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MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1977

MOBILE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE PRAISED

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THE ACTING PRESIDENT OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF KWUN TONG, MR. EDDIE LAMB, TODAY (MONDAY) DESCRIBED THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S MOBILE EMPLOYMENT SERVİCE AS A VERY GOOD MEDIA+ FOR BUILDING A COMMUNICATIONS BRIDGE BETWEEN MANUFACTURERS AND THE WORKING CLASS

IN KWUN TONG.

HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S MOBILE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE WHICH IS CARRYING OUT A FIVE-DAY JOB PLACEMENT SERVICE IN THE CAR PARK OF THE SAU MAU PING WELFARE ESTATE BUILDING ALONG WITH THE ROTARY CLUB OF KWUN TONG.

MR. LAMB SAID THERE WERE NEARLY 600,000 PEOPLE IN INDUSTRIAL KWUN TONG AND BELIEVED IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO BOTH THE EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES IF RESIDENTS COULD WORK WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR. PETER WILLIAMS, WHO SPOKE IN CHINESE, SAID THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT COULD NOT BY ITSELF CREATE JOBS.

+ IT ACTS ONLY AS A GO-BETWEEN AND ITS SUCCESS DEPENDS VERY MUCH ON EMPLOYERS NOTIFYING IT OF VACANCIES AND JOB-SEEKERS REGISTER ING THEMSELVES WITH IT, HE SAID.

MR. WILLIAMS REPEATED HIS CALL TO EMPLOYERS TO RECRUIT THROUGH THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE TO SAVE MONEY IN ADVERTISING AND TIME IN SCREENING LETTERS OF APPLICATION.

IT WILL

THE MOBILE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE WILL BE OPEN DAILY BETWEEN 10 A.M. AND 7.30 P.M. TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. CLOSE AT 2 P.M. ON FRIDAY.

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