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ALSO ON DISPLAY WILL BE THE EXHIBITS RELATED то SEIZED DRUGS AND OPIUM-SMOKING PARAPHERNALIA.
IN ADDITION TO PRINTED PUBLICITY MATERIALS, GIVE-AWAY ITEMS, SPONSORED BY THE ORIENTAL DAILY NEWS, WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO VISITORS TO THE EXHIBITION ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CEREMONY AT WHICH THE GOVERNOR WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CITY HALL LOW BLOCK EXHIBITION HALL, CENTRAL, AT 4 PM ON TUESDAY (JUNE 26).
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NEW TEST KITS FOR DISABLED JOB-SEEKERS
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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WILL SOON BE ABLE ΤΟ ASSESS MORE ACCURATELY THE WORKING ABILITIES OF DISABLED JOB-SEEKERS WITH THE HELP OF A STATE-OF-THE-ART VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT SYSTEM.
WITH THE RECENT ACQUISITION OF THREE ASSESSMENT KITS KNOWN AS VALPAR COMPONENT WORK SAMPLE SERIES (VCWSS), THE DEPARTMENT'S SELECTIVE PLACEMENT DIVISION CAN BETTER IDENTIFY THE JOBS THAT BEST SUIT THE ABILITY OF DISABLED JOB APPLICANTS.
THE SYSTEM WAS PURCHASED WITH A GRANT OF $940,000 FROM THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
THE VCWSS IS A WELL-DEVELOPED VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT SYSTEM SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR THE DISABLED, WHICH HAS BEEN TESTED AND WIDELY USED IN THE EMPLOYMENT REHABILITATION CENTRES IN BRITAIN.
THE NEW EQUIPMENT MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR PLACEMENT OFFICERS TO REALISTICALLY AND ACCURATELY ASSESS INDIVIDUAL DISABLED PERSONS* RESIDUAL WORKING ABILITIES AND PLACE THEM IN THE RIGHT JOB.
TO TRAIN PLACEMENT OFFICERS ON THE USE OF THE ASSESSMENT KIT, THE JOCKEY CLUB HAS DONATED ANOTHER $175,000 TO THE DIVISION TO FUND A TRAINING PROJECT.
AN EXPERT INSTRUCTOR FROM THE USA WILL RUN A TRAINING COURSE FOR SOME 20 PLACEMENT OFFICERS LATER THIS YEAR.
AFTERWARDS, THE SYSTEM WILL BE PUT INTO USE IN THE THREE REGIONAL OFFICES OF THE DIVISION.
IN ADDITION, THE DIVISION WILL ORGANISE AN ANNUAL EXHIBITION IN NOVEMBER TO PROMOTE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DISABLED, WITH A DONATION OF $40,000 FROM THE JOCKEY CLUB TOWARDS PART OF THE COSTS.
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