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THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1975

EMPLOYERS URGED TO MAKE MORE USE OF

LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE

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THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR. DAVID LIN, TODAY CALLED ON EMPLOYERS TO MAKE MORE AND BETTER USE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (LES).

MR. LIN SAID THAT BY USING THE SERVICE, AN EMPLOYER COULD SAVE BOTH THE EXPENSE OF ADVERTISING AND THE TROUBLE OF SORTING THROUGH A LARGE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS TO FIND THE RIGHT CANDIDATES.

ADDRESSING A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF KOWLOON, MR. LIN POINTED OUT THAT THE LES OFFERED A FREE AND VALUABLE SERVICE TO BOTH EMPLOYERS AND JOB SEEKERS.

HE SAID PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO SEEK EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE COULD REGISTER AT LES OFFICES, GIVING RELEVANT PARTICULARS SUCH AS QUALIFICATIONS AND SALARIES EXPECTED.

EMPLOYERS COULD PLACE VACANCY ORDERS WITH THE FIVE OFFICES -OF THE SERVICE EITHER BY TELEPHONE OR IN WRITING.

ON RECEIPT OF SUCH ORDERS, ARRANGEMENTS WOULD BE MADE TO SEND SUITABLE CANDIDATES TO PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYERS.

+I AM HAPPY TO SAY THAT IN MANY CASES, THE SERVICE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIND SUITABLE CANDIDATES ON THE SAME DAY AN ORDER IS RECEIVED, HE SAID.

<MANY EMPLOYERS

INCLUDING A NUMBER OF TOP FIRMS IN HONG KONG, HAVE MADE USE OF THE SERVICE AND ARE CONTINUING TO DO SO.

+1 DO HOPE THAT THOSE OF YOU ARE EMPLOYERS. WILL MAKE USE OF THE SERVICE SO THAT YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN GIVEN CAREERS GUIDANCE WILL BE ABLE TO FIND SUITABLE JOBS, HE SAID.

M. LIN SAID THE DEPARTMENT'S YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE (YEAS) CATERED PRINCIPALLY FOR STUDENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE 14 TO 18 AGE GROUP, BUT ITS SERVICE WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO SCHOOL LEAVERS IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR AGE.

ITS MAIN FUNCTIONS WERE TO COMPILE AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ON CAREERS, AND TO GIVE ADVICE IN THE FORM OF CAREERS SEMINARS TALKS TO SCHOOLS AND VARIOUS YOUTH BODIES, NEWSLETTERS AND CAREERS EXHIBITIONS.

IN ADDITION, THE UNIT HAD SO FAR PRODUCED 35 FREE CAREERS PAMPHLETS AND 50 FREE LEAFLETS ON VARIOUS OCCUPATIONS FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION.

/SINCE 1972,

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