Bulletin Spring‧Summer 1992

The percentage o f graduates who pursued further studies abroad increased from 1.9 in 1989 to 3.8 i n 1990 ， and to 4 in 1991. Among the 49 graduates who left Hong Kong fo r postgraduate studies, 29 went t o th e USA, three each t o th e UK , Canada, Italy an d Japan, tw o each t o France, Australia and Germany, and on e each t o China and Portugal. Some 3 8 pe r cent o f the graduates in further studies had t o bear th e cost themselves; 49 per cent were given teaching assistantships; some 6 per cent received various forms o f government assistance; and about 4 per cent were on full scholarships. Among th e graduates i n employment, some 2 5 pe r cent pursued part-time studies i n their spare time. The major reasons included interest in such studies, attainment of useful qualifications, an d job requirement. Part-tim e First-degree Graduate s A total o f 106 valid questionnaires were collected from 111 part- time first-degree graduates. O f the 106 respondents, 98 were engaged i n full-time employment, one was working overseas, four emigrated abroad, one was still seeking suitable employment a t the time o f the survey, and two remained unemployed for personal reasons. Over 6 0 per cent o f the business administration majors were employed in the business sector, and 37 per cent of the social work graduates worked i n social and public service organizations. The percentages of the music graduates and th e Chinese-English graduates working i n the education sector were 80 and 50 respectively. Overall Distribution of PDP Graduates in Employment: by Occupational Sector The majority o f the graduates had extensive employment experience ranging from two to over 1 4 years, th e average being 1 0 years. More than 16 per cent o f the graduates changed their employers after graduation. Over 5 0 pe r cent o f them were social work graduates. O f those who remained with th e same employers after graduation, 15 pe r cent were promoted. The median monthly salary o f the graduates was $17,542.-About 24 per cent received a monthly salary of over $22,000. More than 90 per cent o f the graduates were very or fairly satisfied with their jobs. They were interested i n their work and happy with th e relationship with their colleagues. However, some 40 per cent o f the employed graduates had reservations about the management style o f their employers, while close t o 43pe r cent found that training opportunities were inadequate. STUDENTS 28 -