Nearly 2 300 quality job vacancies to be offered at Bright Career Paths Job Fair
The Labour Department (LD) will hold the Bright Career Paths Job Fair at the Tin Ching Community Hall in Tin Shui Wai on January 8 and 9, providing a large number of vacancies from the catering, retail and various other industries for job seekers.
About 50 organisations will participate in the two-day job fair, offering nearly2 300 quality job vacancies from various industries, among which close to 1 500 are from the catering, retail, transport and property management industries. Around 25 organisations will set up booths and conduct recruitment on the spot each day. A wide variety of positions will be offered at the job fair, including electrical engineer, occupational therapist, IT assistant, programme assistant, store manager, laboratory technician, cook, waiter/waitress, sales associate, cutlery packer, guest services supervisor, clerk, show administrator, aircraft maintenance mechanic, elderly health worker, security guard, tailor, taxi driver, etc. Job seekers can visit the LD's Interactive Employment Service website (www.jobs.gov.hk) for more details of the vacancies.
Around 86 per cent of the vacancies offered at the job fair are full-time jobs. Most vacancies offer monthly salaries ranging from $12,000 to $23,000. About 96 per cent of the vacancies require a Secondary Seven education level or below. Around 53 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 the Tin Ching Community Hall, Tin Ching Estate, Tin Wah Road, Tin Shui Wai (near Light Rail Tin Yuet Station). Admission is free, with final admission time at 5pm each day.
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Two male drivers convicted and jailed for importing and dealing with duty-not-paid cigarettes
Two male drivers, aged 36 and 51, were sentenced to eight months' and seven months' imprisonment respectively by the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts today (January 7) for importing and dealing with duty-not-paid cigarettes, in contravention of the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance (DCO).
On October 13, 2025, Hong Kong Customs and Traffic New Territories Southof the Hong Kong Police Force mounted joint anti-smuggling operations at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) Hong Kong Port. Through risk assessment and intelligence analysis, officers of Customs and the Police intercepted two inbound private cars at the HZMB Hong Kong Port on that day. Upon inspection, Customs officers seized about 130 000 duty-not-paid cigarettes from the front and rear passenger seats, the boot and hollow spaces of the private car of the 36-year-old man. He was sentenced today to eight months' imprisonment for importing duty-not-paid cigarettes.
Also, Customs officers seized about 140 000 duty-not-paid cigarettes with a similar concealment in the 51-year-old man's private car. The man was sentenced today to seven months' imprisonment for dealing with duty-not-paid cigarettes.
The two private cars were also seized. The total estimated market value of the cigarettes seized in the case was about $1.33 million, and the duty potential was about $880,000.
Customs welcomes the sentences. The custodial sentences have imposed a considerable deterrent effect and reflect the seriousness of the offences.
Customs reminds members of the public that under the DCO, tobacco products are dutiable goods to which the DCO applies. Any person who imports, deals with, possesses, sells or buys illicit cigarettes commits an offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $2 million and imprisonment for seven years.
Customs will continue to combat cross-boundary smuggling activities with firm enforcement action.
Members of the public may report any suspected illicit cigarette activities to Customs' 24-hour hotline 182 8080 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk) or online form (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002).
Two male drivers convicted and jailed for importing and dealing with duty-not-paid cigarettes Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Two male drivers convicted and jailed for importing and dealing with duty-not-paid cigarettes Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
