SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1988
JOB BAZAARS A POSITIVE APPROACH
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THE JOB BAZAARS BEING ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT CONSTITUTE A NEW EXPERIENCE AND MEET THE DEMAND OF THE CURRENT LABOUR MARKET, A LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, MR CHAN KAM-CHUEN, SAID TODAY
(SATURDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE DEPARTMENT'S SECOND JOB BAZAAR AT CITYPLAZA IN TAIKOO SHING, MR CHAN SAID THE FORMAT OF THE BAZAAR WOULD MOST LIKELY ATTRACT PEOPLE WITH WORKING ABILITY BUT WHO WERE NOT EMPLOYED, AND MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE RECENT TREND IN THE LABOUR MARKET.
HE BELIEVED THAT IT WOULD ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO LABOUR PARTICIPATION RATE AND ACHIEVE THE AIM OF EASING LABOUR SHORTAGE.
RAISING THE HONG KONG'S
THIS YEAR ΤΟ REMAIN MARKET
MR CHAN NOTED THAT DURING THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AFTER SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT CONTINUED AT A LOW LEVEL OF 1.6 PER CENT, INDICATING THAT THE LABOUR REMAINED VERY TIGHT.
"AT A TIME WHEN WE ARE ENJOYING FULL EMPLOYMENT, THE QUESTION OF MAXIMISING THE CAPACITY OF OUR LABOUR FORCE DEPENDS ON WHETHER WE CAN FULLY UTILISE OUR MANPOWER RESOURCES AND WHETHER EMPLOYEES CAN FIND A JOB MOST SUITABLE TO THEIR TALENTS, PERSONALITY, INTEREST AND QUALIFICATIONS," HE SAID.
"HOWEVER, AT A TIME WHEN VACANCIES ARE PLENTIFUL, JOB-SEEKERS ARE OFTEN BEWILDERED BY EXCESSIVE RECRUITMENT ADVERTISEMENTS AND FIND IT DIFFICULT TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS."
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THROUGH THE JOB BAZAAR, HE SAID, EMPLOYERS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CARRY OUT CORDIAL COMMUNICATION WITH JOB-SEEKERS AND TO INTRODUCE
OF TO THEM IN A NEW WAY THEIR BUSINESS, SCALE
OPERATION, NATURE WORK, WORKING ENVIRONMENT, TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT AND WELFARE SCHEME.
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SUCH ARRANGEMENTS WOULD ENABLE JOB-SEEKERS TO MAKE AN OVERALL COMPARISON OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN VARIOUS INDUSTRIES AND TO UNDERSTAND FULLY DETAILS OF POSTS IN THE PARTICIPATING ESTABLISHMENTS AND THEIR POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS.
"THIS WOULD ASSIST THE JOB-SEEKERS IN MAKING A WISE AND RIGHT CHOICE OF EMPLOYMENT AND HELP SOCIETY IN EFFECTIVELY ACHIEVING DESIRABLE ALLOCATION OF MANPOWER RESOURCES, HE SAID.
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MR CHAN NOTED THAT SOME PRIVATE ESTABLISHMENTS HAD ALREADY FOLLOWED THE EXAMPLE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT BY ORGANISING SIMILAR ACTIVITIES OF THEIR OWN.
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