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The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on “Preparing for the Changes in the Senior Secondary Curriculum” The Youth I.D.E.A.S. (established by HKFYG Youth Research Centre) has released its study on “Preparing for the Changes in the Senior Secondary Curriculum”.   For the surveyed 395 Hong Kong secondary school teachers, they generally understand the curriculum changes, with an average rating above 6/10. However, when being asked on the progress of preparing teaching materials, Chinese and Liberal Studies teachers rated 4.8/10 and 2.49/10 on average respectively. Moreover, Liberal Studies teachers are less confident (3.63/10) and feel more pressure (7.97/10) than teachers […]

The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on “Navigating Career Opportunities for Young People”       The Youth I.D.E.A.S. (established by HKFYG Youth Research Centre) has released its study on “Navigating Career Opportunities for Young People”.   Data gathered from 520 Hong Kong young employees aged 18-34 showed that 72.5% of them mainly considered the factor of salary in job hunting. Most respondents paid attention to the business nature (59.8%) and company size (36.9%) when choosing companies, while 70.0% said company background was not an important factor.   Interviewees from in-depth interviews generally thought that Chinese enterprises can provide […]

The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on “The Challenges of Civil Servant Talent Development”       The Youth I.D.E.A.S. (established by HKFYG Youth Research Centre) has released its study on “The Challenges of Civil Servant Talent Development”.   Ninety-two percent of the 527 Hong Kong youth aged 18-34 in an on-site survey said that talent nurturing of the civil servants was important to Hong Kong. In respondents’ perceptions, the city’s civil servants had encountered challenges from the poor public trust of the SAR Government, a divided society, as well as failing to attract outstanding talent. A respective more […]

The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on “Balancing Privacy Protection and Big Data Development”       The Youth I.D.E.A.S. (established by HKFYG Youth Research Centre) has released its study on “Balancing Privacy Protection and Big Data Development’”.   A survey on 808 local citizens aged 15 to 65 showed that majority of local citizens generally valued the importance of privacy, scoring 6.66 out of 10 (scale of 0 to 10, with 10 representing very important). However, there is a differentiation of opinions regarding the importance between privacy and other public interests, such as public health, public security, technological […]

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 […]

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 […]