SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1989
JOB BAZAAR HELPS EASE LABOUR SHORTAGE
BEEN
JOB BAZAARS WILL BE OF GREAT BENEFIT ΤΟ ALL JOB-SEEKERS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO HAVE WORKING ABILITY BUT HAVE NOT YET LOOKING FOR JOBS ACTIVELY, THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR TONY HAMMOND, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S FOURTH JOB BAZAAR AT THE CITYPLAZA IN TAIKOO SHING, MR HAMMOND SAID THE EVENT PROVIDED A VERY GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR JOB-SEEKERS, INCLUDING GRADUATES AND SCHOOL-LEAVERS, TO ACQUIRE FIRST-HAND INFORMATION ON EMPLOYMENT.
"WE SINCERELY HOPE THAT THE EVENT WILL BRING FRUITFUL RESULTS TO ALL THE PARTICIPANTS AND CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS SOLVING SOME OF THEIR RECRUITMENT PROBLEMS, HE ADDED.
MR HAMMOND EXPLAINED THAT THE JOB BAZAAR WAS ORGANISED AS A RESULT OF THE FAVOURABLE ACHIEVEMENTS MADE IN SIMILAR EVENTS LAST YEAR, COUPLED WITH THE PREVAILING TIGHT LABOUR MARKET.
IN PURSUANCE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S OBJECTIVE TO UPGRADE 1TS SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC, HE SAID, A NEW LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OFFICE WOULD BE PROVIDED IN KWAI CHUNG THIS YEAR.
"PROGRESS IS ALSO BEING MADE TO REPROVISION SEVERAL OTHER EXISTING OFFICES ΤΟ BETTER LOCATIONS IN ORDER TO BRING MORE CONVENIENCE AND BETTER SERVICE TO JOB-SEEKERS
EMPLOYERS ALIKE,"
HE SAID.
AND
ALSO OFFICIATING AT TODAY'S OPENING CEREMONY WAS THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD, MR HENRY TANG.
A MEMBER
OF
MR TANG SAID THE IDEA OF JOB BAZAARS WAS FIRST
THE THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT LAST YEAR, AND
CONCEPT HAD POPULAR AND WAS WIDELY ADOPTED IN HONG KONG.
INTRODUCED
SINCE
BY
BECOME
JOB BAZAAR COULD AND PLAY A POSITIVE
THE "BEING A DYNAMIC RECRUITMENT ACTIVITY, HELP MAXIMISE THE CAPACITY OF THE LABOUR FORCE ROLE IN EASING THE CURRENT LABOUR SHORTAGE, HE SAID.
H
"IT ALSO FACILITATES ON-THE-SPOT AND FAC-TO-FACE COMMUNICATION
JOB-SEEKERS ABOUT BETWEEN EMPLOYERS AND
JOB DETAILS AND COMPANY INFORMATION AND PROVIDES A VENUE FOR JOB INTERVIEWS.
ΤΟ "IN ADDITION, PARTICIPATION IN THE BAZAAR ENABLES EMPLOYERS TAKE THE INITIATIVE IN REACHING OUT TO
ACTIVE JOB SEEKERS AND THE POTENTIAL LABOUR FORCE.
MR TANG URGED GRADUATES,
BOTH
SCHOOL-LEAVERS. HOUSEWIVES AND ANY FULL-TIME WORK TO VISIT
OTHER JOB-SEEKERS LOOKING FOR PART-TIME OR THE BAZAAR.
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