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The Labour Department and Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups (HKFYG) will jointly organise a two-day Youth Career Expo at Plaza Hollywood in Diamond Hill starting from this Tuesday (July 15). The expo will provide young people aged between 15 and 24 with the latest information on employment and training, help them in career planning and work experience enrichment.
The expo will display details of the seven short-term employment and training projects for young people announced by the Chief Executive last month. The Government has allocated $260 million to provide more than 8 000 training vacancies. Most of them will have a monthly salary of $4 000 and last for six months.
These diversified projects are tailor-made for young people by the Labour Department in conjunction with government departments and non-governmental organisations.
Details of the projects are as follow:
Project & Content Vacanciesrelevant
department/
organisation
1.Tourism Promoting healthy tourism, 3,000
Development reminding travelers of
Assistant hygiene tips and assisting
Training in tourism promotion
Project programmes
(Tourism
Commission)
2.Community Assisting in, organising and 500
Building promoting community building
Project activities; providing support
(Home Affairs to such activities as election,
Department) Local Community Economy,
Clean Hong Kong and building
management
3.Positive Promoting a positive outlook 1,000
Life Project in life and fostering a
(Home Affairs creative culture
Department)
4.Leisure, Receiving attachment training 1,250
Cultural, and workplace experience in Sport and the Leisure and Cultural
Arts Training Services Department,
Project performing art venues and
(Leisure and sport associations; and
Cultural assisting these organisations
Services to promote cultural, sport and
Department) performing art
5.Leisure and Guiding tourists and 100
Cultural students in heritage tours, and
Guide Project introducing to them flowers in
(Leisure and Hong Kong and relevant gardening
Cultural techniques
Services
Department)
6.Promoting Acquiring knowledge about Hong 460
Natural Kong's natural environment and
Environmental nature appreciation technique;
Project promoting good practice
(Agriculture, in nature appreciation and
Fisheries and improving the natural
Conservation environment with hands-on
Department) experience through
guided visits and fieldwork
7.Community Promoting environmental and 2,000
Care Project personal hygiene among
(Social Welfare the elderly and other
Department) community members,
assisting in organising
such activities, offering
logistical support to
promotional and
educational activities
organised by "Team Clean"
There will also be information on the department's Youth Pre-employment Training Programme and Youth Work Experience and Training Scheme which will be open for application from July 26. Talks will be held concurrently to brief participants on these programmes. Self-employment and entrepreneurship projects launched by HKFYG will also be displayed.
There will speakers to share their experience with participants on such topics as job-seeking techniques, latest trend in human resources market, creative industries and working in the Mainland.
A booth will be set up by HKFYG to provide on-the-spot counseling to young people and help them plan their career.
The expo will be held at the Stars Atrium, 1/F, Plaza Hollywood, Diamond Hill, from 12 pm (noon) to 7 pm on July 15 and from 10 am to 7 pm on July 16. Admission is free.
Application forms of the seven employment and training projects are available at the expo for submission on site. These can also be obtained from July 15 to 18 at all job centres and the website (http://www.labour.gov.hk/news/content.htm)of the Labour Department. Completed forms should be returned to job centres on or before July 18.
End/Sunday, July 13, 2003
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