Postgraduate Diploma in Common Law

*Where did the 1999 Postgraduate Diploma in Common Law 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 Postgraduate Diploma in Common Law graduates : -

How many had been employed by December, 1999 ?
Among those who pursued further studies, what programmes were they enrolled in ?

II. Employment Situations in 1999

Of the 6 full-time graduates from this programme, 1 responded to the survey. His employment situation is listed below.

PDipCL HKU Overall*

1999 1998 1999 1998

No. % No. % No. % No. %

No. of respondents 1 100 4 100 575 100 458 100

Employed 0 0 3 75 504 88 341 74

Unemployed seeking F/T job 0 0 0 0 23 4 35 7.6

Further Studies 1 100 1 25 39 6.8 71 16

Emigrated/Returned to home country 0 0 0 0 5 0.9 3 0.7

Not seeking F/T job 0 0 0 0 4 0.7 8 1.7

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

III. Further Studies

The graduate proceeded to further studies. The tables below show the academic programme that he pursued and his source of funds.

Academic Programme

Field of Study Bachelor’s Degree

Law 1

Source of Funds No. of Graduates

Government Grant & Loan 1

IV. 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.

No part of this report may be reproduced in any form or by whatever means,

unless with written permission from the Director of the Careers Education and Placement Centre,

The University of Hong Kong

	*PDipCL*				HKU Overall*
	*1999*		*1998*		*1999*		*1998*
	*No.*	%	*No.*	%	*No.*	%	*No.*	%
*No. of respondents*	1	100	4	100	575	100	458	100
*Employed*	0	0	3	75	504	88	341	74
*Unemployed seeking F/T job*	0	0	0	0	23	4	35	7.6
*Further Studies*	1	100	1	25	39	6.8	71	16
*Emigrated/Returned to home country*	0	0	0	0	5	0.9	3	0.7
*Not seeking F/T job*	0	0	0	0	4	0.7	8	1.7

	*Academic Programme*
*Field of Study*	*Bachelor’s Degree*
Law	1

*Source of Funds*	*No. of Graduates*
Government Grant & Loan	1