Budget Speech

Employment Support

140.      To better serve job seekers’ needs, along with the implementation of the statutory minimum wage, the Labour Department (LD) will strengthen employment services for young and middle-aged people and those with disabilities. At the end of last year, the LD launched a two-year Pilot Employment Navigator Programme, providing a total of 22 000 places, to help the unemployed secure employment. Participants will receive customised employment counselling services and will be granted a cash incentive if they subsequently secure and stay in a job. At the end of this year, the LD will set up a pioneer one-stop employment and training centre in Tin Shui Wai to provide integrated services of the LD, SWD and ERB, with a view to offering more targeted employment assistance.

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