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Wednesday, April 18, 1973

SUCCESSFUL PLACEMENTS ALMOST DOUBLED

A total of 1,434 people was successfully placed in employment

by the Local Employment Service of the Labour Department during the first

quarter of 1973 85 per cent more than the corresponding quarter last year.

In the same period, the service registered 5,006 job-seekers and

introduced 4,583 of them to prospective employers for selection interviews.

The head of the Employment Division, Mr. James Yeung, said today

that of the 1,434 people placed in employment, 632 were placed in industry,

472 in commerce, 226 in government service, 21 in public utilities and

83 in other establishments.

Of the 632 people placed in industry, 362 were apprentices who

joined modern apprenticeship schemes with the help of the Apprenticeship

Training Unit of the Labour Department.

Starting salaries for people helped into jobs by the Local Employment

Service ranged from $300 to more than $2,000 a month, with the majority

(1,326) receiving up to $999.

Mr. Yeung said: "At the moment we've got 5,094 job-seekers registered

with the service, varying from the young and inexperienced to experienced

and qualified persons looking for better employment.

"The service has 647 vacancies on its books, ranging from executives

to office boys in commerce; from engineers to general workers in industry;

and from artisans to messengers in the civil service."

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