The Labour Department (LD) will hold the Turning a New Page Job Fair at North Point Community Hall on November 27 and 28 to provide a large number of vacancies from various industries for job seekers.
      
     About 50 organisations will participate in the two-day job fair, offering over 4 500 quality job vacancies from various industries. Around 25 organisations will set up booths and conduct recruitment on the spot each day. A wide variety of positions will be offered including occupational therapist, construction apprentice, purchasing clerk, pastry chef, customer services officer, gardener, delivery assistant, park operations and experience ambassador, technician and security guard. Job seekers can visit the LD's Interactive Employment Service website (www.jobs.gov.hk) for details of the vacancies.
      
     Around 64 per cent of the vacancies offered at the job fair are full-time jobs. Most of them offer monthly salaries ranging from $13,000 to $21,000. About 91 per cent of the vacancies require a Secondary Five education level or below. Around 49 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, North Point Community Hall, 123 Java Road, North Point (near North Point MTR Station Exit A1). Admission is free, with final admission time at 5pm each day.

     The Labour Department (LD) will hold the Turning a New Page Job Fair at North Point Community Hall on November 27 and 28 to provide a large number of vacancies from various industries for job seekers.
      
     About 50 organisations will participate in the two-day job fair, offering over 4 500 quality job vacancies from various industries. Around 25 organisations will set up booths and conduct recruitment on the spot each day. A wide variety of positions will be offered including occupational therapist, construction apprentice, purchasing clerk, pastry chef, customer services officer, gardener, delivery assistant, park operations and experience ambassador, technician and security guard. Job seekers can visit the LD's Interactive Employment Service website (www.jobs.gov.hk) for details of the vacancies.
      
     Around 64 per cent of the vacancies offered at the job fair are full-time jobs. Most of them offer monthly salaries ranging from $13,000 to $21,000. About 91 per cent of the vacancies require a Secondary Five education level or below. Around 49 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, North Point Community Hall, 123 Java Road, North Point (near North Point MTR Station Exit A1). Admission is free, with final admission time at 5pm each day.

     Firing practice will take place at two military sites, namely the San Wai/Tai Ling Firing Range and the Tsing Shan Firing Range, next month (December).
 
     Red flags or red lamps will be hoisted at the firing areas before and during firing practice. For their safety, people are advised not to enter the firing area.
 
     Following are the dates and times for the firing practice sessions in December 2023:
 
San Wai/Tai Ling Firing Range
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Tsing Shan Firing Range
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     The Rating and Valuation Department (RVD) has completed its review of about 65 000 objections received from March 20 to May 31 in regard to the new rateable values in the Valuation List and the Government Rent Roll. Notices of Decision (Form R22A) in respect of these objections have been issued in phases by the RVD.

     A spokesman for the RVD today (November 24) said that anyone who lodged an objection during the above period and who has yet to receive a Notice of Decision by November 30 should contact the RVD's Customer Service Officer at enquiries@rvd.gov.hk or on 2150 8833.

     The spokesman said that any alterations in rateable values as a result of the objections would take effect retrospectively from April 1 this year and adjustments to the amount of rates and Government rent payable would be made in subsequent demand notes.

     The Government announced today (November 24) the latest membership of the Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health (COSH), including two newly appointed members and a reappointed member.
 
     The two newly appointed members are Miss Ho Alice Chiu-yan and Dr Will Leung Lok-hang. Their tenures run from November 13, 2023, to September 30, 2025. The Controller of Regulatory Affairs of the Department of Health was reappointed for a term of two years starting from October 1 this year.
 
     The COSH is a statutory body established in 1987 to advise the Government on matters related to smoking and health. It is also tasked to advance public education concerning the effects of smoking on the community and individuals, as well as to engage in smoking-related research.
 
     The full membership of the Council with effect from November 13, 2023, is as follows:
 
Mr Henry Tong Sau-chai (Chairman)
Dr Johnnie Casire Chan Chi-kau (Vice-Chairman)
Mr Langton Cheung Yung-pong
Mr Clement Fung Cheuk-nang
Miss Ho Alice Chiu-yan
Dr David Lam Tzit-yuen
Mr Terence Lau Chun-kai
Dr Will Leung Lok-hang
Dr Haston Liu Wai-ming
Professor Phoenix Mo Kit-han
Dr Loletta So Kit-ying
Mr Teddy Tang Chun-keung
Dr Stewart Tung Yuk
Professor Kelvin Wang Man-ping
Controller, Regulatory Affairs, Department of Health