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"Upon completion of retraining, active placement assistance will also be given

to him."

Meanwhile, the Labour Department will stage a large-scale one-day job fair with ERB and two major employers' associations to help job seekers find jobs and employers to recruit suitable staff on October 30 at the Tsuen Wan Town Hall.

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Short film on child sexual abuse problem to be screened

Parents and child minders are urged to keep the lines of communication open with their charges as a positive step to prevent child sexual abuse and to help those suffering from it.

The appeal is made in a new Government short television publicity film which will be screened on major TV stations from tomorrow (Tuesday). A similar radio message will be broadcast from the same day.

The TV announcement of public interest - Doll and Girl - is produced in both Chinese and English by the Government Information Services (GIS) under the auspices of the Public Education Sub-Committee on Child Abuse.

"The film features a 10-year-old girl who looks disturbed and shows signs of having been sexually abused by acting it out on her doll," a GIS spokeswoman said.

"Her emotional states gradually settles after her mother became aware of her unusual behaviour and started to listen to her and comfort her."

The Sub-Committee hopes that through the film, the public would be encouraged to handle the issue properly and to help easing the emotional stress suffering by the child victims.

Helplines of Social Welfare Department on 2343 2255 and Against Child Abuse on 2755 1122 are provided for those who need professional assistance.

Meanwhile, the Sub-Committee is working on a comprehensive booklet providing essential facts, suggestions on how to prevent and detect child sexual abuse and the procedures of relevant government departments in handling such cases.