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The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on e-Sports in Hong Kong           The Youth I.D.E.A.S. (established by HKFYG Youth Research Centre) has released its study on “e-Sports in Hong Kong”.   Data gathered from 1,407 HKFYG members aged 15-29 showed that 38.5% have viewed e-Sports tournaments within 6 months before the survey while 13.4% have taken part in casual e-Sports competitions.  68.4% agreed that Hong Kong should further develop the e-Sports industry.  However, they think that “opposition by family members” (58.9%) and “social misunderstanding on e-Sports” (48.3%) are two main obstacles for young people to […]

The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on STEM Education in Secondary Schools: Improving Resource Utilization     In the study, completed questionnaires were retrieved from 105 Hong Kong local secondary schools, which provide a fuller picture of the development of STEM education in secondary schools and the relevant resource usage. 9 secondary schools with remarkable practices were invited to participate in our case study, and 8 major strategies were therefore identified for resources utilization in promoting STEM education in secondary schools. An integrated analysis on the expert/scholar interviews and overseas case study on the US, Singapore and Estonia were […]

The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on Building Public Trust in the Government     An onsite survey in early last month on 525 young people aged 15 – 34 noted that up to 80% (79.1%) of respondents said the lack of mutual trust between the administration and the public was a major obstacle to policy implementation.  Thirty-five (35%) believed the greatest meaning of trust it has is its potential to facilitate policy implementation.   Yet, 70.8% felt that the SAR Government did not trust young people. Sixty-three percent (63.4%) said that they did not trust the SAR Government. […]

The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on How Young People Cope with Stress   The Youth I.D.E.A.S. (established by HKFYG Youth Research Centre) has released its study on “How Young People Cope with Stress”. Data gathered from 520 Hong Kong young people via a territory-wide random sampling telephone survey aged 12-29 showed that more than 60% of respondents indicated 6 points or above on a 0-10 scale (10 denoted the highest level level) when asked to rate the level of stress that they were facing.  Over 20% even said that their level reached 8 to 10 points.  The average […]

The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Development of Creative Craftsmanship in Hong Kong The Youth I.D.E.A.S. (established by HKFYG Youth Research Centre) has released its study on “Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Development of Creative Craftsmanship in Hong Kong”.  Data gathered from 520 Hong Kong Residents aged 18 or above showed that 28.2% thought the most disadvantage condition for craftsmanship development is the short of talents, 23.0% thought it is the short of space.  Some young creative craftsman cases revealed that space is the most significant problem in craft production.  There are also […]

The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on STEM Education in Primary Schools   A questionnaire survey on 520 P.4 to P.6 senior primary school students noted that 40.8% were not familiar with STEM Education. Respondents tend to believe that their creativity and problem solving skill were slightly above average, they scored 5.95 and 5.79 respectively (0-10 scale, 10 indicates extremely good ).   Primary Students polled did not participate in any kinds of STEM learning activity because they have too many assignments (49.8%), the classes are too costly (36.2%) and do not have passion for related subjects (36.0%).   […]