Over 3 300 quality job vacancies to be offered at Re-employment Allowance Pilot Scheme Job Fair
The Labour Department (LD) will hold the Re-employment Allowance Pilot Scheme (REA Scheme) Job Fair at MacPherson Stadium in Mong Kok on July 30 and 31, providing a large number of vacancies from various industries for job seekers, particularly middle-aged and elderly people.
About 50 organisations will participate in the two-day job fair, offering over 3 300 quality full-time or part-time job vacancies from various industries, including catering, retail, hotel, air freight and transport industries. Around 20 to 30 organisations will set up booths and conduct recruitment on the spot each day. A wide variety of positions will be offered, including business development manager, engineer, administration officer, clerk, cook, food and beverage service attendant, enrolled nurse, school bus attendant, programmer, packer, customer service assistant, station assistant, security officer, and technician. Most vacancies offer monthly salaries ranging from $11,000 to $24,000. Around 88 per cent of the vacancies are full-time jobs. About 93 per cent of the vacancies require a Secondary Seven education level or below. Around 64 per cent are open to job seekers without relevant work experience. Job seekers can visit the LD's Interactive Employment Service website (www.jobs.gov.hk) for more details of the vacancies.
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. In addition, the REA Scheme kick-off ceremony will be held at 2.30pm on July 30 and designated booths will be available for job seekers to learn more about the scheme.
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 time at 5pm each day.
Lands Department issues six pre-sale consents in first quarter of 2025
The Lands Department (LandsD) announced today (April 7) that five pre-sale consents for residential developments involving 2 749 residential units were issued in the first quarter of 2025.
Details of the above residential developments (two of which being phased developments) with pre-sale consents issued are as follows:
Expected year of completion
Developments
2026
2027
The LandsD also issued one pre-sale consent for non-residential development in the first quarter.
In addition, six consents to assign were issued, involving a total of 3 759 residential units in two phases each of two developments in Ho Man Tin and Yuen Long and two phased developments in Tseung Kwan O and Kai Tak respectively.
As at March 31, 2025, 21 applications for pre-sale consent for residential developments involving 7 090 residential units were being processed. Details are as follows:
Expected year of completion
No. of applications
No. of residential units involved
2025
5
1 856
2026
4
1 851
2027
12
3 383
In addition, 11 applications for consent to assign involving 3 436 residential units and four non-residential units respectively as well as three applications for pre-sale consent for non-residential developments were being processed.
Members of the public can obtain up-to-date information on consents issued for the past quarter and cases pending approval by visiting the LandsD's website (www.landsd.gov.hk).
Intending purchasers are advised to study carefully the details of the development and the sale procedures, through information available from public advertisements, sales brochures and price lists released by the developer, before making a deposit for purchase. The sales brochure for a development also contains a summary of the provisions of the Deed of Mutual Covenant, including information on the common parts, the number of undivided shares assigned to each unit, the term of years for which the manager is appointed, the basis on which the management expenses are shared among the owners of the units, as well as a summary of the provisions of the government land grant, which intending purchasers are recommended to read carefully.
