SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1988
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'THIS IS A COMMENDABLE APPROACH AND I URGE ALL EMPLOYERS WITH RECRUITMENT NEEDS TO CONSIDER USING SUCH POSITIVE METHODS IN PROMOTING THEIR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES," HE ADDED.
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EARLIER, THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR HAROLD KWOK, SAID THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES PLACED BY EMPLOYERS WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S EMPLOYMENT SERVICES DIVISION LAST YEAR HAD INCREASED BY 28 PER CENT COMPARED WITH THE 1986 FIGURE.
"WE HAVE PLANNED TO EXPAND OUR SERVICES THIS FINANCIAL YEAR AND TO SET UP A NEW BRANCH OFFICE OF THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE IN KWAI CHUNG, WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING OUR SERVICE TO BOTH EMPLOYERS AND JOB-SEEKERS, HE SAID.
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ON THE JOB BAZAAR, HE SAID IT WAS A LARGE-SCALE RECRUITMENT EXERCISE TO TACKLE THE LABOUR SHORTAGE PROBLEM.
COLLECTIVE
A SIMILAR ACTIVITY ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR
THE FIRST TIME IN JANUARY THIS YEAR, IN SHA TIN, HAD PRODUCED VERY SATISFACTORY RESULTS.
MR KWOK APPEALED TO JOB-SEEKERS, SCHOOL LEAVERS AND ALL WHO HAD WORKING ABILITIES BUT HAD NOT YET STARTED TO LOOK FOR JOBS ACTIVELY, ΤΟ VISIT THE BAZAAR AND TAKE A LOOK AT FIRST-HAND EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION IN VARIOUS TRADES.
THE SECOND JOB BAZAAR IS BEING HELD AT THE CENTRAL BRIDGE ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF CITYPLAZA.
TWENTY ESTABLISHMENTS ARE TAKING PART IN THE EVENT, COVERING A WIDE RANGE OF TRADES SUCH AS BANKING, HOTEL, GARMENT MANUFACTURING TOYS AND ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, FOOD MANUFACTURING, SUPERMARKET HAIR-STYLE DESIGN, EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE, RADIO-PAGING, CARPARK MANAGEMENT AND RETAILING.
IT WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BETWEEN 10 AM AND 9 PM TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AND ON MONDAY, AND BETWEEN 10 AM AND 3 PM ON TUESDAY.
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