Where did the 1999 Master of Science in Urban Planning graduates go ?
Careers Education and Placement Centre

I. Introduction

The information in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 1999 to answer the following questions about full-time Master of Science in Urban Planning graduates : -

II. Employment Situations in 1999

Of the 30 full-time graduates from this programme, 29 responded to the survey. Their employment situations are listed below.
 
MSc(UrbanPlanning)
HKU Overall*
1999
1999
No.
%
No.
%
No. of respondents
29
100
575
100
Employed
22
76
504
88
Unemployed seeking F/T job
5
17
23
4
Further Studies
0
0
39
6.8
Emigrated/Returned to home country
2
6.9
5
0.9
Not seeking F/T job
0
0
4
0.7

* HKU Average refers to the figure for the HKU Taught Postgraduate Programme graduates.
 
 

III. Time Taken to Secure Employment

The time taken for graduates to secure employment is shown below.
 
% of new graduates who have secured employment
By the end of
1999
May or before
4.5%
June
14%
July
41%
August
64%
September
82%
October
91%
November
100%

 
 

IV. Employment Sectors

The majority of graduates from this programme were employed in commerce & industry, while others were employed in educational institutions and the civil service.
 
% of graduates
Sector
1999
Commerce & Industry
55%
Educational Institutions
27%
Civil Service
18%

 
 

V. Basic Salary and Gross Income

The remuneration received by graduates from this programme is shown below.
 
Basic Salary
Gross Income
MSc

(UrbanPlanning)
HKU Average*
MSc

(UrbanPlanning)
HKU Average*
1999
1999
1999
1999
Mean
$14,646
$18,694
$14,914
$19,169
Median
$13,000
$17,450
$13,542
$18,000
Minimum
$8,500
-
$8,500
-
Maximum
$26,825
$73,815
$26,825
$95,195

* HKU Average refers to the figure for the HKU Taught Postgraduate Programme graduates.

 
 
  VI.  Number of Full-Time Job Offers

The number of job offers received by graduates from this programme is shown in the following table.
 
No. of job offers received
No. of graduates (% of graduates)
One
11 (50%)
Two
5 (23%)
Three
2 (9.1%)
Four
3 (14%)
Five
1 (4.5%)

 
 
 

VII. Names of Employers and Job Titles

The job titles of graduates from this programme in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.
 
Employers
Job Titles
CIVIL SERVICE -  
  • HKSAR - Lands Department
  • Land Conveyancing Officer
  • HKSAR - Planning Department
  • Planning Assistant
  • HKSAR - Planning Department
  • Planning Assistant
  • HKSAR - Planning Department
  • Planning Assistant
   
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS -  
  • Pok Oi Hospital Luk Ying Hei Secondary School
  • Graduate Master
  • The Hong Kong Institute of Education
  • Research Officer
  • The University of Hong Kong
  • Demonstrator
  • The University of Hong Kong
  • Research Assistant
  • The University of Hong Kong
  • Research Assistant
  • The University of Hong Kong
  • Research Assistant
   
COMMERCE & INDUSTRY -  
  • First City Consultants International Ltd
  • Urban Planning Officer
  • Jones Lang Lasalle Management Services Ltd
  • Estate Management Trainee
  • New World Development Co Ltd
  • Assistant Property Development Officer
  • Nomometric Design & Planning Consultants
  • Project Officer
  • Planning Team (HK) Ltd
  • Assistant Town Planner
  • Planning Team (HK) Ltd
  • Assistant Town Planner
  • Shaukland Cox Ltd
  • Assistant Town Planner
  • Sino Estates Management Ltd
  • Property Officer
  • Townland Consultants
  • Assistant Town Planner
  • Vision Planning Consultants Ltd
  • Assistant Town Planner
  • Vision Planning Consultants Ltd
  • Assistant Town Planner
  • Organization's name not reported
  • Assistant Town Planner

Note : Some of the 1999 graduates indicated willingness to talk to individual students about their work. Contact numbers can be obtained from counsellors at the CePc.
 
 

  VIII. Similar information on graduates from other disciplines is available for reference in the Careers Library. Please contact the CePc for further details.

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Cindy Chan
 
 

August, 2000
The analysis is based on information provided by the respondents, and the Careers Education & Placement Centre should not be held responsible for any errors arising therefrom.

 
 
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