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Commissioner for Labour visits job fair for elderly and middle-aged persons (with photos)
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     ​The Commissioner for Labour, Mr Sam Hui, visited the New Career Start Job Fair for the Middle-aged and Elderly organised by the Labour Department (LD) this afternoon (November 13) to encourage job seekers and employers to use the LD's services to promote employment of elderly and middle-aged persons.
      
     Mr Hui said that the LD has been committed to providing diversified and free employment and recruitment services for job seekers and employers. The LD's job centres provide dedicated services for elderly and middle-aged persons, including priority job referrals and employment briefings. The LD has set up the Dedicated Webpage for Elderly Job Seekers on the Interactive Employment Service website to enable elderly and middle-aged persons to obtain the latest employment information and search for suitable vacancies. To further promote silver employment, the LD organised 63 large-scale or district-based thematic job fairs suitable for elderly and middle-aged persons during January to October this year, doubling the number of fairs organised last year.
      
     Mr Hui encouraged job seekers and employers to participate in the LD's schemes to promote employment of elderly and middle-aged persons. Among these schemes, the Re-employment Allowance Pilot Scheme encourages persons aged 40 or above to rejoin the labour market and provides them with a re-employment allowance. In addition, the Employment Programme for the Elderly and Middle-aged offers an on-the-job training allowance to employers to encourage them to hire persons aged 40 or above and provide on-the-job training.
      
     Mr Hui also appealed to job seekers who are eligible voters to cast their votes in the 2025 Legislative Council General Election to elect capable and pragmatic Legislative Council Members who will contribute to Hong Kong's development and workers' well-being. He also called on employers in all sectors to provide facilitation to enable employees to exercise their voting rights and fulfil their civic responsibilities.
      
     The New Career Start Job Fair for the Middle-aged and Elderly is being held November 13 and 14 at 1/F, MacPherson Stadium, 38 Nelson Street, Mong Kok. Admission is free. Over 60 organisations are participating in the job fair, offering more than 2 800 high-quality job vacancies from various industries including food and beverage, retail and property management.
 
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The Commissioner for Labour, Mr Sam Hui, visited the New Career Start Job Fair for the Middle-aged and Elderly organised by the Labour Department (LD) today (November 13). Photo shows Mr Hui (left) encouraging a job seeker to use the LD’s employment service.
The Commissioner for Labour, Mr Sam Hui, visited the New Career Start Job Fair for the Middle-aged and Elderly organised by the Labour Department (LD) today (November 13). Photo shows Mr Hui (right) encouraging a representative of a recruitment agency to use the LD’s services to promote employment of elderly and middle-aged persons.
The Commissioner for Labour, Mr Sam Hui, visited the New Career Start Job Fair for the Middle-aged and Elderly organised by the Labour Department (LD) today (November 13). Photo shows Mr Hui encouraging job seekers and employers to use the LD’s services to promote employment of elderly and middle-aged persons, and appealing to eligible voters to cast their votes in the 2025 Legislative Council General Election.
The Commissioner for Labour, Mr Sam Hui, visited the New Career Start Job Fair for the Middle-aged and Elderly organised by the Labour Department today (November 13). Photo shows Mr Hui appealing to representatives of a recruitment agency to cast their votes in the 2025 Legislative Council General Election.