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SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 1981
THE TOWN CENTRE WILL HAVE A TOTAL OF EIGHT DOUBLE AND SEVEN SINGLE CRUCIFORM STYLE RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS, CONTAINING 5 000 FLATS FOR ABOUT 25 000 PEOPLE.
TUEN MUN IS BEING DEVELOPED INTO A MODERN, BALANCED AND SELF-CONTAINED COMMUNITY OF ABOUT 550 000 PEOPLE. THE PRESENT POPULATION IS 120 000.
MORE PEOPLE FOUND JOBS THROUGH LES
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THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (LES) OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT PLACED 28 000 PEOPLE IN EMPLOYMENT LAST YEAR, AN INCREASE OF 26 PER CENT OVER 1979.
AND THE SERVICE ALSO RECEIVED 44 000 ORDERS FROM EMPLOYERS LOOKING FOR STAFF, A RISE OF 20 PER CENT OVER 1979.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SAID THE SERVICE COULD MATCH JOBS WITH JOB-SEEKERS WITHIN A VERY SHORT TIME, ALTHOUGH IT COULD NOT CREATE JOBS OR JOB-SEEKERS.
THE SERVICE, WHICH IS FREE, OPERATES FROM 15 OFFICES THROUGHOUT HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES. THEY ARE CONNECTED BY A FACSIMILE SYSTEM WHICH ENSURES THAT VACANCY ORDERS ARE CIRCULATED QUICKLY TO SPEED UP THE PLACEMENT PROCESS.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE MAJORITY OF THE JOBS HANDLED LAST YEAR FELL INTO THREE MAIN OCCUPATION GROUPS CLERICAL AND RELATED JOBS, SERVICE JOBS, PRODUCTION AND TRANSPORT JOBS.
HE SAID THAT AS SOON AS A VACANCY ORDER IS RECEIVED THEN SUITABLE CANDIDATES ARE SELECTED FROM REGISTERED JOB-SEEKERS FOR INTRODUCTION TO PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYERS.
VACANCIES ARE DISPLAYED AT ALL OFFICES OF THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE WHERE PEOPLE LOOKING FOR JOBS CAN MAKE THEIR OWN PRELIMINARY SELECTIONS.
THE LES ALSO OPERATES A SPECIAL REGISTER WHICH SPECIALISES IN FINDING JOBS FOR PEOPLE WITH UNIVERSITY DEGREES OR POST-SECONDARY QUALIFICATIONS.
LAST YEAR, PEOPLE IN THE SPECIAL REGISTER WERE FOUND JOBS AS EXECUTIVE TRAINEES, MANAGERS, SALES REPRESENTATIVES, ENGINEERS AND TECHNICIANS.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE SERVICE IS ALSO THE CENTRAL RECRUITMENT AGENCY OF MODEL I SALARY SCALE POSTS FOR ALL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. THE POSTS INCLUDE WORKMEN, ARTISANS, HOSPITAL ORDERLIES AND WATCHMEN, WITH SALARIES RANGING FROM $1 405 TO $2 205 A MONTH.
HE ADDED THAT AT PRESENT THE SERVICE HAS MANY VACANCIES IN MODEL I POSTS AND IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, AND URGED BOTH EMPLOYERS AND JOB-SEEKERS TO CONTACT THE SERVICE.
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