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THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1993

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JOB BAZAAR ATTRACTS 1,400 JOB-SEEKERS

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MORE THAN 1,400 JOB-SEEKERS VISITED THE JOB BAZAAR ORGANISED THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IN TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL WHICH HELPS WORKERS AND LOCAL RESIDENTS LOOK FOR JOBS UNDER THE ON-THE-JOB TRAINING SCHEME (OJT) SET UP BY THE EMPLOYEES RETRAINING BOARD (ERB).

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT THE BAZAAR PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EMPLOYERS AND POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES TO MAKE DIRECT CONTACT AND DISCUSS ABOUT JOB VACANCIES AND EMPLOYMENT.

"AT THE BAZAAR, VACANCIES OFFERED BY THE 153 OJT EMPLOYERS WERE ALSO MADE AVAILABLE BY THE STAFF OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S LOCAL SERVICE (LES) TO HELP JOB-SEEKERS SELECT THEIR

JOBS, HE

EMPLOYMENT SAID.

THE LES STAFF ALSO GAVE TALKS ON RELATED TRADES AND PROVIDED JOB COUNSELLING TO ABOUT 400 JOB-SEEKERS.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID TWO ROOMS WERE ARRANGED FOR THE PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS TO CONDUCT SELECTION INTERVIEWS.

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"A TOTAL OF 900 REFERRALS WERE MADE ON-THE-SPOT FOR JOB-SEEKERS

TO MEET THEIR POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

HE SAID THE NEXT JOB BAZAAR WAS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD AT THE SHA TIN TOWN HALL ON AUGUST 31.

EMPLOYERS WHO ARE INTERESTED TO PARTICIPATE CAN CONTACT THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT ON 604 7916-9 FOR DETAILS.

BEACH WATER GRADES

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THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) ANNOUNCED GRADES OF THE BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY OF

ALL BATHING BEACHES IN HONG KONG.

THE PURPOSE IS TO INFORM SWIMMERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE STATE OF BACTERIOLOGICAL POLLUTION AT VARIOUS BEACHES.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE GRADING WOULD BE ANNOUNCED BIWEEKLY DURING THE BATHING SEASON, ΤΟ COINCIDE WITH THE FREQUENCY AT WHICH BEACH WATER WAS USUALLY SAMPLED.

THE GRADING IS BASED ON THE MOST RECENT E. COLI DATA OBTAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN ITS ROUTINE MONITORING PROGRAMME.

AS WITH LAST YEAR, THE RISK OF SUFFERING COMPLAINTS AS A RESULT OF OF POLLUTION.

THE GRADING ALSO INCLUDES AN ESTIMATE OF SOME MINOR SKIN OR GASTROINTESTINAL SWIMMING AT A BEACH THAT HAS SOME DEGREE

THE ESTIMATE IS BASED ON A VERY LARGE BODY OF STATISTICAL INFORMATION GATHERED IN HONG KONG IN RECENT BATHING SEASONS.

/THE GRADING

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