Median monthly income for fresh graduates in 1993 was HK$13,158 but had fallen to HK$10,860 by 2013
The median monthly income of fresh university graduates has dropped by almost 20 per cent in the last 20 years, a study has found, prompting calls for a review of education policy.
Two groups monitoring public policy – New Forum and New Youth Forum – looked into data from the Census and Statistics Department on the salaries of university graduates.
They found the monthly salary for fresh graduates in 1993 was HK$13,158, but had dropped to HK$12,452 for those graduating in 1998.
It further dipped to HK$11,148 in 2003, and remained almost unchanged at HK$11,759 by 2008.
In 2013, it was only HK$10,860, representing a 17 per cent decrease from 1993.
“One reason is that the number of university places has increased a lot over the years,” said Chan Wai-keung, a council member of New Forum.
According to a report by the two groups, only 10.6 per cent of young people in 1993 obtained a university degree. That figure has since risen, to 47 per cent in 2013.
Chan, a lecturer in communication and social sciences at Hong Kong Community College, said there was a mismatch between the types of degrees available for study and the jobs up for grabs.
“Some people who graduate with a bachelor’s in business administration may end up working as a general office worker instead of taking up a managerial role that they were taught for at university,” he said.
He said an abundant supply of graduates in specific sectors meant employers did not feel it necessary to offer competitive salaries.
He said the government should focus on providing more opportunities in vocational education as Hong Kong was in huge need of talent in many such professions, including the construction industry.
The report said the number of jobs in the city requiring skilled workers had risen by only 66,500 between 1993 and 2013. But the number of university graduates that could fill these positions increased by 699,600 over that period.
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筆者講到自資好廢. 唔值得生存.
我曾經在高中教育column提問. “那裡有大數據課程”
結果, 1)科大碩士課程 2) 恆商學士課程.
全世界講緊大數據. 8 大院校, 無提供專修課程. 而自資卻有提供.
是8大追唔上社會需要, 還是自資要為生存, 又或是自由度高, 開新課程呢?
自資學院, 如果受資助, 並不是不需要面對軚弱留強.
相反, 資源多了給學生, 他們也會懂選擇.
沒用的學位, 誰花時間去讀.
不如再補考入8 大. 或出國留學.
再講大數據課程.
下年, 細囝考DSE, 專長是數學. 但pure math. 佢唔想讀, 入中大/港大要求除了數學成績要求高, 競爭大, 總体成績要求都好高.
但係, 亞囝問佢修數學的學兄. 畢業仍以教書為主. 所以亞囝唔想入大學讀數學, 然之後當教師.
另外, 亞囝數學並不是所有部份都叻. 但好似
佢參加奧數幾年, 數學排序/數字模式/簡化程式…特別有興趣. 所以, 相信處理數據/理解, 分析和運用. 可能, 幾啱佢.
點解8 大院校無大數據讀. 而, 恆商要開辦.
咁想了解多d大數據, 是否應該讀恆商自資?
全世界講緊大數據. 8 大院校, 無提供專修課程. 而自資卻有提供.
呢個仲要唔係一次過嘅撥款,唔應該畀佢過。
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