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The exhibition will include display panels introducing the job matching services offered by the Job Matching Programme (JMP) and the Job Matching Centre.
There will also be a on-the-spot registration service for employers wishing to make use of the free recruitment service offered by the JMP or job-seekers wishing to join the JMP.
Publicity leaflets introducing the JMP will also be distributed at the venue.
Vacancies registration under the Supplementary Labour Scheme will also be available. Job-seekers who wish to apply for these vacancies can register on the spot.
The JMP was first set up in April 1995 to provide special employment assistance to unemployed local workers aged 30 or above to find jobs. The programme is now operating at nine Local Employment Services offices.
Since its inception the JMP has registered over 12,600 job-seekers and secured over 9,600 job offers, achieving a success rate of 76 per cent.
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Weather of October
October 1996 was warmer and drier than normal. The mean temperature of 26 degrees was the sixth highest for October. The mean minimum temperature of 24 degrees was the seventh highest for the month. With only a total of 44.8 millimetres recorded, October's rainfall was 69 per cent below normal.
The accumulated rainfall since January 1 of 2,245.6 millimetres was four per cent above the normal for the same period. The Stand By Signal No. 1 was hoisted on one occasion in the month.
The first day of the month saw light showers but also sunny periods during the day. There were again light showers on the afternoon of October 2 but it turned fine and hazy on October 3.
The weather was mainly fine from October 4 to 6, albeit there were some heavy showers at Sha Tin and Kat O on the morning of October 6. On October 7, it became fairly hot with a maximum temperature of 30.3 degrees, the highest in the month.