青年研究學報
Journal of Youth Studies

二 ○ ○ 二 年 七 月 
第 五 卷 . 第 二 期 

總 第 十 號 

July 2002 
Volume 5, Issue No. 2

Serial No. 10

 

內容摘要
Abstracts

 

  • 專 題 :

經 濟 全 球 化:青 年 就 業 困 難 與 出 路  ___________________________________________________________________________________

青 年 失 業 問 題 成 因 及 解 決 方 法 : 海 外 經 驗 對 香 港 的 啟 示


「社 本」

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Causes and Solutions of Youth Unemployment Problem: Lessons for Hong Kong from Overseas Experience

WONG Hung
Lecturer, Division of Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong

The aim of this paper is to examine the overseas experience in tackling youth unemployment problem, as to rethink policy direction of Hong Kong.  According to the micro-level human capital theory, the lack of skills and knowledge for employment is the main cause of youth unemployment, so the key solution is to provide youth training schemes.  However, many researches conclude that, in the long term, these training schemes cannot increase employment rate and income level of the unemployed youth.  The macro-level perspective provides in-depth analysis, but cannot suggest any practical solution.  The meso-level perspective, which focuses on the weakening of social capital of the youth, provides new theoretical insight and practical direction for youth employment.  Hong Kong should learn that youth in poor communities have great social capital that needs to be nurtured and enhanced so as to facilitate the interaction of supply and demand of youth in the labour market.

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 香 港 青 年 的 職 業 培 訓 政 策 與 制 度


「後 業」 「對 藥」 「展 劃」

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Policies and Schemes for Youth Pre-Employment Training in Hong Kong

Pamela TAN KAM Mi-wah
Commissioner for Labour, Hong Kong SAR Government

Hong Kong has entered the "post-industrial" era.  Added to the challenges brought by economic restructuring is the recent economic downturn, which aggravates youth unemployment problems.  Various vocational training opportunities have long been available to help young school leavers.  Nevertheless, we need to discover the missing link between the employment market and young people in order to provide the best solution.  This paper reviews various schemes currently available, particularly analyzing how a new youth training scheme, the Youth Pre-employment Training Programme, founded on an enormous network comprising training courses, counseling and hands-on practices, could enhance young people's competitiveness and means of development at difficult times.

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香 港 持 續 教 育 新 趨 勢



2001 10 60 % 2000

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Recent Trends of Continuing Education in Hong Kong

Charles WONG
Chairman, Federation for Continuing Education of Tertiary Institutions
Chairman, Working Group on Continuing Education, Education Commission

Continuing education provides an avenue to increase and maintain competitiveness of individuals within the context of economic globalization.  During the past decade, many people in Hong Kong have substantially raised their education attainment, including at degree level and beyond, through continuing education. The Government proposed to increase the participation rate of post-secondary education of the relevant age group to 60% within the next ten years in response to the structural change of the economy to a knowledge-based one. It is expected the increase will be from the Associate Degree sector, which has been introduced in Hong Kong in 2000. A common set of descriptors for the Associate Degree has been agreed upon and the Government has taken the lead in recognizing its value for employment purposes, while recognition by the private sector it is estimated to be a gradual process.

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協 助 青 年 走 出 失 業 的 惡 性 循 環


(鄰 務)

 

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Assistance to Quit the Vicious Cycle of Youth Unemployment

LI Yim Cheong
Coordinator (Neighborhood), The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups

The Government, the private sector and the non-governmental organizations should work together by playing an active role in order to solve the youth employment problem.  In discussing the careers and guidance support services provided by the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, this article portrays how a non-government organization can play its role in improving the situation by propelling the interaction among the Government, the private sector and the non-governmental agencies.

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生 涯 規 劃 : 青 少 年 的 事 業 發 展 與 輔 導

     

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Career and Life Planning: Career Development and Counselling for Young People

S. Alvin LEUNG
Emily Mee Mai WONG
Suk Yin LEE
Kin Wing LAM
Department of Educational Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

This article emphasized that helping young people in their career development is an important task for youth workers and educators.  This article examines three career development theories, and proposes a number of career intervention strategies and procedures based on these theories, to help young people plan their lives and careers.  In the last section, this article also discusses a number of trends related to youth employment, as our economy becomes more global in the information age.

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香 港 青 年 到 內 地 工 作 的 機 遇 與 挑 戰


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