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THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1994

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SEMINAR TO PROMOTE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DISABLED

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MORE THAN 60 EMPLOYERS, PERSONNEL MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS EXCHANGED THEIR VIEWS ON WAYS TO ENHANCE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISABLED IN THE RETAIL INDUSTRY DURING A SEMINAR HELD THIS AFTERNOON.

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"THE SEMINAR, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND ORGANISED JOINTLY LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S SELECTIVE PLACEMENT DIVISION (SPD) AND THE RETAIL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION LIMITED, AIMED AT INCREASING PARTICIPANTS' UNDERSTANDING ON THE WORKING ABILITIES OF THE DISABLED, LABOUR OFFICER (SELECTIVE PLACEMENT), MRS JENNIE CHOR, SAID.

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NOTING THAT THE SHIFTING OF INDUSTRIAL WORK PROCESSES TO CHINA HAD CREATED DIFFICULTIES FOR THE DISABLED IN FINDING JOBS, MRS CHOR SAID: **WE HOPE THAT THROUGH DIRECT CONTACT WITH FMPLOYERS

IN DIFFERENT TRADES, WE CAN FIND MORE JOBS FOR THE

ASSOCIATIONS DISABLED.

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AT THE SEMINAR, GUEST SPEAKERS MS VIVIAN HO, COUNSELLOR OF HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF, AND MRS MARIAN CHEUNG, SUPERVISOR OF THE REHABILITATION DIVISION OF ST JAMES' SETTLEMENT, GAVE TALKS ON THE WORKING ABILITIES OF THE DEAF AND DUMB AND THAT OF THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED RESPECTIVELY.

MEANWHILE, MS JEANNY LUKE, TRAINING CONSULTANT OF WING ON DEPARTMENT STORES (HONG KONG) LIMITED, AND MS SANDRA NG, DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND LOSS PREVENTION OF JW MARRIOTT HOTEL HONG KONG, SHARED THEIR WORKING EXPERIENCE WITH DISABLED COLLEAGUES WITH OTHER EMPLOYERS.

"BOTH MS LUKE AND MS NG ARE OF THE SAME VIEW THAT DISABLED WORKERS ARE GENERALLY DEDICATED AND RESPONSIBLE, AND THEY ARE COMPETENT TO PERFORM THE DUTIES IF EMPLOYERS FIND THEM A SUITABLE JOB,

MRS CHOR SAID.

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DURING THE SEMINAR, A NUMBER OF HEARING IMPAIRED, VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND MENTALLY HANDICAPPED EMPLOYEES ALSO SHARED THEIR FEELINGS AND WORKING EXPERIENCE TO HELP PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF WORK TO THE DISABLED.

VIDEOS DESCRIBING THE WORKING ABILITIES OF THE DISABLED WERE PRESENTED TO PARTICIPANTS AND A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY ON EMPLOYERS' VIEWS WAS CONDUCTED AT THE SEMINAR TO HELP SPD IN FURTHER ENHANCING JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DISABLED IN THE RETAIL INDUSTRY.

SHE ALSO URGED EMPLOYERS IN ALL TRADES TO EXPLORE SUITABLE JOB VACANCIES FOR THE DISABLED SO THAT THEY COULD MAKE GOOD USE OF THEIR POTENTIALS AND TALENTS.

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