Where did the 1999 Master of Philosophy 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 140 full-time graduates from this programme, 113 responded to the survey. Their employment situations are listed below.
 

			MPhil					HKU Overall*
			1999			1998		1999		1998
			No.	%		No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
No. of respondents			113	100		102	100	152	100	186	100
Employed			86	76		76	75	120	79	153	82
Unemployed seeking F/T job			7	6.2		6	5.9	9	5.9	9	4.8
Further Studies			19	17		17	17	21	14	19	10
Emigrated/Returned to home country			1	0.9		0	0	1	0.7	1	0.5
Not seeking F/T job			0	0		3	2.9	1	0.7	4	2.2

* HKU Overall refers to the figure for the HKU Research Programme graduates.
 
 

III. Further Studies

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

	Academic Programme
Field of Study	Ph.D.	M.Phil.	Adv.Diploma/ Diploma
Science	6
Medical Science	5
Electrical/Electronic Engineering	2
Social Sciences	1	1
Arts	1
Education	1
Japanese Language Studies			1

No Response = 1
 

Source of Funds	No. of Graduates
Teaching Assistantship/Studentship	8
Own Funds	3
Scholarship & Own Funds	3
Full Scholarship	2
Scholarship & Teaching Assistantship/Studentship	2

No Response = 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	57%	85%
June	67%	87%
July	75%	88%
August	79%	91%
September	87%	93%
October	96%	97%
November	99%	99%
December	100%	100%

No Response = 11
 
 
 

V. Employment Sectors

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

	% of graduates
Sector	1999	1998
Educational Institutions	50%	32%
Commerce & Industry	33%	41%
Community, Social & Personal Services	12%	8%
Civil Service	5%	19%

No Response = 2
 
 
 

VI. Basic Salary and Gross Income

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

	Basic Salary				Gross Income
	MPhil		HKU Average*		MPhil		HKU Average*
	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998
Mean	$16,859	$23,512	$21,984	$28,912	$17,468	$25,001	$24,198	$31,734
Median	$16,048	$21,005	$17,450	$22,538	$17,050	$21,833	$18,000	$23,833
Minimum	$8,000	$10,000	$8,000	$9,120	$8,000	$10,000	$8,000	$9,120
Maximum	$28,000	$51,000	$120,000	$77,000	$28,000	$76,000	$198,000	$138,022

* HKU Average refers to the figure for the HKU Research 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	43 (61%)
Two	15 (21%)
Three	7 (10%)
Four	3 (4.3%)
Six	1 (1.4%)
Eight or more	1 (1.4%)

No Response = 16

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		Executive Officer
HKSAR		Liaison Officer
HKSAR - Department of Health		Pest Control Officer
HKSAR - Urban Services Department		Health Inspector
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS -
Buddhist Wong Fung Ling College		Graduate Master
CCC Kei San Secondary School		Graduate Master
Cheung Chuk Shan College		Graduate Master
Chong Qing Jianzhu University		Assistant Professor
City University of Hong Kong		Research Assistant
G T School		English Teacher
Hong Kong Baptist University		Demonstrator
Hong Kong Baptist University		Research Assistant
Hong Kong Baptist University		Teacher
Munsang College		Graduate Master
SKH All Saint's Middle School		Certificate Master
SKH Bishop Mok Sau Tseng Secondary School		Graduate Master
SKH Bishop Mok Sau Tseng Secondary School		Graduate Master
St Gloria College		Graduate Master
The Chinese University of Hong Kong		Data Analyst
The Chinese University of Hong Kong		Medical Laboratory Technician
The Chinese University of Hong Kong		Research Assistant
The Chinese University of Hong Kong		Research Assistant
The Chinese University of Hong Kong		Research Assistant
The Chinese University of Hong Kong		Research Assistant
The Chinese University of Hong Kong		Technician
The Chinese University of Hong Kong		Technician
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University		Language Instructor
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University		Language Instructor
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University		Research Assistant
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
The University of Hong Kong		Research Assistant
The University of Hong Kong		Research Assistant
The University of Hong Kong		Research Assistant
The University of Hong Kong		Research Assistant
The University of Hong Kong		Research Assistant
The University of Hong Kong		Research Assistant
The University of Hong Kong		Research Assistant
The University of Hong Kong		Research Assistant
The University of Hong Kong		Research Assistant
The University of Hong Kong		Research Assistant
The University of Hong Kong		Research Assistant
The University of Hong Kong		Software Engineer
Organization's name not reported		Graduate Master
COMMUNITY, SOCIAL & PERSONAL SERVICES -
Authorized Academic Java Center		Information Technology Engineer
Caritas Chan Chun Ha Field Studies Centre		Research Assistant
Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups		Research Officer
Hong Kong Heritage Museums		Curator
Hong Kong Productivity Council		Laboratory Technologist
Queen Mary Hospital		Research Assistant
Queen Mary Hospital		Research Assistant
World Wide Funds Hong Kong		Marine Consultation Officer
Organization's name not reported		Medical Doctor
COMMERCE & INDUSTRY -
A C Nelson (China) Ltd		Research Executive
Auto System		Consultant
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd		Airline Planning Analyst
Chow Sang Sang		Programmer
CWHKT		Engineer
DNACORN		Data Processing Executive
Gene Co Ltd		Sales & Marketing Executive
Glaxo Wellcome (China) Ltd		Medical Representative
Johnson Electric		Project Engineer
Leader Gene Ltd		Research Assistant
Matsushita Electrical International Logistics (HK) Co Ltd		Sales Coordinator
Pacific Century Insurance Co		Senior Administration Assistant
Panasonic Shun Hing Industrial Sales Ltd		Sales Administrator
Perkin Hemer Instrument		Application Specialist
Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals		Research Associate
Progressive Technology Ltd		Consultant
Prudential Assurance Co Ltd		Insurance Consultant
QPL (HK) Ltd		Development Engineer
Quintiles (HK) Ltd		Clinical Research Associate
The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Ltd		Associate
W W Technology Ltd		Information Technology Officer
World Star		Producer
Organization's name not reported		Administration Assistant
Organization's name not reported		Editor
Organization's name not reported		Sale Representative
Organization's name not reported		Technical Trainee

No Response = 5

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.