Where did the 1999 Postgradutae Certificate in Laws (Faculty of Law) graduates go ?
	Careers Education and Placement Centre

I. Introduction

• How many had been employed by December, 1999 ?
• Among those who pursued further studies, what programmes were they enrolled in ?
• Among those who were employed full-time, how long did it take them to get their first job offer ?
• In which sectors were they employed ?
• How much salary did they receive ?
• How many job offers did they receive ?
• Who were their employers and what were their job titles ?

II. Employment Situations in 1999

Of the 184 graduates from this programme, 146 responded to the survey. Their employment situations are listed below.
 

			PCLL					HKU Overall*
			1999			1998		1999		1998
			No.	%		No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
No. of respondents			146	100		148	100	575	100	458	100
Employed			125	86		128	86	504	88	341	74
Unemployed seeking F/T job			1	0.7		10	6.8	23	4	35	7.6
Further Studies			18	12		8	5.4	39	6.8	71	16
Emigrated/Returned to home country			1	0.7		0	0	5	0.9	3	0.7
Not seeking F/T job			1	0.7		2	1.4	4	0.7	8	1.7

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

III. Further Studies

Eighteen graduates proceeded to postgraduate studies. The tables below show the academic programmes that they pursued and their sources of funds.
 

	Academic Programme
Field of Study	Master (Coursework)
Law	18

 

Source of Funds	No. of Graduates
Own Funds	15
Full Scholarship	2
Scholarship & 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 or before	47%	71%
June	66%	78%
July	78%	87%
August	87%	89%
September	95%	94%
October	97%	96%
November	98%	98%
December	100%	100%

No Response = 6
 
 
 

V. Employment Sectors

The majority of graduates from this programme were employed in commerce & industry, while others were employed in the civil service, community, social & personal services and educational institutions.
 

	% of graduates
Sector	1999	1998
Commerce & Industry	91%	88%
Civil Service	7%	9%
Community, Social & Personal Services	1%	2%
Educational Institutions	1%	1%

No Response = 1
 
 
 

VI. Basic Salary and Gross Income

The remuneration received by graduates from this programme is shown below.
 

	Basic Salary				Gross Income
	PCLL		HKU Average*		PCLL		HKU Average*
	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998
Mean	$20,467	$21,728	$18,694	$20,628	$20,812	$22,611	$19,169	$21,336
Median	$18,000	$20,000	$17,450	$20,000	$18,750	$21,667	$18,000	$20,000
Minimum	$7,000	-	-	-	$7,583	-	-	-
Maximum	$38,000	$65,000	$73,815	$99,999	$40,083	$73,333	$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	38 (35%)
Two	30 (28%)
Three	22 (20%)
Four	9 (8.3%)
Five	5 (4.6%)
Seven	1 (0.9%)
Eight or more	3 (2.8%)

No Response = 17
 

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
CIVIL SERVICE -
HKSAR		Administrative Officer
HKSAR - Department of Justice		Trainee Barrister
HKSAR - Department of Justice		Trainee Barrister
HKSAR - Department of Justice		Trainee Solicitor
HKSAR - Department of Justice		Trainee Solicitor
HKSAR - Department of Justice		Trainee Solicitor
HKSAR - Department of Justice		Trainee Solicitor
HKSAR - Department of Justice		Trainee Solicitor
HKSAR - Department of Justice		Trainee Solicitor
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS -
Hong Kong College of Management		Teacher
COMMUNITY, SOCIAL & PERSONAL SERVICES -
Gary Plonmavis Chambers		Pupil Barrister
COMMERCE & INDUSTRY -
Alawzirm		Trainee Solicitor
Allen & Overy		Trainee Solicitor
Arthur K H Chan & Co		Trainee Solicitor
Baker & McKenzie		Trainee Solicitor
Baker & McKenzie		Trainee Solicitor
Barlow Lyde Gilbert		Trainee Solicitor
Bridge & Liu		Trainee Solicitor
C W Yuen & Co Solicitors		Trainee Solicitor
Chan Lau & Wai		Trainee Solicitor
Charles Yeung, Clement Lam & Co		Trainee Solicitor
Clifford Chance		Trainee Solicitor
Clifford Chance		Trainee Solicitor
Clifford Chance		Trainee Solicitor
Clyde & Co		Trainee Solicitor
Darlow		Trainee Solicitor
Finley & Co		Trainee Solicitor
Freshfields		Trainee Solicitor
Fung, Wong, Ng & Lam, Solicitors		Trainee Solicitor
Henry H C Wong & Co		Trainee Solicitor
Herbert Smith		Trainee Solicitor
Herbert Smith		Trainee Solicitor
Herbert Smith		Trainee Solicitor
Ince & Co		Trainee Solicitor
Island Corporate Sewnes Ltd		Company Secretarial Trainee
John Chan & Co		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
Joseph S C Chan & Co		Trainee Solicitor
Knight & Ho Solicitor		Trainee Solicitor
Koo & Partners		Trainee Solicitor
Koo & Partners		Trainee Solicitor
Kwan & Chow Solicitors		Trainee Solicitor
Kwok & Chun Solicitors		Trainee Solicitor
Kwok & Chun Solicitors		Trainee Solicitor
Leung Kin		Trainee Solicitor
Liu, Chan & Lam		Trainee Solicitor
Liu, Chan & Lam		Trainee Solicitor
Lo & Lo		Trainee Solicitor
Lovell White Durrant		Trainee Solicitor
Ng & Shum Solicitors		Trainee Solicitor
Ng & Shum Solicitors		Trainee Solicitor
P C Woo & Co		Trainee Solicitor
Richards Butler		Trainee Solicitor
S H Tam & Co		Trainee Solicitor
S H Tam & Co		Trainee Solicitor
Simmons & Simmons		Trainee Solicitor
Sinclair Roche & Temperley		Trainee Solicitor
Stephenson Harwood & Lo		Trainee Solicitor
T C Hoo Solicitor		Trainee Solicitor
Tony Kan & Co		Trainee Solicitor
Tsang, Chan & Woo Solicitors		Trainee Solicitor
Vincent T K Cheung Yap & Co		Trainee Solicitor
Wilkinson & Grist		Trainee Solicitor
Wilkinson & Grist		Trainee Solicitor
William W L Fan & Co		Trainee Solicitor
William W L Fan & Co		Trainee Solicitor
Wong Hui & Co		Trainee Solicitor
Yau & Lam		Trainee Solicitor
Yip, Tse & Tang		Trainee Solicitor
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No Response = 1

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.