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expres a k e en interest i n e x t r a c u r r i c u l ar ctivities. N e a r ly 87 p e r c e nt s u g g e s t ed t h at t h ey w o u ld p a r t i c i p a te i n a c a d em ic a c t i v i t i es o u t s i de the f o r m al c u r r i c u l u m. A l m o st 7 9 p e r cent are interested i n sports a nd g ame s, 7 9 .7 p e r cent i n a c t i v i t i es r e l a t ed to arts a nd crafts, a nd 5 7 .1 per cent i n social service a c t i v i t i e s. Employment Expectations As regards e m p l o y m e nt e x p e c t a t i o n s , 3 9 .1 per cent of t h e f r e s h m en h a ve c i t ed a d m i n i s t r a t i v e / m a n a g e m e nt posts as t h e ir t op p r e f e r e n c e, f o l l o w ed by t e a c h i ng ( 3 8 .1 per cent), research (22.5 per cent), c o m p u t e r / d a ta p r o c e s s i ng ( 1 5 . 4 p e r c e n t) a n d m e d i c al services (12.3 p e r cent). Freshmen in Part-time Degree Programmes Sex, Age and Marital Status T he o v e r a ll m a le t o f e m a le r a t io is 1:1.17. F r e s h m en in t he P a r t - t i me D e g r e P r o g r a mm es are d i f f e r e nt f r om t h e ir f u l l - t i me c o u n t e r p a r ts i n m a ny w a y s. T h ey are o l d e r, w i th an age r a n ge b e t w e en 20 a nd 49 ， a nd a n average age o f 28.5 years. U n l i ke t h e ir f u l l- t i me c o u n t e r p a r t s , a large p r o p o r t i on o f t h em are m a r r i ed ( 3 2 .9 per cent). O f these , 5 7 .9 per cent h a ve o ne o r m o re c h i l d r e n. Marital status: by sex Educational Background A b o ut 39 per cent of the r e s p o n d e n ts h a ve at o ne t i me or a n o t h er a t t e n d ed p o s t - s e c o n d a r y i n s t i t u t i o ns after secondary s c h o o l i n g, w h i le 50.8 p e r c e nt are graduates f r om c o l l e g es o f e d u c a t i o n. Occupation T he n e w p a r t - t i me s t u d e n ts c o me f r om d i v e r se o c c u p a t i o n al sectors. N e a r ly 5 6 p e r cent o f t h em c o me f r om the e d u c a t i on sector, 20.7 p er cent f r om v a r i o us g o v e r n m e nt units, close t o 14 per cent f r om c o mm e r ce a nd i n d u s t r y, a nd 4.7 per cent f r om s o c i al service o r g a n i z a t i o n s . M o st o f these students h a ve c h o s en t o e n r ol i n subjects that relate t o t h e ir w o r k. To illustrate, 81.7 p e r cent o f those e n r o l l ed i n t he C h i n e se a n d E n g l i sh P r o g r a mm e, 6 0 p e r cent o f those i n the M a t h e m a t i cs a nd Statistics P r o g r a mm e, 87.5 p e r cent o f those i n t he P h y s i c al E d u c a t i on P r o g r a mm e, 7 8 . 6 p e r cent o f those i n t he M u s ic P r o g r a m me a nd a l of those in the P r i m a ry E d u c a t i on P r o g r a m me are f r om the t e a c h i ng p r o f e s s i o n. I n the B u s i n e ss A d m i n i s t r a t i on P r o g r a mm e, 58.3 p e r cent of t he entrants c o me f r om v a r i o us o c c u p a t i o ns i n c o mm e r ce a nd i n d u s t r y. Working Experience A b o ut 5 8 .2 p e r c e nt o f t he students h a ve w o r k i ng e x p e r i e n ce o f les t h an six years, w h i le 20.7 per cent h a ve w o r k ed f or o v er 10 years. A b o ut 2.8 per cent o f the n ew students h a ve m o n t h ly salaries b e l ow $ 7 , 0 0 w h i le 13.6 per c e nt earn o v er $ 2 1 , 0 0 p er m o n t h, the average b e i ng $ 1 4 , 6 6 2 . 4. A s f o r t he f i n a n c i ng o f u n i v e r s i ty e d u c a t i o n, 8 5 .4 per cent of the r e s p o n d e n ts r e p o rt that the m a j or source is t h e ir o wn salary w h i le 2 0 .2 per c e nt h a ve t o r e ly o n t h e ir p e r s o n al savings. Average years of working experience and median salary: by programme Programme Working Experience (av yrs) Median Salary (HK$) Biology & Chemistry 2.5 7,856.3 Chinese & English 4.0 10,384.2 Business Administration 5.8 9,749.3 Mathematics & Statistics 4.4 8,499.5 Music 9.3 9,000.0 Nursing 10.4 15,222.1 Physical Education 5.7 10,856.3 Primary Education 13.1 15,999.5 Overall 6.9 13,041.6 Motivation A b o ut 6 4 p e r c e nt o f t he entrants aspire after a b a c h e l o r 's d e g r e a n d s ome 4 3 p e r cent h o pe t o l e a rn a s u b j e ct o f interest. A n o t h er m a j or reason f o r p u r s u i ng a u n i v e r s i ty e d u c a t i on is t o e n h a n ce their f u t u re career prospects. • 25