Inclusive Job Fair Celebrates Employers Supporting Persons with Disabilities in Hong Kong

2025-06-26 16:34 Last Updated At：16:48

Appreciation ceremony of Talent-Wise Inclusive Job Fair held today

The Labour and Welfare Bureau (LWB) and the Labour Department held the appreciation ceremony of the Talent-Wise Inclusive Job Fair at TungPo of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals in San Po Kong today (June 26) to show appreciation to all participating recruitment organisations for their active support in building inclusive workplaces.

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Appreciation ceremony of Talent-Wise Inclusive Job Fair held today Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

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Appreciation ceremony of Talent-Wise Inclusive Job Fair held today Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Under Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Ho Kai-ming; representatives of the eight social service organisations under the eConnect Employment Network, the supporting organisation of the job fair, namely the Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service, the Hong Kong Blind Union, the Hong Kong PHAB Association, the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council, Richmond Fellowship of Hong Kong, SideBySide, the Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation, and the Hong Kong Society for the Deaf; the Commissioner for Rehabilitation of the LWB, Mr Fletch Chan; and the Assistant Commissioner for Labour (Employment Services), Ms Jade Wong, officiated at the ceremony. Representatives of various participating organisations also attended. More than 40 organisations, ranging from small and medium enterprises to large-scale corporations, participated in the two-day job fair, offering over 700 job vacancies from various industries covering information technology, finance, transport, catering, hotel, property management and social welfare, providing employment opportunities to various types of persons with disabilities.

Speaking at the appreciation ceremony, Mr Ho expected that the two-day inclusive job fair could provide a convenient platform for talent and job matching, opening up new means for employers to recruit talent and allowing job seekers with disabilities to connect directly with diverse industries and showcase their talents. He also appealed to the community to actively participate in and support the "Caring Employer" medal under the Diverse Abilities · Inclusive Workplace Recognition Scheme, to promote workplace inclusion and enhance employment opportunities for persons with disabilities.

To commend employers who actively engage and support persons with disabilities and foster inclusive workplaces, the LWB has launched the Diverse Abilities · Inclusive Workplace Recognition Scheme on the basis of the existing Talent-Wise Employment Charter, and collaborated with the Jockey Club Collaborative Project for Inclusive Employment funded by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust to jointly take forward the "Caring Employer" medal. The medal features different categories, covering large corporations, small and medium enterprises, social enterprises/public organisations, and more. The medal is open for application until July 4. Details and application methods have been uploaded to the LWB's website(www.lwb.gov.hk/en/highlights/charter_scheme/s4.html).

Seat Belt Laws and Mobile Device Restrictions Start January 25 for All Public Transport Passengers.

New requirements for mandatory fitting and wearing of seat belts and placing of mobile telecommunications devices while driving to be implemented from January 25

The Government today (January 8) reminded members of the public that, starting from January 25, all public transport and commercial vehicles' seated passengers must wear seat belts, and all drivers must not place more than two mobile telecommunications devices (MTDs) in front of them during driving, further enhancing road, passenger and driving safety.

All passenger's seats in public and private buses, rear passenger's seats in private light buses and goods vehicles (GVs), and driver's seats and all passenger's seats of special purpose vehicles (SPVs) must be equipped with seat belts in these vehicles first registered on or after January 25. Drivers and passengers occupying the seats of these vehicles (whether newly registered or not), where seat belts are fitted, are required to wear them. Studies show that wearing seat belts will reduce the risk of death and serious injury of drivers and passengers in head-on collisions by about 40 per cent and 70 per cent respectively.

Offending vehicle owners, drivers or passengers will be liable to a maximum fine of $5,000 and imprisonment for up to three months. All passengers occupying seats shall be responsible for wearing seat belts. Among them, any driver who still drives with a passenger aged under 15 seated in the rear seat of a GV or the passenger's seat of an SPV without wearing a seat belt will be subject to a maximum fine of $2,000.

The Government noted that the transport trades are ready for the new requirements. In franchised buses, all seats in newly procured buses have been equipped with seat belts. Together with existing double-deck buses retrofitted with seat belts on the upper-deck seats by operators under government subsidy, to date, around 3500 buses are now equipped with seat belts, representing about 60 per cent of the entire fleet in Hong Kong.

In addition, from the same day onwards, any driver must not place more than two MTDs (i.e. mobile phones, tablet computers or laptop computers) in front of them during driving. The diagonal length of each screen must not exceed 19 centimetres. The MTDs must not obstruct the driver's view of the road and traffic, as well as any mirror, device or camera-monitor fitted for viewing the roads. Offenders will be liable to a maximum fine of $2,000.

The Government has stepped up publicity and public education since November 2025. The Transport Department (TD) has strengthened collaboration with the Police, the Education Bureau, the Information Services Department, the Road Safety Council and the transport trades including public transport operators to introduce the legal requirements through websites, videos, media, social media, the "e-Bulletin for Parents" and publicity posters on traffic signal controllers across various districts. Franchised bus operators have also strengthened publicity and broadcast inside compartments and at bus stops to alert passengers to the new requirement of wearing seat belts.

Members of the public may refer to the TD's webpage on the new requirements on seat belts (www.td.gov.hk/en/road_safety/sb) and placing MTDs during driving (www.td.gov.hk/en/road_safety/mtd) or the Agent T Facebook page (www.facebook.com/AgentT.hk), or call the hotline 28042600 for details.

Inclusive Job Fair Celebrates Employers Supporting Persons with Disabilities in Hong Kong

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