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June 26, 2018
Youth I.D.E.A.S. 31 Employment and Economic Development Encouraging Young-Olds Employment 26 June, 2018 The world is currently facing the problems of an aging population and a shrinking labour force. The International Labour Organization (ILO) points out that two billion people will be aged 60 or over by 2050. This means that there will be a change in labour supply, and many industries will have to attract more workers from the older sections of the population. The ILO proposes that policies should be formulated to provide post-retirement opportunities to retrain older workers so they can perform other jobs in […]
April 26, 2018
Youth I.D.E.A.S. 29 Governance and Constitutional Development Enhancing e-Government in the HKSAR 26 April, 2018 e-Government, broadly speaking, is the digitalization of government operations through the use of Internet and the application of Information and Communication Technology (ITC). It provides government with opportunities to deliver more accessible public services of a higher quality. It is generally believed that effective implementation of e-services could enhance the performance of the government. It also helps create a positive public image of the government, providing favourable conditions to maintain good governance. Since its establishment, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government […]
February 11, 2018
Youth I.D.E.A.S. 28 Society and Livelihood Promoting Organ Donation in Hong Kong 11 February, 2018 Every day, over 2,000 patients in Hong Kong are waiting for an organ transplant to extend their lives. However, the organ donation rate in Hong Kong is currently amongst the lowest in the world at 6.3 donors per million people, seven times lower than that of Spain in 2016. Some Hong Kong patients even die whilst waiting for an organ transplant. Hong Kong has long maintained a policy of ‘voluntary organ donation’. Under this mechanism, everyone can register themselves on the Centralised […]
