XN000022-1978-03-28 — Page 6

TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1978

LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE SETS UP MORE BRANCH OFFICES

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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WILL EXTEND ITS EMPLOYMENT SERVICES WITH THE OPENING OF TWO MORE OFFICES OF ITS LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (L.E.S.) ON THURSDAY (MARCH 30).

BRING TO

THE NEW BRANCHES - IN MONG KOK AND HUNG HOM 12 THE NUMBER OF SUCH OFFICES, WHICH SERVE BOTH JOB SEEKERS AND EMPLOYERS REQUIRING STAFF. TWO MORE BRANCHES, AT WONG CHUK HANG AND CHAI WAN, WILL ALSO BE OPENED IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

THE NEW MONG KOK OFFICE IS ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF 185, FA YUEN STREET, AND IT WILL SERVE NOT ONLY THE MONG KOK AREA BUT ALSO TAI KOK TSUI.

THE HUNG HOM BRANCH IS ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF 125, DOCK STREET, WHAMPOA ESTATE, PHASE 1 AND IT WILL COVER THE MA TAU CHUNG, MA TAU WAI, HO MAN TIN, TO KWA WAN AND HUNG HOM AREAS.

A LABOUR DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID: THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TWO NEW OFFICES MARKS ANOTHER EFFORT OF THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE TO REACH OUT AS FAR AS POSSIBLE TO ITS CLIENTS.+

HE EXPLAINED THAT THE L.E.S. IS A FREE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE AND REMINDED THOSE WHO WISH TO REGISTER WITH THE SERVICE FOR JOBS TO BRING ALONG THEIR IDENTITY CARDS AND A RECENT PHOTOGRAPH.

EMPLOYERS WANTING TO RECRUIT STAFF NEEDED ONLY TO TELEPHONE ANY OF THE L.E.S. OFFICES AND GIVE DETAILS OF THEIR REQUIREMENTS.

THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT ALL L.E.S. OFFICES, EXCEPT THE SAI KUNG SUB-OFFICE, ARE MANNED ON WEEK-DAYS FROM 9 A.M. TO 5.30 P.M., INCLUDING THE LUNCH HOUR. THE SAI KUNG SUB-OFFICE OPENS ONLY ON MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS.

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