SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1986
TO EASE TRAFFIC LOAD ALONG PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD, PARTICULARLY AT ITS JUNCTION WITH ARGYLE STREET, MOTORISTS FROM HONG KONG HEADING FOR KOWLOON WEST AND TSUEN WAN SHOULD USE THIS ROUTE: CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL INTERCHANGE, GASCOIGNE ROAD, GASCOIGNE ROAD FLYOVER, FERRY STREET, TONG MEI ROAD, LA! CHI KOK ROAD OR GASCOIGNE ROAD, NATHAN ROAD AND LAI CHI KOK ROAD.
MOTORISTS HEADING FOR THE AIRPORT AND KOWLOON EAST SHOULD USE THE EAST KOWLOON WAY.
IN ADDITION, THE NORTHBOUND BUS STOP AT PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD UNDER PUI CHING ROAD FLYOVER FOR CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL ROUTES 103, 113 AND 170 WILL BE SUSPENDED.
MORE VACANCIES NOTIFIED BY EMPLOYERS
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THE NUMBER OF JOB VACANCIES NOTIFIED BY EMPLOYERS TO THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES DIVISION OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT INCREASED STEADILY IN THE FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF THIS YEAR.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT DURING THE PERIOD UNDER REVIEW, THE DIVISION RECEIVED 63 259 JOB VACANCIES FROM VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND EMPLOYERS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
THIS REPRESENTED AN INCREASE OF 10 771 VACANCIES, OR 21 PER CENT OVER THE FIGURES FOR THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.
THE INCREASE HAD BEEN PARTICULARLY NOTICEABLE IN THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY WHICH PROVIDED 28 692 JOBS, OR 45 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL VACANCIES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY 15 033 VACANCIES FOR SERVICES SECTORS, 10 770 FROM THE WHOLESALE-RETAIL AND IMPORT-EXPORT TRADES, AND 2 277 FROM THE TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION SECTOR.
AT THE SAME TIME, MORE THAN 22 800 PERSONS INCLUDING SOME 200 HOLDING UNIVERSITY AND TERTIARY EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS, WERE PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT THROUGH THE DIVISION WHICH OFFERS A FREE SERVICE HELPING EMPLOYERS TO RECRUIT STAFF AND JOB-SEEKERS TO SECURE EMPLOYMENT LOCALLY.
ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 5-8524158.
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