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THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1989
CSD SETS UP FURT:ER RECRUITMENT CENTRE
THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT (CSD) HAS SET UP ANOTHER TEMPORARY RECRUITMENT CENTRE AT THE SHOPPING ARCADE OF CHUK YUEN HOUSING ESTATE IN KOWLOON TO ASSIST ENERGETIC YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE NEARBY AREAS IN APPLYING TO JOIN AS OFFICERS AND ASSISTANT OFFICERS.
THE NEW RECRUITMENT CENTRE IS THE FOURTH OF ITS KIND SET UP BY THE CSD IN SHOPPING ARCADES OF PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES. THE OTHER THREE ARE AT LOK FU, WO CHE AND LEI TUNG HOUSING ESTATES.
IN ADDITION TO THESE CENTRES, THE DEPARTMENT ALSO HAS TIO TEMPORARY RECRUITMENT CENTRES AT THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA CENTRE IN TAI HO ROAD, TSUEN WAN, AND AT THE LAI CHI кок CENTRE.
COMMUNITY RECEPTION
THESE TEMPORARY RECRUITMENT CENTRES HAVE THREE EXHIBITION PANELS ON THE WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT. THE CENTRES ARE MANNED BY CORRECTIONAL SERVICES OFFICERS WHO ASSIST APPLICANTS AND ANSWER ENQUIRIES.
"THE SETTING UP OF TEMPORARY RECRUITMENT CENTRES FORMS A VITAL PART OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RECRUITMENT EXERCISE RUNNING FROM MARCH ΤΟ THE END OF THE YEAR, AND THESE CENTRES HAVE HAD A GOOD RESPONSE FROM JOB SEEKERS, A CSD SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
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"WE MUST THANK THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE IN SETTING UP RECRUITMENT THE ESTATES' SHOPPING ARCADES, HE ADDED.
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THE DEPARTMENT'S RECRUITMENT INCLUDING REGULAR STAFF AND TEMPORARY BOAT PEOPLE CENTRES.
THE
HOUSING CENTRES IN
TARGET THIS YEAR IS 1,400, STAFF TO WORK IN VIETNAMESE
DEPARTMENT HAS
RECEIVED
SINCE MARCH, THE
SOME 2,800 APPLICATIONS AND ABOUT 350 RECRUITS HAVE BEEN UNDERGOING TRAINING.
"THIS IS STILL FAR FROM WHAT WE WISH TO ACHIEVE BECAUSE THERE ARE STILL MANY VACANCIES TO BE FILLED," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
"TO ENCOURAGE MORE SCHOOL LEAVERS TO JOIN, WE HAVE ESTABLISHED A SCHOOL TALK TEAM. ITS PRIME OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT THROUGH CAREERS TALKS.
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IN THE PAST FOUR MONTHS, OFFICERS OF THE TEAMS HAVE GIVEN 35 CAREERS TALKS TO MORE THAN 4,500 STUDENTS IN 32 SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
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"IN ORDER TO LET THE JOB-SEEKERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SEE FOR THEMSELVES THE DEPARTMENT'S WORK AND TRAINING PROGRAMME, WE ALSO PLAN TO HOLD AN OPEN DAY AT OUR STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE LATER YEAR, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
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