Where did the 1999 Certificate in Chinese Language 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 Certificate in Chinese Language graduates : -

II. Employment Situations in 1999

Of the 22 graduates from this programme, 6 responded to the survey. Their employment situations are listed below.
 
CertChinLang
HKU Overall*
1999
1998
1999
1998
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No. of respondents
6
100
12
100
575
100
458
100
Employed
3
50
2
17
504
88
341
74
Unemployed seeking F/T job
0
0
3
25
23
4
35
7.6
Further Studies
1
17
3
25
39
6.8
71
16
Emigrated/Returned to home country
1
17
1
8.3
5
0.9
3
0.7
Not seeking F/T job
1
17
3
25
4
0.7
8
1.7

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

III. Further Studies

One graduate proceeded to postgraduate studies. The tables below show the academic programme that he pursued and his source of funds.
 
Academic Programme
Field of Study
Master (Coursework)
Arts
1

 
Source of Funds
No. of Graduates
Own Funds
1

 
 
 

IV. 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
1998
May
50%
50%
June
50%
50%
July
50%
50%
August
50%
50%
September
50%
50%
October
50%
100%
November
50%
100%
December
100%
100%

No Response = 1
 
 
 
 

V. Employment Sectors

One graduate each from this programme was employed in commerce & industry, educational institutions and community, social & personal services.
 
% of graduates
Sector
1999
1998
Commerce & Industry
33%
50%
Educational Institutions
33%
50%
Community, Social & Personal Services
33%
-

 
 

VI. Basic Salary and Gross Income

The remuneration received by graduates from this programme is shown below.
 
Basic Salary
Gross Income
CertChinLang
HKU Average*
CertChinLang
HKU Average*
1999
1998
1999
1998
1999
1998
1999
1998
Mean
$21,000
$13,500
$18,694
$20,628
$21,000
$13,500
$19,169
$21,336
Median
$21,000
$13,500
$17,450
$20,000
$21,000
$13,500
$18,000
$20,000
Minimum
$13,000
$12,000
-
-
$13,000
$12,000
-
-
Maximum
$29,000
$15,000
$73,815
$99,999
$29,000
$15,000
$95,195
$108,332

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

VII.   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
1 (50%)
Eight or more
1 (50%)

No Response = 1
 
 

VIII.  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
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS -  
  • The University of Hong Kong
  • Senior Researcher
   
COMMUNITY, SOCIAL & PERSONAL SERVICES -  
  • Legislative Council
  • Legislative Assistant
   
COMMERCE & INDUSTRY -  
  • Q Press
  • Director

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.
 
 
 
 

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

Careers Education and Placement Centre

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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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