Over 2,200 quality job vacancies to be offered at Building a Multicultural Workplace Job Fair
The Labour Department (LD) will hold the Building a Multicultural Workplace Job Fair at MacPherson Stadium in Mong Kok on September 16 and 17. The job fair aims to enhance the employment opportunities of job seekers, including ethnic minorities, and promote the LD's employment services to them.
The two-day job fair is co-organised by the LD and the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) Ethnic Minorities Committee. About 50 organisations will participate in the job fair, offering over 2 200 quality job vacancies. There will be around 25 organisations setting up booths and conducting recruitment on the spot each day. A wide variety of positions will be offered, including engineer, branch manager, motorman, marketing development assistant, human resources and administrative assistant, clubhouse assistant, warehouse clerk, flight services officer, passenger service officer, aircraft maintenance mechanic trainee, linesworker, traffic officer, cook, barista, security guard, limousine driver, beautician and barber. Job seekers can visit the LD's Interactive Employment Service website (www.jobs.gov.hk) for details of the vacancies.
Five major disciplinary forces, namely the Correctional Services Department, the Customs and Excise Department, the Fire Services Department, the Hong Kong Police Force and the Immigration Department will set up counters to introduce their career opportunities and entry requirements. In addition, the DAB Ethnic Minorities Committee will introduce its support services for ethnic minorities at the job fair. Training bodies will also provide information on training courses to visitors. On-site interpretation services in Hindi, Urdu and Nepali will be available. Career talks will also be held during the job fair on September 16.
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 $24,000. About 96 per cent of the vacancies require a Secondary Six education level or below. About 60 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 about the employment services provided by the LD at its counter inside the venue.
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The job fair will be held from 11am to 5.30pm at 1/F, MacPherson Stadium, 38 Nelson Street, Mong Kok (near Mong Kok MTR Station Exit E2). Admission is free, with final admission at 5pm each day.
Parents reminded to submit application form for admission to Primary One
The Education Bureau (EDB) today (September 14) reminded parents who wish to apply for a Primary One (P1) place for their child in any government or aided school in September 2027 to submit their applications for discretionary places under the Primary One Admission (POA) System via the POA e-platform (ePOA) starting from this Thursday (September 17), or in paper form starting from next Monday (September 21).
Submission of applications for discretionary places
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An EDB spokesman said, "Parents intending to apply for a P1 place of a particular government or aided primary school for their child at the Discretionary Places Admission stage under the POA System via the ePOA should first register as ePOA (epoa.edb.gov.hk) users and bind their account to 'iAM Smart+', and submit their applications via the ePOA between September 17 and 25. For details, please refer to the Parent's Guides on the EDB website (www.edb.gov.hk/en/edu-system/primary-secondary/spa-systems/primary-1-admission/poa_eplatform/index.html). If parents choose to submit paper application forms, they should submit the completed application form together with all supporting documents directly to the school during school office hours between September 21 and 25. Parents who are unable to submit the application form in person may authorise in writing a representative to bring along the above-mentioned documents to the primary school on their behalf.
"Irrespective of whether the application is submitted via the ePOA or in paper form, parents should submit only one application for each child. If parents have applied to more than one government or aided primary school, their application for a POA discretionary place will be rendered void. In addition, parents should not submit duplicate applications via the ePOA and in paper form for the same child," the spokesman added.
The spokesman reminded parents that schools will process the applications in accordance with the established procedures and criteria at the Discretionary Places Admission stage. As such, there is no need for parents to prepare portfolios for their child.
In addition, children who have accepted the offer of a P1 place in a school under the Direct Subsidy Scheme will not be allocated a P1 place in a government or aided primary school through the POA System.
Application for Central Allocation only
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If parents only intend to apply for the POA Central Allocation for their child, they should submit the application to the EDB via the ePOA or in paper form on or before January 22, 2027. For submission in paper form, they should return the completed application form and relevant supporting documents to the School Places Allocation Section (Primary One Admission) of the EDB at Podium Floor, West Block, Education Bureau Kowloon Tong Education Services Centre, 19 Suffolk Road, Kowloon Tong.
Residential address
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"When completing the POA Application Form, parents should fill in the actual residential address of their child. If a false address is given by parents to secure a P1 place for their child under the POA System, the application will be rendered void and the P1 place allocated will be withdrawn. If a false instrument has been used or a false statutory declaration has been made in the application, the offender is liable on conviction to imprisonment for 14 years or imprisonment for two years and to a fine respectively under the Crimes Ordinance. Members of the public who suspect that a parent has used a false address for POA applications for his or her child may report it to the School Places Allocation Section by calling its hotline at 2832 7700," the EDB spokesman emphasised.
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