Where did the 1999 Master of Economics 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 Economics graduates : - II. Employment Situations in 1999

All the 16 full-time graduates from this programme responded to the survey. Their employment situations are listed below.
 
MEcon
HKU Overall*
1999
1998
1999
1998
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No. of respondents
16
100
8
100
575
100
458
100
Employed
12
75
7
88
504
88
341
74
Unemployed seeking F/T job
0
0
1
13
23
4
35
7.6
Further Studies
4
25
0
0
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

Four 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
Ph.D.
M.Phil.
Master (Coursework)
Social Sciences
1
1
Computer Science
1

No Response = 1

 
Source of Funds
No. of Graduates
Own Funds
2
Teaching Assistantship/Studentship
1

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
10%
20%
June
20%
40%
July
50%
40%
August
100%
40%
September
100%
40%
October
100%
80%
November
100%
100%

No Response = 2
 
 
 
 

V. Employment Sectors

The majority of graduates from this programme were employed in commerce & industry, while others were employed in educational institutions and community, social & personal services.
 
% of graduates
Sector
1999
1998
Commerce & Industry
73%
67%
Educational Institutions
18%
33%
Community, Social & Personal Services
9%
-

No Response = 1
 
 
 

VI. Basic Salary and Gross Income

The remuneration received by graduates from this programme is shown below.
 
Basic Salary
Gross Income
MEcon
HKU Average*
MEcon
HKU Average*
1999
1998
1999
1998
1999
1998
1999
1998
Mean
$11,620
$16,333
$18,694
$20,628
$12,942
$16,917
$19,169
$21,336
Median
$10,500
$11,000
$17,450
$20,000
$12,846
$11,917
$18,000
$20,000
Minimum
$8,500
$10,000
-
-
$8,500
$10,833
-
-
Maximum
$15,000
$30,000
$73,815
$99,999
$16,483
$30,000
$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
6 (60%)
Two
2 (20%)
Three
1 (10%)
Four
1 (10%)
No Response = 2
 
 
 

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 -  
  • St Margaret's Girls' College
  • Graduate Master
  • The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
  • Research Assistant
   
COMMUNITY, SOCIAL & PERSONAL SERVICES -  
  • Organization's name not reported
  • Tutor
   
COMMERCE & INDUSTRY -  
  • CASH
  • Project Specialist
  • Deliotte Touche Tohmatsu
  • Staff Accountant
  • Fai Lap Securities
  • Management Trainee
  • Morinda International (HK) Ltd
  • Customer Services Officer
  • Reuters (HK) Ltd
  • Data Analyst
  • Standard Chartered Bank
  • Customer Satisfaction Representative
  • The Kwangtung Provincial Bank
  • Officer Trainee
  • Ying Tat Industrial Co Ltd
  • Sales Manager

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.
 

  IX. 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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