2021-04-22 09:35:18 GMT2021-04-22 17:35:18(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
HONG KONG, April 22 (Xinhua) Hong Kong s jobless rate declined in the first quarter of this year as the pressure on the labor market began to ease due to an abating COVID-19 epidemic, official data showed Thursday.
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate retreated to 6.8 percent during the Jan.-March period, down from a 17-year high of 7.2 percent registered from Dec. to Feb., according to the Census and Statistics Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government. The labor market was under notable pressure in the first quarter of 2021, but the situation stabilized in the latter part of the quarter as the fourth wave of the local epidemic receded, Secretary for Labor and Welfare Law Chi-kwong said.
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Hong Kong youngsters look to mainland GBA cities for career
1 2021-04-21 20:24:44Xinhua
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With the local job market under great pressure due to a sluggish economy hit hard by pandemic, more young people in Hong Kong have turned to mainland cities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to realize their ambitions and dreams.
Graduating from a U.S. university last year, a job seeker surnamed Lam, who majored in media and communications, has submitted her resume to quite a number of companies in Hong Kong over the past months, with few replies.
But a recent career fair brought her new hope.
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The number of eager Hong Kong job-hunters falling prey to scams rose fourfold in the first two months of this year, with victims losing HK$6.4 million (S$1.1 million) to con artists amid the highest jobless rate in 17 years.
In addition to stealing victims’ personal data to apply for loans, police have also warned of so-called brushing scams, which trick victims into placing orders on phoney shopping apps to boost a seller’s rating and business volume.
Promised a full refund of the money they used in addition to a commission, victims received neither.
Chief inspector Chan Yat-wai of the Commercial Crime Bureau said fraudsters would direct their marks to transfer money into a real bank account, then manipulate the app’s account so it appeared topped up and ready to use for making purchases. Victims were told their commissions could be as high as 10 per cent.
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