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MONDAY, OCTOBER 17,
1988
"WE HAVE HELD THREE VERY SUCCESSFUL JOB BAZAARS SO FAR FIRST WAS AT NEW TOWN PLAZA IN SHA TIN, THE SECOND WAS AT CITY ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND, RECENTLY, A THIRD ONE WAS HELD AT TERMINAL IN KOWLOON.
THE
PLAZA
THE OCEAN
"EMPLOYERS FROM VARIOUS SECTORS HAVE FOUND THESE JOB BAZAARS
AND VERY USEFUL IN THEIR RECRUITMENT DRIVES
THEY HAVE ATTRACTED A
GREAT NUMBER OF PROSPECTIVE JOB-SEEKERS.
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MR HAMMOND TOLD THE GATHERING THAT THE DEPARTMENT ALSO PROVIDED A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF WELL-ESTABLISHED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FREE OF CHARGE TO EMPLOYERS AND JOB-SEEKERS.
THESE INCLUDE THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE WHICH PROVIDES A REGULAR EMPLOYMENT SERVICE THROUGH 15 DISTRICT OFFICES FOR JOB-SEEKERS LOOKING FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT A JUNIOR LEVEL WITH RELATIVELY LITTLE SKILL OR EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT. AT PRESENT, THERE ARE SOME 49,000 JOB-SEEKERS ON THE LIVE REGISTER OF THIS SERVICE.
THE HIGHER EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT SERVICE CATERS ΤΟ JOB SEEKERS WHO POSSESS HIGHER EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS.
OF THE 3,000 JOB-SEEKERS ON THE LIVE REGISTER OF THIS SERVICE, MORE THAN ONE-THIRD ARE UNIVERSITY GRADUATES RETURNING FROM CANADA, 25 PER CENT FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE UNITED STATES AND AUSTRALIA, AND AN EQUAL PROPORTION FROM LOCAL TERTIARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THESE JOB-SEKKERS COVER A WIDE RANGE OF DISCIPLINES INCLUDING COMPUTER SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, FINANCE AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, STATISTICS AND ACCOUNTING.
THE SELECTIVE PLACEMENT SERVICE PHYSICALLY DISABLED, MENTALLY RETARDED SEEKING OPEN EMPLOYMENT. LAST YEAR, THIS OVER 1,000 DISABLED PEOPLE.
PROVIDES FREE ASSISTANCE ΤΟ AND EX-MENTALLY ILL PERSONS SERVICE FOUND JOBS FOR JUST
POTENTIAL WORKFORCE OF THE DEPARTMENT ALSO HOLDS A
ORGANISES WORK
AND
TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE THE FUTURE, MR HAMMOND SAID THE LABOUR LARGE-SCALE CAREERS EXHIBITION EVERY YEAR ORIENTATION PROGRAMMES FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO ENABLE THEM TO SEE THE ACTUAL WORK ENVIRONMENT IN A WIDE RANGE OF OCCUPATIONS.
HE EXPRESSED HOPES THAT EMPLOYERS WOULD TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE ALL THESE SERVICES TO HELP SOLVE THEIR LABOUR SHORTAGE PROBLEMS.
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