Where did the 2000 Civil & Structural Engineering (Environmental Engineering) graduates go ?
Careers Education and Placement Centre
Where did the 2000 Civil & Structural Engineering (Environmental Engineering) graduates go ? |
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Careers Education and Placement Centre |
The information in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 2000 to answer the following questions about Bachelor of Engineering in Civil & Structural Engineering (Environmental Engineering) graduates : -
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BENG(CEEP) |
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 |
17 |
100 |
12 |
100 |
2575 |
100 |
2475 |
100 |
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Employed |
17 |
100 |
12 |
100 |
2030 |
79 |
1928 |
78 |
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Unemployed seeking F/T job |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
59 |
2.3 |
79 |
3.2 |
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Further Studies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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.
III. Time Taken to Secure Employment
The time taken for graduates to secure employment is shown below.
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% of new graduates who have secured employment |
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By the end of |
2000 |
1999 |
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May or before |
13% |
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June |
31% |
36% |
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July |
56% |
73% |
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August |
75% |
91% |
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September |
88% |
100% |
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November |
100% |
- |
No Response = 1
IV. Employment Sectors
The majority of graduates in Civil & Structural Engineering (Environmental Engineering) were employed in commerce & industry, while others were employed in the civil service and community, social and personal service.
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% of graduates |
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Sector |
2000 |
1999 |
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Commerce & Industry |
69% |
67% |
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Civil Service |
25% |
33% |
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Community, Social and Personal Service |
6.3% |
- |
No Response = 1
The remuneration received by graduates in Civil & Structural Engineering (Environmental Engineering) is shown below.
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Basic Salary |
Gross Income |
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BENG(CEEP) |
HKU Average* |
BENG(CEEP) |
HKU Average* |
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2000 |
1999 |
2000 |
1999 |
2000 |
1999 |
2000 |
1999 |
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Mean |
$13,205 |
$14,449 |
$14,125 |
$14,480 |
$14,050 |
$15,124 |
$15,448 |
$15,716 |
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Median |
$12,625 |
$12,800 |
$12,000 |
$10,870 |
$14,033 |
$13,867 |
$13,000 |
$11,917 |
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Minimum |
$10,000 |
$10,000 |
$1,300 |
$1,000 |
$10,000 |
$10,833 |
$3,000 |
$3,000 |
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Maximum |
$16,095 |
$19,000 |
$58,000 |
$58,000 |
$18,417 |
$20,583 |
$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 Civil & Structural Engineering (Environmental Engineering) 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 |
7 (44%) |
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Two |
4 (25%) |
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Three |
3 (19%) |
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Four |
2 (13%) |
No Response = 1
The job titles of graduates in Civil & Structural Engineering (Environmental Engineering) 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 - Environmental Protection Department |
Environmental Engineering Graduate |
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HKSAR - Environmental Protection Department |
Environmental Engineering Graduate |
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HKSAR - Highways Department |
Civil Engineering Graduate |
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HKSAR |
Civil Engineering Graduate |
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COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICE – |
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Organization’s name not reported |
Training Officer |
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY – |
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Binnie Black & Veatch Hong Kong Ltd |
Assistant Engineer |
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Gammon Construction Ltd |
Assistant Engineer |
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Gammon Construction Ltd |
Assistant Site Engineer |
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Ho Tin |
Graduate Engineer |
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Hyder Consulting Ltd |
Graduate Engineer |
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Kowloon Canton Railway |
Graduate Engineer |
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Maunsell Geotechnical Services Ltd |
Graduate Engineer |
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Maunserr Consulting Asia Ltd. |
Graduate Engineer |
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Meinhardt (Cds) Ltd |
Graduate Engineer |
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Montgomery Watson HK Ltd |
Graduate Engineer |
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WST |
Graduate Engineer |
No response = 1
Note : Some of the 2000 graduates indicated willingness to talk to individual students about their work. Contact numbers can be obtained from counsellors at the CePc.
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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Meng Wah Complex
The University of Hong Kong
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Telephone : 2859 2314
Fax : 2559 5238
E-Mail :
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Saturday (9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.)
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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unless with written permission from the Director of the Careers Education and Placement Centre,
The University of Hong Kong