July 24, 1973
EMPLOYMENT FOUND FOR 1,500
Nearly 1,500 people were placed in employment by the Local
Employment Service of the Labour Department during the second quarter of
1973 - an increase of 30 per cent over that of the corresponding quarter
last year.
During the same period, the service registered 9,195 job-seekers
and introduced 4,674 of them to prospective employers for selective interview.
The head of the Employment Division, Mr. James Yeung, said that
of the 1,491 people found employment, 606 were placed in industry, 510 in
commerce, 245 in government service, 28 in the public utilities and 102
in other establishments.
"Among those who were placed in industry, 312 were apprentices who
joined modern apprenticeship schemes with the help of the Apprenticeship
Training Unit of the Labour Department," he said.
Starting salaries for people helped into jobs by the service ranged
from $300 to more than $2,000 a month, with 1,372 receiving up to $599,
and 119 receiving $600 and over.
Mr. Yeung said: "At present we have 404 vacancies on our books,
varying from executives to office boys in commerce; from engineers to general
workers in industry; and from artisans to messengers in the civil service."
The Local Employment Service provides free facilities to assist employers
and job-seekers alike. For the convenience of those who might have difficulty
in approaching it during regular office hours, its Hong Kong Office at the
New Rodney Block, Queensway (Tel. 5-270276, 5-282523 ext. 70 & 77) and Kowloon
Office at the Canton Road Government Offices (Tel. 3-688131 and 3-625514) now
remain open during the lunch hour from 1.00 p.m. to 2.00 p.m.
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