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| Fire Services Department earlier held a recruitment drive for EM women |
More than 2,300 job vacancies will be offered at “Building a Multicutural Workplace Job Fair” which targets members of ethnic minorities and promotes the Labour Department’s employment services to them.
The event will be held at MacPherson Stadium in Mong Kok over two days, July 24 and 25, or this coming Thursday and Friday, from 11:30 am to 5pm. Entrance is free.
About 50 organizations will take part, and 25 of them will set up booths and conduct recruitment at the job fair, offering over 2,300 “quality job vacancies.”
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The positions that will be offered include engineer, accountant, human resources officer, guest services officer, administrative assistant, clerk, aircraft maintenance mechanic trainee, railway technical trainee, technical manager, system analyst, equestrian assistant, barista, spa therapist, nail technician trainee and lifeguard.
Around 93 per cent of the vacancies are full-time jobs, with salaries ranging from $12,000 to $22,000 a month. About 90 per cent of them require a secondary seven education level or below. Around 66 per cent are open to job seekers without relevant work experience.
Job seekers can submit job applications during the event for possible on-the-spot interviews. They can also make enquiries about the employment services provided by the Labour Department its counter at the venue.
MacPherson Stadium is at 38 Nelson Street, Mong Kok, and is accessible from Exit E2 of the Mong Kok MTR station.
The fair is organized by the LD together with the Demoratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) Ethnic Minorities Committee, with the Equal Opportunities Commission as the co-organiser.
Four major disciplinary forces, namely the Correctional Services Department, the Fire Services Department, the Hong Kong Police Force and the Immigration Department, will set up counters to introduce their career opportunities and entry requirements.
Last
Friday, the Fire Services Department or FSD organized a career guidance seminar that specifically targeted
EM women, aiming to inspire them, as well as young people from all backgrounds,
to consider careers in emergency services.
The event was hosted by the Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service under the Ethnic Minority Community Emergency Preparedness Participation Scheme.
Attendees were introduced to various roles within the FSD, and given training on fire safety and emergency preparedness.
Meanwhile, at the forthcoming jobs fair, the DAB EM Committee will introduce its support services for people from ethnic minority groups. Training bodies will also provide information while on-site interpretation services in Hindi, Urdu and Nepali will be available.
There will also be career talks on various professions on the first day of the job fair on July 24.
Job seekers can visit the LD's Interactive Employment Service website (www.jobs.gov.hk) for more details on the vacancies.
