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SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 1983
IN RESPONSE TO THE THEME +FRIENDSHIP - A WAY TO INTEGRATION+ CHOSEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EDUCATION IN REHABILITATION THIS YEAR, DUE CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO PUPILS WHO HAVE RENDERED SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC AND HAVE INITIATED ATTEMPTS TOWARDS INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES WITH THE ABLE-BODIED.
NOMINATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED BY A SCHOLARSHIP SELECTION COMMITTEE COMPRISING REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE, THE ISLAND JAYCEES, THE SHELL COMPANY OF HONG KONG LIMITED AND THE HONG KONG SPECIAL SCHOOLS COUNCIL.
NOMINATIONS SHOULD BE SENT TO THE SHELL/JAYCEES SCHOLARSHIP SELECTION COMMITTEE AT THE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES CENTRE, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, 6 PERTH STREET, HO MAN TIN, KOWLOON, BY JUNE 30.
ENQUIRIES CONCERNING THE SCHOLARSHIPS MAY BE MADE TO THE CENTRE ON 3-7120432 OR 3-7600539.
MORE VACANCIES NOTIFIED BY EMPLOYERS
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THE NUMBER OF JOB VACANCIES NOTIFIED BY EMPLOYERS TO THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICES (LES) OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT LAST MONTH (MAY) INCREASED BY 80 PER CENT OVER APRIL.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT A TOTAL OF 12 551 VACANCIES WERE NOTIFIED TO THE LES LAST MONTH, COMPARED WITH 6 974 VACANCIES IN APRIL.
THE MAY FIGURE ALSO REPRESENTED A 63 PER CENT INCREASE OVER
THE 7 688 VACANCIES IN THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR.
+MORE THAN ONE THIRD OF THE MAY FIGURE ARE SUMMER JOB
VACANCIES, A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF WHICH CAME FROM THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, HE ADDED.
AS A RESULT OF THE INCREASE IN VACANCIES, THE LES ALSO RECORDED A 44 PER CENT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SUCCESSFUL JOB PLACEMENTS LAST MONTH, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
IN THAT MONTH, PLACEMENTS TOTALLED 3 477, COMPARED WITH
2 414 IN APRIL AND 3 156 IN MAY LAST YEAR.
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