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December 10, 2019
The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on “Strengthening Intergernational Understanding” The Youth I.D.E.A.S. (established by HKFYG Youth Research Centre) has released its study on “Strengthening Intergenerational Understanding”. Data gathered from 300 Hong Kong youth aged from 18 to 29 showed that 42.4% of respondents said they had frequently (5.7%) or occasionally (36.7%) argued with their parents in the past six months. The major reasons were the recent social events/political stance (70.9%) and financial or spending issues (59.1%). Moreover, the data gathered from 302 parents aged from 54 to 73 also said their family relationships had deteriorated […]
December 10, 2019
Youth I.D.E.A.S. 48 Livelihood Strengthening Intergenerational Understanding 9 December, 2019 A “Generation” refers to a group of people with collective characteristics, who were also born and/or are living within the same time period. The impact of rapid changes in politics, economics, societal and technology would result in the emergence of various cohorts, each with their own individual characteristics and features[1]. Intergenerational relationships are important as every society requires cooperation and interaction between respective generations. Recent social events have triggered vigorous discussions, arguments and sometimes conflict between different generations in Hong Kong. The majority of protesters have […]
October 31, 2019
The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on “Enriching the Experiences of Working Youth through Overseas Exposures” The Youth I.D.E.A.S. (established by HKFYG Youth Research Centre) has released its study on “Enriching the Experiences of Working Youth through Overseas Exposures”. Data gathered from 520 Hong Kong working youth aged 18-34 showed that 51.0% of them are interested in overseas short-term employment. Most of them agreed that overseas employment is helpful in developing international perspective (88.3%), improving language ability (82.5%), improving interpersonal communications (80.2%) and enhancing problem-solving ability (80.2%). Some young people who had worked overseas said […]
October 31, 2019
Youth I.D.E.A.S. 47 Employment and Economics Development Enriching the Experiences of Working Youth through Overseas Exposures 31 September, 2019 Hong Kong is a cosmopolitan city that bridges east and west. It is also an international trade and financial centre. According to the Census and Statistics Department, 9,040 businesses with overseas parent companies are located here and employ 493,000 people. These businesses cover major industries such as trade, wholesale, retail, finance, and professional and business services.[1] Staff with overseas experience are needed for the daily operation of these businesses as well as for their future overseas expansion. […]
September 26, 2019
The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on “Improving Financial Education for Young People” The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on Improving Financial Education for Young People A total of 1,034 students aged 14 to 24 were surveyed during the period from July to August through an online questionnaire. The results showed that, the majority of respondents agreed to the statement ‘being capable in managing personal finance is very important’ (82.8%). The study also found that, young people were quite alert to protect themselves from financial problems, as only very few of them chose to […]
September 5, 2019
The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on Strengthening the Role and Functions of District Councils An onsite survey conducted in July on 520 Hong Kong youth aged 18 – 35 noted that one third of respondents believed the District Councils’ greatest potential value was as a symbol of the representation of public opinion. Respondents, however, were conservative when it came to rating the performances of the DCs in advising the Government on community matters, and promoting public participation in district affairs, at an average of 4.72 points and 4.64 points respectively on a scale of 0-10, […]
