The information contained in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 1996 to answer the following questions about P.C.LL. graduates : -
Out of 186 P.C.LL. graduates, 120 responded to our survey, representing a response rate of 65%. Of these, 92% were in full-time employment within six months of graduation. 5.8% took up further studies. 1.7% (or 2 graduates) were still looking for full-time employment at the time of the survey in December 1996. (Table 1)
| P.C.LL. | HKU Overall (Postgraduate Diploma/Certificate) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | ||||||||||||||
| ‘96 | ‘95 | '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | '96 | '95 | |||||||||
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| No. of respondents | 120 | 100 | 127 | 100 | 48 | 100 | 49 | 100 | 72 | 100 | 78 | 100 | 237 | 100 | 258 | 100 |
| F/T employed | 110 | 91.7 | 120 | 94.5 | 45 | 93.8 | 47 | 95.9 | 65 | 90.3 | 73 | 93.6 | 189 | 79.7 | 217 | 84.1 |
| P/T employed seeking F/T job | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.7 | 4 | 1.6 |
| Unemployed seeking F/T job | 2 | 1.7 | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.8 | 1 | 1.3 | 9 | 3.8 | 7 | 2.7 |
| Further studies | 7 | 5.8 | 6 | 4.7 | 3 | 6.3 | 2 | 4.1 | 4 | 5.6 | 4 | 5.1 | 32 | 13.5 | 28 | 10.9 |
| Emigration/home country | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Not seeking F/T job | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.8 |
Among the 7 P.C.LL. graduates who went on for further studies, 29% (or 2 graduates) each pursued their studies in Hong Kong and U.K., while 14% (1 graduate) each went to Australia and Japan. Table 2 shows the academic programmes they were engaged in and Table 3 shows the source of finance.
| Field of Study | Academic programme | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| M.Phil. | Master (Coursework) |
Adv.Diploma/ Diploma |
|
| Law | 3 | 1 | |
| Others | 1 | 1 |
No Response = 1
Table 2. Academic programmes
| Source of Finance | No. of Graduates |
|---|---|
| Own Fund | 5 |
| Full Scholarship | 1 |
No Response = 1
Table 3. Source of finance for further studies
Among those graduates who were in full-time employment, 93% secured their first job offer before the end of September. The figure increased to 98% by the end of December. (Figure 1)
No Response = 1 Figure 1. Time taken to secure employment
86% of the 1996 P.C.LL. graduates were employed in commerce & industry. The remaining 12% joined the civil service and 2% worked in community, social & personal services. (Figure 2)
Figure 2. Employment sectors
Figure 3. Employment sectors by sex
On the whole, the 1996 P.C.LL. graduates received a higher income than their predecessors in the previous year . (Table 4)
| Basic Salary | Gross Income | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.C.LL. | HKU Average * | P.C.LL. | HKU Average * | |||||
| ‘96 | ‘95 | ‘96 | ‘95 | ‘96 | ‘95 | ‘96 | ‘95 | |
| Mean | $20,262 | $15,346 | $18,942 | $16,431 | $21,944 | $16,177 | $20,345 | $17,574 |
| Median | $15,000 | $12,000 | $15,500 | $15,000 | $16,792 | $14,000 | $16,792 | $15,833 |
| Minimum | $8,000 | 0 | $6,650 | 0 | $8,000 | 0 | 7,204 | 0 |
| Maximum | $102,900 | $34,000 | $102,900 | $54,145 | $129,900 | $34,000 | $129,900 | $71,145 |
Table 4. Basic salary and gross income
* income received by postgraduate diploma/certificate graduates
67% of the graduates in full-time employment had more than one job offer (Figure 4).
Figure 4. No. of full-time job offers
The job titles of the 110 graudates who took up full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below. (Table 5)
| Employers : | Job Titles : |
|---|---|
| CIVIL SERVICE- | |
| * Attorney General's Chambers | * Legal Trainee |
| * Attorney General's Chambers | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Customs & Excise Department | * Senior Inspector |
| * Education Department | * Senior Executive Officer |
| * Finance Branch | * Executive Officer |
| * Industry Department | * Assistant Director |
| * Legal Department | * Assistant Crown Counsel |
| * Legal Department | * Legal Trainee |
| * Legal Department | * Legal Trainee |
| * Legal Department | * Legal Trainee |
| * Legal Department | * Legal Trainee (Solicitor) |
| * Legal Department | * Assistant Prosecutor |
| * Hong Kong Police Force | * Probationary Inspector |
| COMMUNITY, SOCIAL & PERSONAL SERVICES - | |
| * Prince Philip Dental Hospital | * Technician |
| * Securities and Futures Commission | * Executive Trainee |
| COMMERCE & INDUSTRY - | |
| * Allen & Overy | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Baker & Mckenzie | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Baker & Mckenzie | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Baker & Mckenzie | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Bernard Wong & Co | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * C.T. Chan & Co | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * C.T. Chan & Co | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * C.Y. Kwan & Co | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Carey and Lui | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * C C Lee | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Chan and Cheng, Solicitors | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Cheng, Yeung & Co | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Cheng, Yeung & Co | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Cheung, Tong & Rosa, Solicitors | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Christine M. Koo & Co | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Clyde & Co | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Coudert Brothers | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Deacons, Graham & James | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Deacons, Graham & James | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Deacons, Graham & James | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | * Tax Accountant |
| * Edmund Cheung & Co | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Erwin Young, Chu & Law, Solicitors | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Finley & Co Solicitors | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Foo & Li Solicitors | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Foolambli | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Fred Kan & Co | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Fred Kan & Co | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Gilbert Rodway Toba Chamber | * Trainee Barrister |
| * Hampton Winter & Glyun | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Ho, Li, Lo, Lam & Yeung, Solicitors, H.K. | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Incen Comapny | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * J.Chan, Yip, So & Partners | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Johnson Stokes & Master | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Johnson Stokes & Master | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Johnson Stokes & Master | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Johnson Stokes & Master | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Johnson Stokes & Master | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Johnson Stokes & Master | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * K C Tsang & Co | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Kenneth C.C. Man & Co | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Ko Lee Yip Solicitors | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Koo and Partners | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * KPMG Peat Marwick | * Tax Consultant |
| * Kwok & Yih, Solicitors | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Lau, Chan & Co Solicitors & Notaries | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Liu, Chan & Lam, Solicitors | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Lovell White Durrant | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Lu, Lai & Li Solicitors Notaries | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Messrs. Gallant Y.T. Ho & Co | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Messrs. Ho & Wong | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Messrs. Liu, Chan & Lam | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Michael Cheuk, Wong & Kee, Solicitors | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Munro & Claypole | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Ng & Lam Solicitors | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Ng & Partners Solicitors | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * P. C. Woo & Co Solicitors | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Paul C.W. Tse & Co | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Philip Wong & Co | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Raymond Ho & Koo | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Raymond Wo & Koo | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Richard Butler | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Robert W.H. Wang & Co | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * S.K.Lam, Alfred Chan & Co, Solicitors | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Shea, Ma & Ho, Solicitors | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Slaugter and May | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Stephen Lo & P.Y.Tse | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Stephenson Harwood & Lo | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Stephenson Harwood & Lo | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Stephenson Harwood & Lo | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * T.S.Tong & Co | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Tsang & Shin, Solicitors | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Tsang & Shin, Solicitors | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Tsang, Chan & Wong, Solicitors | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Vincent T.K. Cheung, Yap & Co. | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Vivian Chan & Co., Solicitors | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Wong & Lam | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Wong, Hui & Co | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Woo, Kwan , Lee & Co | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Yun and Co | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Organisation’s name not reported | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Organisation’s name not reported | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Organisation’s name not reported | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Organisation’s name not reported | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Organisation’s name not reported | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Organisation’s name not reported | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Organisation’s name not reported | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Organisation’s name not reported | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Organisation’s name not reported | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Organisation’s name not reported | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Organisation’s name not reported | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Organisation’s name not reported | * Trainee Solicitor |
| * Organisation’s name not reported | * Trainee Solicitor |
No Response = 1
Table 5. List of employers and job titles
Note :Some alumni have indicated willingness to talk to individual students about their work. Their contact telephone number can be obtained from counsellors at CEPC.
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