Where did the 2000 Surveying graduates go ?
Careers Education and Placement Centre
Where did the 2000 Surveying graduates go ? |
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Careers Education and Placement Centre |
I. Introduction
The information in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 2000 to answer the following questions about Bachelor of Science in Surveying graduates : -
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BSC(SURV) |
HKU Overall* |
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2000 |
1999 |
2000 |
1999 |
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No. |
% |
No. |
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No. |
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No. |
% |
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No. of respondents |
49 |
100 |
49 |
100 |
2575 |
100 |
2475 |
100 |
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Employed |
48 |
98 |
46 |
94 |
2030 |
79 |
1928 |
78 |
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Unemployed seeking F/T job |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2.0 |
59 |
2.3 |
79 |
3.2 |
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Further Studies |
1 |
2.0 |
2 |
4.1 |
461 |
18 |
455 |
18 |
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Emigrated/Returned to home country |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.1 |
4 |
0.2 |
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Not seeking F/T job |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
0.9 |
9 |
0.4 |
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* HKU Overall refers to the figure for the total HKU population and includes M.B.B.S. and B.D.S. graduates.
One graduate proceeded to postgraduate studies. The tables below show the academic programmes that he pursued and his source of funding.
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Academic Programme |
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Field of Study |
Master (Coursework) |
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Finance |
1 |
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Source of Funding |
No. of Graduates |
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Own Funds |
1 |
The time taken for graduates to secure employment is shown below.
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By the end of |
% of new graduates who have secured employment |
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2000 |
1999 |
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May or before |
55% |
46% |
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June |
77% |
72% |
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July |
89% |
87% |
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August |
96% |
87% |
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September |
100% |
98% |
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October |
100% |
100% |
No response = 1
The majority of graduates in Surveying were employed in commerce & industry, while others were employed in the civil service, community, social & personal service.
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Sector |
% of graduates |
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2000 |
1999 |
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Commerce & Industry |
74% |
85% |
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Civil Service |
21% |
15% |
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Community, Social & Personal Service |
4.3% |
- |
No response = 1
The remuneration received by graduates in Surveying is shown below.
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Basic Salary |
Gross Income |
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BSC(SURV) |
HKU Average* |
BSC(SURV) |
HKU Average* |
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2000 |
1999 |
2000 |
1999 |
2000 |
1999 |
2000 |
1999 |
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Mean |
$12,465 |
$10,970 |
$14,125 |
$14,480 |
$13,140 |
$11,619 |
$15,448 |
$15,716 |
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Median |
$10,630 |
$10,000 |
$12,000 |
$10,870 |
$11,391 |
$10,833 |
$13,000 |
$11,917 |
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Minimum |
$9,000 |
$8,000 |
$1,300 |
$1,000 |
$9,000 |
$8,000 |
$3,000 |
$3,000 |
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Maximum |
$17,000 |
$17,460 |
$58,000 |
$58,000 |
$18,708 |
$17,460 |
$74,967 |
$60,000 |
* HKU Average refers to the figure for the total HKU population and includes M.B.B.S. and B.D.S. graduates.
The number of job offers received by graduates in Surveying is shown in the following table.
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No. of job offers received |
No. of graduates (% of graduates) |
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One |
12 (25%) |
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Two |
12 (25%) |
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Three |
14 (29%) |
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Four |
4 (8.3%) |
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Five |
2 (4.2%) |
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Six |
1 (2.1%) |
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Seven |
1 (2.1%) |
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Eight or more |
2 (4.2%) |
The job titles of graduates in Surveying in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.
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Employers |
Job Titles |
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Civil Service – |
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HKSAR - Buildings Department |
Building Surveying Graduate |
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HKSAR - Lands Department |
Estate Surveying Graduate |
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HKSAR - Lands Department |
Estate Surveying Graduate |
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HKSAR - Lands Department |
Estate Surveying Graduate |
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HKSAR - Lands Department |
Estate Surveying Graduate |
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HKSAR - Lands Department |
Estate Surveying Graduate |
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HKSAR - Lands Department |
Estate Surveying Graduate |
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HKSAR - Lands Department |
Estate Surveying Graduate |
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HKSAR - Rating and Valuation Department |
Valuation Surveying Graduate |
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HKSAR - Rating and Valuation Department |
Valuation Surveying Graduate |
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Community, Social and Personal Services - |
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Hong Kong Church of Christ |
Minister in Training |
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The Hong Kong Jockey Club |
Human Resources Assistant |
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Commerce and Industry |
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Andersen Consulting |
Analyst |
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Centaling Property Agency Ltd |
Real Estate |
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Cushman & Wakefield |
Graduate Trainee |
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Davis Langdon & Seah Hong Kong Ltd |
Assistant Quantity Surveyor |
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Davis Langdon & Seah Hong Kong Ltd |
Assistant Quantity Surveyor |
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Davis Langdon & Seah Hong Kong Ltd |
Assistant Quantity Surveyor |
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Davis Langdon & Seah Hong Kong Ltd |
Assistant Quantity Surveyor |
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FPD Savills (HK) Ltd |
Property Consultant |
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FPD Savills (HK) Ltd |
Property Assistant |
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Gammon Construction Ltd |
Assistant Quantity Surveyor |
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Hysan Development Co Ltd |
Property Trainee |
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Ian Cullen & Associates |
Graduate Estate Surveyor |
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Jones Lang Lasalle Ltd |
Valuer |
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Jones Lang Lasalle Ltd |
Valuer |
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Jones Lang Lasalle Ltd |
Valuer |
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KPK Quantity Surveyors (HK) Ltd |
Assistant Quantity Surveyor |
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KPK Quantity Surveyors (HK) Ltd |
Assistant Quantity Surveyor |
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Levett & Bailey Chartered Quanity Surveyors Ltd |
Quantity Surveyor |
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Levett & Bailey Chartered Quanity Surveyors Ltd |
Quantity Surveyor |
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Levett & Bailey Chartered Quanity Surveyors Ltd |
Quantity Surveyor |
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MTR Corporation Ltd |
Management Trainee |
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MTR Corporation Ltd |
Property Management Trainee |
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Northcrost HK Ltd |
Assistant Quantity Surveyor |
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Northcrost HK Ltd |
Assistant Quantity Surveyor |
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Vigers (HK) Ltd |
Management Trainee |
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Whampoa Property Management Ltd |
Assistant Estate Officer |
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Widnell Ltd |
Assistant Quantity Surveyor |
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Widnell Ltd |
Occupation’s name not reported |
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Widnell Ltd |
Assistant Quantity Surveyor |
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Yem Brothers Ltd |
Property Officer |
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Ka Wah Group |
Leasing Officer |
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Swire Properties Ltd |
Building Surveyor Trainee |
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Swire Properties Ltd |
Surveyor Trainee |
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Swire Properties Ltd |
Surveyor Trainee |
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Organization’s name not reported |
Surveyor |
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Organization’s name not reported |
Management Trainee |
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, 2001
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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