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May 17, 2021
Youth I.D.E.A.S. 60 Livelihood Balancing Privacy Protection and Big Data Development 16 May, 2021 There has been an increase in the development of digital identity worldwide with both public and private sectors utilising big data analysis and facial recognition to improve the efficiency and convenience of services. Through the support of artificial intelligence and deep learning, the accuracy of facial recognition by robots has surpassed that of humans, as shown in the GaussianFace algorithm developed by the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2014. According to a tech economy report, the global market of facial recognition […]
April 19, 2021
The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on “Supporting Teachers in Facing Educational Challenges” The Youth I.D.E.A.S. (established by HKFYG Youth Research Centre) has released its study on “Supporting Teachers in Facing Educational Challenges”. For the surveyed 354 Hong Kong secondary school teachers, 35.3% worked over 60 hours a week, 14.5% of them even worked over 71 hours or above. Most respondents hoped to reduced administrative work (66.4%), while they wanted to spend more time on engaging with students (61.3%) and lesson preparation work (57.1%). Teacher Interview Cases revealed that workload increased during the pandemic as teachers need […]
April 19, 2021
Youth I.D.E.A.S. 59 Education Supporting Teachers in Facing Educational Challenges 19 April, 2021 Due to advancements in technology and social development, modes of teaching and learning have entered a new era. According to “Back to the Future of Education – Four OECD Scenarios for Schooling”, a report published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)[1] in 2020, learning is no longer limited to the school environment. School can act as a learning hub, connecting with the community by making use of the development of advanced technology (such as artificial intelligence) to deliver more diversified modes of […]
March 15, 2021
The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on “Tackling Hong Kong’s Brain Drain” The Youth I.D.E.A.S. (established by HKFYG Youth Research Centre) has released its study on “Tackling Hong Kong’s Brain Drain”. Data gathered from 1,135 Hong Kong young talents aged below 35 showed that 24.2% of them were planning on leaving to work elsewhere. Among those who work in the four pillar or five high-potential industries, 29.5% had the same thought. A certified information system auditor interviewed said the ideal development prospects of Fin Tech in the United States, coupled with the fairer promotion opportunities based […]
March 15, 2021
Youth I.D.E.A.S. 58 Economics Tackling Hong Kong’s Brain Drain 14 March, 2021 A talent cluster is one of the key elements in promoting economic growth and social development. Human resources have been the most important asset of Hong Kong in this respect. According to the Report on Manpower Projection to 2027 released by the Labour and Welfare Bureau, the labour force of Hong Kong continues to decline but the overall workforce demand continues to rise. The demand for workers with a bachelor’s degree or above will have increased by 310,000 by 2027, leading to a shortage of […]
February 1, 2021
The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on “To Stay or To Leave? A Critical Question for Good Governance” The Youth I.D.E.A.S. (established by HKFYG Youth Research Centre) has released its study on “To Stay or To Leave? A Critical Question for Good Governance”. A survey on 525 Hong Kong youth aged 18-34 showed that 150 respondents would consider emigrating overseas. This accounted for 29% (28.6%) of the total. Of them, the three most mentioned social reasons were the enactment of the National Security Law in Hong Kong（50.7%）, the disappointing performance of the SAR Government（49.3%）, and the […]
February 1, 2021
Youth I.D.E.A.S. 57 Governance To Stay or To Leave? A Critical Question for Good Governance 30 January, 2021 Emigration is not a new phenomenon to Hong Kong. During recent decades there have been a few waves of emigration, mainly due to the city’s special social background (e.g. the negotiations in the early 1980s about its future, and subsequent political disputes and crises of confidence). The recent spates of social unrest sparked by the proposed extradition legislation, and coupled with other issues, have revealed many unresolved and deep-rooted tensions within Hong Kong society. This has triggered […]
January 11, 2021
The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on “Public Health Lessons Learnt from COVID-19” The Youth I.D.E.A.S. (established by HKFYG Youth Research Centre) has released its study on “Public Health Lessons Learnt from the COVID-19’”. A survey on 806 local citizens aged 18 to 65 showed that majority of local citizens were generally not satisfied with HK government’s measures to combat the COVID-19 outbreak, scoring 4.82 out of 10 (scale of 0 to 10, with 10 representing very satisfied). The measures were thought to be too laxed by 43.7% of the respondents. The survey also found […]
January 11, 2021
Youth I.D.E.A.S. 56 Livelihood Public Health Lessons Learnt from COVID-19 11 January, 2021 The COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020 resulted globally in over 82.6million confirmed cases and 1.8million deaths; Hong Kong had a toll of 8,846 cases and 148 deaths. This has highlighted the issue of public health for the first time since 2003. Having the experience of dealing with SARS in 2003, the public health of Hong Kong has since been gradually improving. This has included disease-prevention and developing public health education. Since the start of COVID-19, Hong Kong citizens in general took measures to prevent […]