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The Labour Department will stage a job fair at Metro City Plaza II in Tseung Kwan O on Tuesday (May 29), providing more than 2,000 vacancies for job-seekers.
Sixteen companies, mainly from the retail, catering and property management sectors, will set up counters and offer about 1,800 vacancies for on-the-spot recruitment.
The vacancies cover managerial and frontline positions such as shop supervisor, manager trainee, shopkeeper, cashier, customer service officer, waiter/waitress, security guard as well as other positions like cook, repair technician and aircraft engineering technician trainee. Job-seekers who want to know more about the vacancies may click to the department's website on Interactive Employment Service (www.jobs.gov.hk).
About 85% of the vacancies offered are full-time jobs, with a monthly salary ranging from $5,000 to $9,000. A majority of these vacancies require Form 5 educational level or below. Job-seekers can submit applications on the spot and may be selected for on-site interviews.
Special panels will also be mounted to display more than 270 vacancies solicited from 10 other companies. The Labour Department will conduct on-the-spot registration for job-seekers.
The job fair will be held from 11am to 6pm at the Atrium on Level 1 of Metro City Plaza II, Tseung Kwan O, Kowloon. Admission is free.
Ends/Sunday, May 27, 2007
Issued at HKT 14:02
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