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TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1993

THE LABOUR

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EMPLOYMENT SERVICE MORE CONVENIENT

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DEPARTMENT'S HIGHER EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (HEES) WILL MERGE WITH THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (LES) ON THURSDAY (APRIL 1) TO MAKE THE SERVICE MORE ACCESSIBLE TO EMPLOYERS AND JOB- SEEKERS.

"AT PRESENT, JOB SEEKERS WITH HIGHER EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS HAVE TO VISIT OUR HEES OFFICE ON THE SIXTH FLOOR, HARBOUR BUILDING, TO SEEK HELP, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

THE HEES OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON APRIL 1

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"FOLLOWING THE MERGER, THEY CAN SEEK SIMILAR SERVICE FROM DEPARTMENT'S 10 EXISTING LES BRANCH OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.

"WE EXPECT JOB-SEEKERS WHO LIVE IN REMOTE AREAS WILL FIND IT MORE CONVENIENT AS THEY WILL BE ABLE TO VISIT THE LES BRANCH OFFICE THAT IS NEAREST TO THEIR HOME, HE SAID.

SIMPLE.

THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT THE REGISTRATION

PROCEDURES WERE

JOB SEEKERS NEED ONLY TO BRING ALONG THEIR IDENTITY CARDS TO REGISTER AT A LES OFFICE WHERE THE STAFF WILL HELP THEM IN SELECTING SUITABLE JOBS AND ARRANGING INTERVIEWS WITH PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYERS.

"THE MERGING OF HEES AND LES WILL ALSO BE BENEFICIAL ΤΟ EMPLOYERS," HE SAID.

AS

"EMPLOYERS WISHING TO RECRUIT PEOPLE WITH HIGHER EDUCATION WELL AS JUNIOR STAFF CAN CONTACT THE LES OFFICE IN THEIR DISTRICT FOR HELP.

"THEY CAN PLACE THEIR JOB VACANCIES IN THE NEAREST LES OFFICE BY PHONE, BY FACSIMILE, BY MAIL OR IN PERSON, HE SAID.

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SUCH VACANCY INFORMATION WILL BE TRANSMITTED BY FACSIMILE

LES OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY TO FACILITATE JOB

OTHER PLACEMENT.

"SHOULD A VACANCY REMAIN UNFILLED FOR SOME TIME, ADVERTISE IT IN THE MASS MEDIA FOR THE EMPLOYER FREE OF SAID.

FOLLOWING ARE ADDRESSES,

THE LES MAY

CHARGE,

HE

ENQUIRY TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILE

NUMBERS OF THE LES OFFICES:

OFFICE

ADDRESS

TELEPHONE

FAX

WAN CHAI

SINCERE INSURANCE BUILDING

527 0276

CHAI WAN

YUE ON HOUSE, YUE WAN ESTATE

557 0201

527 5816

897 0501

/WONG CHUK HANG