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Saturday, January 19, 1974
5,400 PEOPLE HELPED TO OBTAIN WORK
By Local Employment Service
The Local Employment Service of the Labour Department helped place 5,434 people in employment last year - an increase of 12 per cent over the
number placed in 1972.
The head of the Employment Division, Mrs. Soo Mok Sau-ha said the increase in placement was due to the fact that more employers were making use
of the service.
"In the fourth quarter of 1973 alone," she said, "the Service introduces 3,776 job-seekers to employers for selection interview, and 980 of them were
successfully placed in employment."
Of the 980 applicants, 418 were placed in commerce, 223 in industry, 118 in Government Service, 139 in the public utilities and 82 in other
establishments.
"Five of the successful applicants received an initial salary of $1,000 or more a month and 486 started work at monthly salaries of $500 - $999," Mrs.
Soo said.
Currently there are 7,302 job-seekers registered with the Service including the young and inexperienced who are looking for their first jobs, university graduates as well as those seeking better prospects. According to Mrs. Soo, the Service at the moment has over 200 vacancies on its books, ranging from executives to office boys in commerce, engineers to general workers in industry and artisans to messengers in the civil service.
"The service
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