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THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1994

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JOB BAZAARS FOR RETRAINEES

A SERIES OF

BE JOB BAZAARS WILL (FRIDAY) TO FACILITATE WORKERS AFFECTED BY INCLUDING RETRAINEES, TO FIND JOBS.

ORGANISED

STAGED STARTING

ECONOMIC

TOMORROW

RESTRUCTURING,

SERVICE

BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S LOCAL EMPLOYMENT (LES) AND SPONSORED BY THE EMPLOYEES' RETRAINING BOARD (ERB), THE BAZAARS AIMED AT PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EMPLOYERS AND POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES TO MAKE DIRECT CONTACT AND DISCUSS ABOUT JOB VACANCIES EMPLOYMENT.

AND

"

"THE FIRST JOB BAZAAR THIS YEAR WILL BE HELD AT THE HONG CULTURAL

SENIOR CENTRE,

LABOUR OFFICER RAYMOND CHAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

KONG

(EMPLOYMENT

SERVICES)

MR

JOB

"A TOTAL OF 16 EMPLOYERS FROM DIFFERENT TRADES INCLUDING HOTEL, COMMUNICATION, SECURITY, CATERING, BAKERY, GARMENT, FREIGHT TRANSPORT, PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC UTILITIES WILL TAKE PART TO BRIEF SEEKERS ABOUT THEIR TRADES AND PROVIDE THEM WITH VACANCY INFORMATION, HE SAID.

"THEY

"I

FOR

ON-THE-SPOT

**

ALSO SELECT POTENTIAL WILL

EMPLOYEES INTERVIEWS OR ARRANGE INTERVIEWS AT OTHER DATES.'

SET

MR CHAN SAID DURING THE BAZAAR, ENQUIRIES COUNTERS WILL BE UP BY THE ERB AND ONE OF THE MAJOR TRAINING ORGANISATIONS TO PASS ON

RETRAINING INFORMATION RELATING TO

SCHEMES AND VARIOUS COURSES OFFERED, AND TO ASSIST JOB SEEKERS TO APPLY FOR COURSES ON THE SPOT.

IN

SUITABLE RETRAINING

TRAINING ORGANISATION

REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE ADDITION, WILL GIVE COUNSELLING TALKS TO JOB SEEKERS WHO NEED TO JOBS BECAUSE OF ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING.

CHANGE THEIR

PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS WOULD ALSO GIVE TALKS ON THEIR TO ACQUAINT JOB SEEKERS WITH JOB OPPORTUNITIES.

TRADES

**THE FOUR JOB BAZAARS HELD LAST YEAR WERE VERY

MR CHAN SAID. AND ATTRACTED ABOUT 5,400 VISITORS,

WELL RECEIVED

"A TOTAL OF 2,300 APPLICATIONS FOR JOB VACANCIES WERE RECEIVED AND MORE THAN 1,100 ON-THE-SPOT INTERVIEW REFERRALS WERE MADE.

"WE

||

HOPE THE JOB BAZAARS THIS YEAR WILL HELP MORE JOB TO SECURE EMPLOYMENT, HE ADDED.

SEEKERS

OLD OR

MR

CHAN URGED INTERESTED JOB SEEKERS WHO ARE 30 YEARS ABOVE TO VISIT THE JOB BAZAAR WHICH WILL BE HELD FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM AT THE EXHIBITION HALL ON THE FOURTH FLOOR, ADMINISTRATION THE HONG KONG CULTURAL CENTRE IN TSIM SHA TSUI.

HE SAID

BUILDING OF

HELD IN SEPTEMBER, OTHER JOB BAZAARS WOULD BE THE OCTOBER AND DECEMBER IN TSUEN WAN, SHA TIN AND CENTRAL RESPECTIVELY.

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