January 30, 2018
Youth I.D.E.A.S. 27 Employment and Economic Development e-Sports in Hong Kong 30 January, 2018 e-Sports consists of organised video game competitions that include elements of both video game and sports. It is a popular activity among young people today. Participants may watch or take part in competitions. According the to the Global e-Sports market report, the global e-Sports audience has reached 385 million in 2017 and will reach 589 million in 2020[1]. The Olympic Council of Asia has also announced that e-Sports will become a medal event in the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games[2]. Because of its […]
April 27, 2017
Youth I.D.E.A.S. 21 Employment and Economic Development Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Development of Creative Craftsmanship in Hong Kong 27 April, 2017 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 […]
December 29, 2016
Youth I.D.E.A.S. 17 Employment and Economic Development Flexible Employment of Today’s Youth 29 December, 2016 Flexible employment has become popular across the globe. According to a survey conducted by the workforce management solutions company Kelly Services in 2015,[1] 31% of workers around the world are forsaking the traditional model of employment to pursue free agency, a form of flexible employment. Free agents represent 34% of the workforce in the Asia-Pacific region. This Study estimates, based on the figures of the Census and Statistics Department, that there were roughly 523,700 flexi-workers in Hong Kong in 2015, representing […]
August 30, 2016
Youth I.D.E.A.S. 13 Employment and Economic Development Diversifying Hong Kong’s Attractions to Boost Tourism 30 August, 2016 Tourism is one of the four key industries in Hong Kong. In 2014 it generated value added of HK$112.5 billion, which equates to 5.1% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP),[1] and employed 270,000 workers. It is a significant driving force of Hong Kong’s economic growth. The number of visitors to Hong Kong has seen double-digit growth since 2010. However, there was a decrease of 2.5%, to 59.31 million arrivals, in 2015, and visitor numbers dropped further in the first […]
March 30, 2016
Youth I.D.E.A.S. 09 Employment and Economic Development Challenges and Opportunities : Hong Kong’s Role as a Super-connector 30 March, 2016 The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) refers to the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. It is an important long-term foreign development strategy of China. The central government announced the co-operation and development principles of the BRI in 2013 in a bid to achieve connectivity and to seek common prosperity via enhancing co-operation among different countries and regions along the belt and road. The aggregate economic value of these places amounts to […]
