The Labour Department will hold the "Leap into a New Page Job Expo" at Hong Kong Productivity Council Building in Kowloon Tong on March 5 and 6 (Tuesday and Wednesday).

     A total of 50 enterprises, mainly from the retail, transport and business services industries, will participate in the expo, offering over 3 200 vacancies. Twenty-five participating enterprises will set up booths and conduct on-the-spot recruitment each day. Some job vacancies are suitable for job seekers with post-secondary education.

     The vacancies offered cover a wide variety of positions, including management trainee, chemist trainee, registered Chinese medicine practitioner, engineer, kindergarten teacher, shop manager, property operations officer, technical officer, administrative assistant, flight plan officer and cargo officer. Around 80 per cent of the vacancies are full-time jobs. Most vacancies offer monthly salaries ranging from $11,000 to $19,000. Around 98 per cent are open to job seekers who have three years or less relevant experience, and are suitable for young people with post-secondary education.

     Job seekers may bring along their resumés and submit applications on the spot for on-site interviews. More information can be found on the department's Interactive Employment Service website (www.jobs.gov.hk).

     In addition, the Hong Kong Police Force, Immigration Department and Customs and Excise Department will set up booths to introduce the job duties of Police Inspector, Police Constable, Auxiliary Police Officer, Immigration Assistant and Customs Officer. Qianhai International Liaison Services Limited and Hong Kong-Shanghai Youth Association will also take part and introduce their entrepreneurship and employment programmes.

     The job expo will be held from 11am to 5.30pm at Inno Space, Level 1, Hong Kong Productivity Council Building, 78 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong (near Kowloon Tong MTR Station Exit C1 or H). Admission is free.

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     During the winter surge, the Hospital Authority is closely monitoring the service demand of Accident and Emergency Departments and the occupancy rate in public hospitals. Key service statistics are being issued daily for public information. Details are in the appended table.

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Here is an item of interest to swimmers.

     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (March 2) that due to big waves, red flags have been hoisted at Stanley Main Beach and Big Wave Bay Beach in Southern District, Hong Kong Island. Beach-goers are advised not to swim at these beaches.

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Here is an item of interest to swimmers.

     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (March 2) that due to big waves, the red flag has been hoisted at Clear Water Bay Second Beach in Sai Kung District. Beach-goers are advised not to swim at the beach.

     The Society of Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention, Hong Kong, has been issued a Public Subscription Permit to hold a territory-wide flag sale from 7am to 12.30pm today (March 2), a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department (SWD) said. 

     For enquiries, please call the SWD's hotline at 2343 2255, or the designated hotline of the 1823 Call Centre at 3142 2678. Information on flag days is available at the SWD's website (www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_whatsnew) and the GovHK portal (www.gov.hk/en/theme/fundraising/search). Permits for flag days containing contact information of the flag-selling organisations and information on the approved flag-selling activities have also been uploaded to the SWD's website (www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_pubsvc/page_controlofc/sub_recentlyap). For enquiries about the detailed flag-selling arrangements, please contact the individual flag-selling organisations.

     Details of the charitable fund-raising activities covered by the Public Subscription Permit issued by the SWD have also been uploaded to the GovHK website (www.gov.hk/fundraising).

     In the case of suspected fraudulent flag day activities, people should not make any donation and should immediately report the matter to the Police, the spokesman added.