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FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1988
"IN EFFECT, IT HELPS PROBATIONERS, DISCHARGED PRISONERS, DRUG ADDICTS AND SOME OTHERS WHO HAVE PERSONALITY PROBLEMS RENDER THEM UNABLE TO FIND WORK, TO SETTLE DOWN IN WORK OR REMUNERATIVE EMPLOYMENT.
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"THE GOVERNMENT IS WELL AWARE OF THE CONTRIBUTION OF THIS UNIQUE SERVICE TO THE REHABILITATION OF THESE PEOPLE AND CONSIDERS THAT THE SUBVENTION OF SOME $1.16 MILLION FOR THR SERVICE IS WELL SPENT," SHE ADDED.
SHE SAID SHE WAS ALSO GLAD THAT HER DEPARTMENT HAD BECOME A CLOSE WORKING PARTNER WITH THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE IN THIS USEFUL WORK.
AN EXAMPLE OF THIS PARTNERSHIP WAS THE ATTEMPT BY THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE AND THE DEPARTMENT TO CONDUCT GUIDANCE PROJECTS IN THE DEPARTMENT'S CORRECTIONAL HOMES.
MRS WONG SAID THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THESE PROJECTS WAS ΤΟ ADEQUATELY PREPARE RESIDENTS OF THESE INSTITUTIONS THROUGH A SERIES OF GROUP SESSIONS INVOLVING PARTICIPATION OF CONCERNED PARTIES, VISITS TO PROSPECTIVE PLACES OF WORK; AND TRAINING OF INTERVIEW AKILLS.
THE PROJECTS ALSO AIMED TO ENSURE THAT THESE PEOPLE WERE SUITABLY PLACED IN WORK THAT BEST FITTED THEIR INDIVIDUAL APTITUDES AND SKILL AND ALSO MOTIVATED THEM TO MOVE ON, SHE SAID.
SHE FURTHER POINTED OUT THAT OVER THE LAST FIVE TO SIX YEARS + BETWEEN 1980-81 AND 1986-87, A TOTAL OF 3,067 CASES WERE REFERRED TO THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE BY VARIOUS UNITS OF THE DEPARTMENT.
IN 1986-87 ALONE, SHE SAID, OF THE 614 REFERRALS ΤΟ THE SERVICE, 463 CASES, REPRESENTING 75.4 PER CENT, CAME FROM THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT,
"THE ENCOURAGING ACHIEVEMENT WAS THAT 529 OUT OF 614 CASES REGISTERED FOR EMPLOYMENT WERE MATCHED WITH JOBS, REPRESENTING A SUCCESS RATE OF 86.16 PER CENT - THE HIGHEST RECORD SINCE 1971," SHR ADDED.
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MRS WONG ENVISAGED THAT THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE WOULD MOVE FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH IN THE YEARS TO COME WITH MORE AND MORE FROM THE EMPLOYERS.
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