HONG KONG - The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 2.9 percent from December 2017 to February 2018, the same as that from November 2017 to January 2018, official statistics showed on Monday.Total employment number rose by around 10,300 from 3.86 million in the period from November 2017 to January 2018 to 3.87 million in the period from December 2017 to February 2018, according to the Census and Statistics Department of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government.Over the same period, the labor force also rose by around 10,600 from 3.97 million to 3.98 million.Law Chi-kwong, the HKSAR government's Secretary for Labor and Welfare, said labor market conditions remained favorable.The unemployment situation continued to show notable year-on-year improvement across many service sectors, particularly so for tourism-related industries such as retail and accommodation services amid the further recovery in inbound tourism, he said.On large-scale job fairs, the Mong Kok Job Expo -- Building a Multi-culture Workplace will be held for job seekers with diversified cultural backgrounds at the MacPherson Stadium on March 21 and 22. The Kowloon East Job Fair will be held from May 15 to 17 at the Yau Tong Community Hall.In addition, industry-based or district-based job fairs are regularly organized at various job centers. cheap wristbands uksilicone fidget spinnerrubber arm bandsmake rubber bracelets
Tensions on trade will not stop the European Commission coming closer to China after the US decided to quit the Paris Climate Agreement, an EU delegate told China Daily in an interview earlier this week. A formal political declaration would be nice, but a failure to not issue a formal agreement will not hamper the effort to seek collaboration on climate change, said Vicky Pollard, environment and climate counselor of the EU delegation to China. "The climate change is happening, and both sides are really committed to tackling it and its impacts," she said. "We see further space to enhance cooperation to push implementation of the Paris agreement forward." During the EU-China summit held in June that was shadowed by US President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord, top EU officials and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang agreed to develop more green technology, but failed to issue a joint statement on climate change. Disputes such as the EU's refusal of not granting China market economy status held back issuing a joint declaration on climate change. Pollard said she was not very concerned about disputes on other matters such as trade. "We will act and strengthen the ties not only because we feel we need to shoulder responsibilities, but also because we feel that there are many benefits from implementing the agreement," she said. "Addressing climate change challenges will benefit longer-term development." The cornerstone of the partnership has been cooperation to support the establishment of a nationwide emissions trading system, developing green and sustainable energy, the development of low carbon cities, said Pollard.
