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SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1990

CSD SETS UP TEMPORARY RECRUITMENT CENTRES

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DEPARTMENT (CSD) HAS SET UF TWO AND KOWLOON ΤΟ ENABLE OFFICERS AND ASSISTANT

THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES TEMPORARY RECRUITMENT CENTRES IN TSUEN WAN POTENTIAL APPLICANTS TO JOIN THE DEPARTMENT AS OFFICERS.

CENTRE AT PRINCESS

THEY ARE THE TSUEN WAN RECRUITMENT ALEXANDRA COMMUNITY CENTRE, TAI HO ROAD, TSUEN WAN AND THE OI MAN RECRUITMENT CENTRE AT OI MAN SHOPPING ARCADE, OI MAN ESTATE, KOWLOON.

THE DEPARTMENT'S ACTING SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT {PERSONNEL), MR LAM CHUNG-PANG, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT THE SETTING UP OF TEMPORARY RECRUITMENT CENTRES WAS THE LATEST MOVE TO STEP RECRUITMENT IN THE CURRENT MAJOR RECRUITMENT EXERCISE.

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HE SAID THE DEPARTMENT AIMED AT RECRUITING 1,200 YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN TO FILL VACANCIES IN THE OFFICER AND ASSISTANT OFFICER RANKS.

THE CENTRES ARE THE FIRST TWO SET UP THIS YEAR WITH HELP FROM THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE, THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT.

"TEMPORARY CENTRES WERE SET UP AT THE SAME VENUES LAST YEAR AND HAD RECEIVED GOOD RESPONSE FROM JOB-SEEKERS, MR LAM NOTED.

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"THEREFORE, THE CENTRES ARE SET UP MUCH EARLIER THIS YEAR ΤΟ FACILITATE APPLICANTS," HE SAID.

EACH OF THE TEMPORARY CENTRES HAS THREE EXHIBITION PANELS EXPLAINING THE WORK OF THE RECRUITMENT DEPARTMENT. CORRECTIONAL SERVICES OFFICERS MANNING THE CENTRES WILL ASSIST APPLICANTS AND ANSWER ENQUIRIES.

THE HOUSING

"WE ARE LIAISING WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND DEPARTMENT IN THE HOPE TO SET UP MORE RECRUITMENT CENTRES AT VARIOUS SHOPPING ARCADES IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES SOON," MR LAM SAID.

YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WISH TO JOIN THE CSD CAN NOW APPLY AT THE TSUEN WAN AND OI MAN RECRUITMENT CENTRES. THEY CAN ALSO APPLY AT THE CENTRAL RECRUITMENT CENTRE AT THE DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS, 23RD FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.

ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON TEL. 527 5951.

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