The Leisure & Cultural Services Department will launch a new phase of its Arts Fun Fair at Kowloon Park this Sunday. It will have 16 stalls displaying and selling craftworks that feature fabric crafts, floral artworks and ornaments. Park-goers can also participate in art services such as painting and portrait sketching. The fair will be open from 1pm to 7pm on Sundays and public holidays at the park's loggia until May 26 next year. Visitors can enjoy the park’s beautiful scenery while appreciating a wide range of handicrafts and artworks. The Arts Corner at Hong Kong Park is being held from noon to 6pm on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays until December 31. The Arts Corner at Victoria Park welcomes applications from today until June 23 for operating stalls in the coming round of the fair. For enquiries about the fair in Kowloon Park, call 2724 3344. For questions about Hong Kong Park and Victoria Park, call 2521 5041 or 2890 5824 respectively. http:
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell by 0.2 percentage points to 4.5% for the period between July and September compared to the period from June to August, the Census & Statistics Department announced today.
The underemployment rate also dropped to 2.1% during the period.
Total employment rose by around 6,300 to 3,658,000, while the labour force stood at 3,838,600, about the same as in the previous period.
There were 180,600 unemployed people from July to September, a drop of about 7,100 from the preceding three-month period. The number of underemployed people also decreased by around 7,200 to 79,000.
Analysed by sector, the unemployment rates of most economic sectors fell in the July-September period compared with the preceding three-month period, more noticeably in the decoration, repair and maintenance for buildings sector, professional and business services sector, and arts, entertainment and recreation sector.
For the consumption and tourism-related sectors, the combined jobless rate declined by 0.2 percentage points to 7.2%.
Secretary for Labour & Welfare Dr Law Chi-kwong noted that the labour market further improved along with the increasingly entrenched economic recovery.
Looking ahead, he said the labour market conditions would depend on the pace of the economic recovery. The Consumption Voucher Scheme would also continue to render support to consumption-related activities in the near term.
However, the global pandemic development remains a key source of uncertainty over the economic and labour market outlook.
The community should stay vigilant against the COVID-19 epidemic and strive towards more widespread vaccination, Dr Law added.
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