The Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Nicholas W Yang, will leave Hong Kong this afternoon (June 17) for the first meeting of the task force on the development of an international innovation and technology hub in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to be held in Beijing tomorrow (June 18).
 
     The Acting Permanent Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mrs Millie Ng, will be present at the meeting.

     Mr Yang will return to Hong Kong tomorrow afternoon. In his absence, the Under Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Dr David Chung, will act as Secretary for Innovation and Technology.

     The Labour Department (LD) will hold a large-scale job fair at Yau Tong Community Hall on June 20 and 21. Vacancies in catering, retail, property management, transportation and other industries will be offered.
      
     A total of 46 organisations, offering over 2 500 vacancies, will participate in the two-day fair. Twenty-three organisations will set up booths and conduct on-the-spot recruitment each day. The vacancies offered cover a wide variety of positions including summer part-time restaurant assistant, clerk, part-time customer service ambassador, logistics assistant, assistant engineer, courier, receptionist, security guard, driver, storekeeper, waiter/waitress, chef, technician, cashier and packer. Job seekers can find more information on the LD's Interactive Employment Service website (www.jobs.gov.hk).
      
     Around 76 per cent of the vacancies are full-time jobs. Most vacancies offer monthly salaries ranging from $10,000 to $18,000. About 96 per cent of the vacancies require a Secondary Six education level or below. Around 60 per cent are open to job seekers without relevant work experience, and many vacancies are suitable for secondary school graduates or young people.
      
     Job seekers can submit applications on the spot and may be selected for on-site interviews. They can also make enquiries on the employment services provided by the LD at its counter at the venue.
      
     The job fair will be held from 11am to 5.30pm at Yau Tong Community Hall, 38 Ko Chiu Road, Yau Tong, Kowloon. Admission is free.

Attention TV/radio announcers:

Please broadcast the following as soon as possible:

Here is an item of interest to swimmers.

     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (June 17) that due to big waves, red flags have been hoisted at Stanley Main Beach, Turtle Cove Beach and Shek O Beach in Southern District, Hong Kong Island; Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach in Islands District; Silverstrand Beach, Clear Water Bay First Beach and Clear Water Bay Second Beach in Sai Kung District.  Beach-goers are advised not to swim at these beaches.

     Owing to the maintenance works on the flag poles and the podium at the Golden Bauhinia Square, Wan Chai, the flag-raising ceremony scheduled at 8am today (June 17) will be suspended.

Attention duty announcers, radio and TV stations:

Please broadcast the following message as soon as possible and repeat it at suitable intervals:

     As the access roads in the vicinity of the the Central Government Offices (CGO) are blocked, CGO will still be temporarily closed today (June 17).

     Staff working in the CGO should not go to the workplace and should work in accordance with the contingency plans of their respective bureaus or departments. All visits to the CGO will be postponed or cancelled.