Bulletin Spring‧Summer 1994

indicated an interest in their jobs and cordial working relationships w i t h their colleagues. However , close to 27 per cent of the respondents were not satisfied w i th the fringe benefits they enjoyed. Some 24 per cent were also dissatisfied w i th the management style and the training opportunities provided b y their employers. Job Search Process About 92 per cent of the respondents had their first appointment offers by the end of August, while 33.1 per cent of the respondents received their first offers before June. The overall average number of job offers for the 1993 graduates was 2.5, 0.1 more than that of the previous year. Some 70 per cent of the graduates started wo rk by the end of August. About 25.2 per cent began wo rk in September. Further Studies Fewer graduates proceede d to further studies in 1993. Among those who had left Hong Kong for postgraduate studies, 27 went to the USA, nine to the UK, three to PRC, two to France, and one each to Germany, Holland and New Zealand. Fifty per cent of the graduates i n further studies were given teaching assistantships; 31.8 per cent had to bear the cost themselves; 6.9 per cent received various forms of government assistance; and 6.9 per cent were on full scholarships. Some 25 per cent of the graduates i n employment pursued part-time studies after graduation. The major reasons for such pursuits included interest, job requirement, and the attainment of useful qualifications. Distribution of First-Degree Graduates Engaged in Further Studies 1989-93 Part-time Degree Graduates A total of 167 valid questionnaires were collected from 170 part-time first-degree graduates. O f these respondents, 149 were engaged in full-time employment, fiv e emigrated abroad, eight were pursuing further studies, three were still seeking suitable employment at the time of the survey and two were housewives. Most graduates managed to secure jobs relevant to their training: 60 per cent of the business administration majors were employed in the business sector; 91.2 per cent of the primary education graduates were employed in the education Overall Distribution of PDP Graduates in Employment: by Occupational Sector Employment Survey of 1993 Graduates 29