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The Labour Department (LD) will hold the Job Fair for Middle-aged and Elderly Employment at MacPherson Stadium in Mong Kok on November 25 and 26. Many full-time and part-time job vacancies suitable for more mature job seekers will be on offer.
A total of 62 organisations will participate in the two-day job fair and offer over 3 400 vacancies. Thirty-one organisations will set up booths and conduct recruitment activities on the spot each day. The vacancies cover a wide variety of positions including cinema/estate customer service officer, construction site testing technician, health worker, personal care worker, shop assistant, catering industry manager, clerk, security guard, driver, storekeeper, technician, cook, baker, packer and hospital contract operation assistant.
Around 80 per cent of the vacancies are full-time jobs. Most vacancies offer monthly salaries ranging from $11,000 to $19,000. Over 98 per cent of the vacancies require a Secondary Six education level or below. Around 70 per cent are open to job seekers without relevant work experience.
Job seekers can submit job applications during the event and may be selected for on-the-spot interviews. They can also make enquiries on the employment services provided by the LD at its counter inside the venue.
The job fair will be held from 11am to 5.30pm at 1/F, MacPherson Stadium, 38 Nelson Street, Mong Kok (near Exit E2 of Mong Kok MTR Station). Admission is free, with the final admission time at 5pm each day. Appropriate infection control and crowd control measures taking into account the latest epidemic developments and the number of visitors will be implemented at the venue. All visitors are required to scan the venue QR code using the “LeaveHomeSafe” mobile application, or complete a personal particulars form.
More information on the event and the job vacancies can be found at the LD’s Interactive Employment Service at www.jobs.gov.hk. read more
The Government yesterday (November 21) exercised the power under the Prevention and Control of Disease (Compulsory Testing for Certain Persons) Regulation (Cap. 599J) to make a “restriction-testing declaration” effective from 7.40pm yesterday, under which people (hereafter referred to as “persons subject to compulsory testing”) within the specified “restricted area” in Discovery Bay (i.e. Jovial Court, Peninsula Village, Discovery Bay, Lantau Island) were required to stay in their premises and undergo compulsory testing. Persons subject to compulsory testing were required to stay in their premises until all such persons identified in the area had undergone testing and the test results were mostly ascertained. Moreover, the Government issued a compulsory testing notice yesterday, requiring persons who had been present at the above building for more than two hours from October 30 to November 21, 2021, even if they were not present in the “restricted area” at the time when the declaration took effect, to undergo compulsory testing on or before November 23, 2021. The Government announced the completion of the compulsory testing exercise at around 6am today (November 22) and carried out enforcement action in the “restricted area” afterwards to verify that all people in the “restricted area” had undergone compulsory testing in accordance with the requirements of the relevant declaration and compulsory testing notice. The Government announced that the enforcement operation ended at around 8.15am today.
In this exercise, the Home Affairs Department (HAD) (including the Islands District Office), the Hong Kong Police Force, the Department of Health, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, and the Auxiliary Medical Service mobilised around 150 staff to arrange for implementation of the declaration and enforcement actions for breaches of the compulsory testing notice issued earlier.
The Government provided simple food for persons subject to compulsory testing, including bottled water, canned food, cup noodles and corn kernels, so as to facilitate the dinner arrangements of some persons subject to compulsory testing.
The Islands District Office also set up a hotline for people restricted by the declaration to make enquiries and seek assistance.
The Government thanks persons subject to compulsory testing for their support and understanding. With everyone’s co-operation and efforts, coupled with the tireless efforts of the testing contractors, residents have been informed about their testing results by SMS notification. After finishing the compulsory testing exercise at around 6am today, the Government took enforcement action in the “restricted area” immediately to verify that all people in the “restricted area” had undergone testing according to the requirements of the declaration and the compulsory testing notice. Persons who could present an SMS notification containing a negative testing result or wore a wristband as proof of having undergone the compulsory testing could leave the “restricted area” through the designated exit after providing personal information to a prescribed officer. The enforcement operation was completed at around 8.15am. Test records of around 75 persons subject to compulsory testing were checked. Nobody was found to have not undergone compulsory testing. Taking into account the above situation, the Secretary for Food and Health revoked the “restriction-testing declaration” in accordance with Cap. 599J (see attachment).
The Government hopes that the about 25 households who have not answered the door will contact the Government for arrangement of testing as soon as possible after reading the notices put up by the Government, in the hope of eliminating the possible risk of further spread of the virus in the community.
The Government thanks all participating government staff and the testing agencies for their hard work. The Government is also grateful to those subject to compulsory testing for their support and understanding, and their full co-operation during this period in undergoing testing and waiting for the results at home.
The Government will seriously follow up on the compliance situation of the compulsory testing notices and the “restriction-testing declaration” by persons subject to compulsory testing. Any person who fails to comply with the compulsory testing notices commits an offence and may be liable to a fixed penalty of $5,000. The person will also be issued with a compulsory testing order, requiring him or her to undergo testing within a specified time frame. Failure to comply with the order or the “restriction-testing declaration” is an offence and the offender may be liable to a fine of level 4 ($25,000) and imprisonment for six months. read more
​The Government yesterday (November 21) exercised the power under the Prevention and Control of Disease (Compulsory Testing for Certain Persons) Regulation (Cap. 599J) to make a "restriction-testing declaration"… read more
The Mainland epidemic prevention and control expert delegation today (November 21) conducted its visit in Hong Kong for the second day to local institutions and facilities related to anti-epidemic work, which included ports, healthcare facilities, quarantine centre, contact tracing office, etc, and met with relevant personnel to exchange views and share experiences.
The Mainland expert delegation started the day by visiting the Hong Kong International Airport to learn about the measures implemented at the airport to guard against the importation of cases and to lower as far as possible the risk of the virus importing into Hong Kong and the Mainland. These included segregation arrangements for Mainland and international flights, the requirements for airport workers to be vaccinated and to undergo more frequent testing, etc. The expert delegation also visited the Airport Food Inspection Office of the Centre for Food Safety of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department at the airport’s Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal, to inspect the sampling of imported frozen food.
Afterwards, the expert delegation paid a visit to the North Lantau Hospital Hong Kong Infection Control Centre to learn about the Hospital Authority’s treatment arrangements for confirmed COVID-19 patients. The expert delegation was briefed about the measures and restrictions applicable to catering premises in a restaurant in Tung Chung.
In the afternoon, the expert delegation visited Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port to gain more understanding on the quarantine, immigration and customs clearance for passengers and goods vehicles. They then proceeded to Penny’s Bay Quarantine Centre on Lantau Island to learn about its latest operations.
The expert delegation then made a visit to the Contact Tracing Office (CTO) of the Centre of Health Protection at Kai Tak Community Hall to understand the epidemiological investigations and contact tracing for confirmed cases.
The Mainland expert delegation is organised by the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council (HKMAO) and the National Health Commission. Members include epidemic prevention and control experts from the National Health Commission, the Guangdong Province, Shenzhen and Zhuhai. The HKMAO and the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region are also represented.
