WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1978
MORE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT OFFICES IN THE PIPELINE
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THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR. PETER WILLIAMS, TODAY OUTLINED PLANS TO IMPROVE THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE LATEST NORTH POINT BRANCH OFFICE OF THE SERVICE, MR. WILLIAMS SAID THE PLANS INCLUDED THE SETTING UP OF A FACSIMILE NETWORK LINKING THE VARIOUS BRANCH. OFFICES AND THE OPENING OF FOUR MORE NEW OFFICES. IN MONG KOK HUNG HOM, WONG CHUK HANG AND CHAI WAN IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS.
THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE NORTH POINT OFFICE AT 264, ELECTRIC ROAD. WAS JOINTLY OFFICIATED BY THREE APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE EASTERN CITY DISTRICT COMMITTEE, MR. SHUM CHOI-SANG, MR. CHEUNG KAM-TIM AND MADAM SUN FONG-CHUNG.
IN A BRIEF SPEECH IN CANTONESE, MR. WILLIAMS SAID THE FACSIMILE NETWORK WILL FACILITATE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN THE MANY BRANCH OFFICES OF THE SERVICE.
+ IMPROVED COMMUNICATION THROUGH SUCH ADVANCED EQUIPMENT WILL ENABLE A VACANCY RECEIVED BY THE NORTH POINT OFFICE TO BE TRANSMITTED TO ALL OTHER OFFICES IN TWO MINUTES, THUS RENDERING IT POSSIBLE FOR A JOB-SEEKER REGISTERING AT, SAY, SAN PO KONG OFFICE TO HAVE ACCESS TO THIS VACANCY INFORMATION AND TO HAVE A WIDER BASE OF JOBS TO CHOOSE FROM, HE SAID.
+ WORKING ON THE SAME LOGIC, PARTICULARS OF A JOB-SEEKER COULD BE PROVIDED TO ANOTHER OFFICE IN NO TIME FOR THE PURPOSE OF MATCHING AGAINST SUITABLE VACANCIES, HE ADDED."
+WITH THIS NETWORK, IT IS EXPECTED THAT IN JOB-MATCHING EACH OFFICE WILL MAKE REFERENCE TO VACANCIES RECEIVED AS A WHOLE BY THE SERVICE INSTEAD OF EMPHASISING VACANCIES IN ITS
INDIVIDUAL AREA.+
MR. WILLIAMS SAID HIS DEPARTMENT WAS NOT OPENING NEW BRANCH OFFICES FOR THE SAKE OF HAVING MORE OFFICES, BUT IN FACT THE WHOLE EXPANSION PROGRAMME WAS GEARED TO THE NEEDS OF THE ECONOMY.
HE SAID: FROM PAST EXPERIENCE WE NOTICED THAT HONG KONG RESIDENTS, EMPLOYERS AND JOB-SEEKERS ALIKE, VERY MUCH PREFER THE GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE SERVICES RIGHT AT THE IR DOOR STEPS.
+ THE OPENING OF THE SAN PO KONG OFFICE IN MID LAST YEAR WELL ILLUSTRATED THIS PHENOMENON.
+THAT OFFICE IS NOW REGISTERING A MONTHLY AVERAGE OF 1,500 JOB-SEEKERS LOOKING FOR FIRST AND ALTERNATIVE EMPLOYMENT, AND 250 VACANCY ORDERS FROM EMPLOYERS IN THE VICINITY.
/+PRIOR TO ITS