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The Labour Department will hold a two-day job fair on 1/F, Fantasy Island, Maritime Square, 33 Tsing King Road, Tsing Yi, on July 9 and 10 from 11am to 6pm.
A total of 25 companies will participate in the two-day event and offer some 2,000 vacancies. About 13 companies will set up counters each day and conduct on-the-spot recruitment.
Companies joining the job fair come from various industries including retail, catering, security and airport-related. Vacancies offered cover a wide variety of positions such as sales, shop assistant, waiter, security guard, technician, shop supervisor and manager. Job seekers who want to know more about the vacancies may go to the department's Interactive Employment Service website (www.jobs.gov.hk).
More than 80% of the vacancies are full-time jobs and most offer a monthly salary ranging from $5,000 to $10,000. More than 90% of the vacancies require Form 5 educational level or below. About 60% of them are open to job seekers without relevant experience.
Job seekers may submit job applications and may be interviewed on the spot. The Labour Department will also conduct on-the-spot job-seeking registration.
Admission is free of charge. All members of the public are welcome.
Ends/Monday, July 7, 2008
Issued at HKT 11:00
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