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  This study is aim to study how the rapidly developing society influences young people in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong, to discover what causes them most stress and how they deal with it. Major findings: The rapid development of the four cities has certain effects on the psychological state, behaviour and values of young people. This has caused some similar response amoung Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong youth. Nonetheless, since the speed of development in the four cities is quite different, the uniqueness of each city has also been reflected in the local young people’s choices. －End－

  Until the 1980’s, employment in China was planned and administered by the state who monopolized the allocation of jobs. However, the employment policy of China has changed drastically since the implementation of the open-door policy and the economic reform. This study, sampled in Hong Kong (510 respondents), Beijing (520 respondents), Shanghai (534 respondents) and Guangzhou (499 respondents), looks into the views of the young people of the four places in four main areas: career choice, job evaluation, work attitudes and future prospects. Many questions yielded very useful findings, such as what are the young people’s preferred careers? What organizations […]