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JOBS,
"FOR ALL THE OTHER SKILLED OR UNSKILLED
AN ABILITY TO SPEAK CANTONESE AND THE POSSESSION OF TESTED SKILLS ARE NORMALLY REQUIRED BY EMPLOYERS, SHE SAID.
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AS FOR CLERICAL AND RELATED POSTS SUCH AS CLERKS, AND MESSENGERS, ALTHOUGH MOST OF THEM DID NOT REQUIRE ANY SPECIFIC COMMERCIAL SKILLS, A MINIMUM OF FORM 3 STANDARD WITH BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH WAS USUALLY NECESSARY.
"MOREOVER, MESSENGER POSTS WOULD REQUIRE A CERTAIN DEGRER OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT OF HONG KONG. UNL 499 THE VIETNAMESE REFUGEES CAN PROVE THEIR ABILITIES EMPLOYERS WOULD FIND IT DIFFICULT TO CONSIDER THEM FOR SUCH POSTS," SHE SAID.
MRS YAU POINTED OUT THAT IN LOOKING FOR SUITABLE JOBS FOR REFUGEES, THE AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR JOB PLACEMENT SERVICE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE UNHCR WOULD NOT CONFINE ITSELF JUST TO TUEN MUN BUT WOULD MAKE IT A TERRITORY-WIDE EXERCISE.
REGARDING MEMBERS' CONCERN over THE IMPACT OF THE PROPOSED CAMP ON TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT FACILITIES IN TUEN MUN, SHE SAID THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT CONSIDERED THAT THE AMOUNT OF EXTRA TRAFFIC GENERATED BY THE CAMP WOULD BE INSIGNIFICANT AND THEREFORE LUNG MUN ROAD COULD CATER ADEQUATELY FOR THE ADDITIONAL ROAD TRAFFIC DEMAND.
"NO ADDITIONAL PRIVATE CAR OWNERSHIP WILL BE GENERATED AND VEHICLES TRAVELLING TO THE CAMP OTHER THAN PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLES WILL BE FEW.
"THE OPEN CAMP WILL CONTAIN A BUS TERMINUS WITHI MAJOR FEEDER ROUTES TO THE TUEN MUN/YUEN LONG AREA AND THE IMPACT ON TRAFFIC AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT FACILITIES WILL NOT BE EXCESSIVE, SHE NOTED.
"THE KCRC HAS INDICATED THAT THE LRT BAS AMPLE CAPACITY ΤΟ MEET THE ADDITIONAL DEMAND AND THAT A FREDER SERVICE TO THE NEAREST LRT STATION AT BUTTERFLY ESTATE CAN BE INTRODUCED, MRS YAU SAID.
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"THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL MONITOR THE IMPACT ON EXTERNAL TRANSPORT SERVICES, SUCH AS KMB AND HYF SERVICES, AND THE PROVISION OF SUCH SERVICES WILL BE ADJUSTED TO SUIT DEMAND," SHE SAID.
MRS YAU ALSO PROVIDED DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WITH DETAILS OF THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF TIE WORKING GROUPS TO MONITOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RELAXATION PROGRAMME.
THE SPECIFIC TERMS OF REFERENCE INCLUDE:
THE
TO DEVISE A SUITABLE PROGRAMME FOR A SYSTEMATIC LIBERALISATION OF THE CLOSED CENTRE WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO SERVICES PROVIDED TO REFUGEES UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE SERVICES INCLUDE:
UNIICR. THESE
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