Bulletin Spring‧Summer 1991

education sector. The percentages of the Chinese-English graduates and social work graduates working in the civil service were 53 and 38 respectively. Most social work graduates joined various social service organizations as social workers or social welfare officers. The majority of the graduates had extensive employment experience ranging from two to over 14 years, the average being 10.7 years. Twenty-six per cent of the graduates changed their employers after graduation, over 60 per cent of them were social work graduates. Of those who remained with the same employers after graduation, 18.5 per cent were promoted. The median monthly salary of the graduates was $13,820. Some 18 per cent received a monthly salary of more than $20,000. Slightly more than 75 per cent were entitled to pension schemes; 52.1 per cent enjoyed medical coverage; and 12.3 per cent enjoyed housing benefits. More than 90 per cent of the graduates were very or fairly satisfied with their jobs. They were interested in their work, happy with the pay and the relationship with their colleagues. However, some 30 per cent of the employed graduates complained about the lack of promotion prospects and close to 40 per cent found that training opportunities were inadequate. Higher-degree Graduates A total of 143 valid questionnaires were collected from 160 full-time higher-degree graduates. One hundred and six had already started work; 29 were engaged in further studies; two were employed overseas; one returned to his place of origin; and five were still seeking suitable employment at the time of analysis. About 39 per cent of the employed graduates obtained information about their current jobs from the Appointments Service. D i v i s i ons of the Gr adua te School (Not i n c l u d i ng the Division of Business Administration) Of the 107 full-time higher- degree graduates of 1990 (except MBAs)，94 responded to the survey. About 65 per cent of the respondents were in employment and 30.9 per cent took up further studies after graduation. Of those who were in employment, 14.7 per cent joined the civil service, 52.5 per cent were working in the education sector, and 27.9 per cent were employed in the business sector. Teaching remained the chief occupation of higher-degree graduates, and accounted for 42.6 per cent of the respondents in employment. Research (18 per cent), marketing (9.8 per cent), computer (8.2 per cent) and medical services (8.2 per cent) were the other career fields which attracted many of the higher- degree graduates. Close to 38 per cent of the graduates earned a monthly salary in the range of $10,000 to $11,999 ， while 32.8 per cent earned more than $12,000 per month. Two-Year M B A Programme Of the 53 MBA students who graduated in 1990, 49 responded to the survey. More than 90 per cent of the MBA respondents entered the business sector upon graduation. As in the previous years, marketing (28.9 per cent), administration/management (15.6 per cent), banking (13.3 per cent) and finance/investment (13.3 per cent) were the major career fields for MBA graduates. About 44 per cent of the MBA graduates earned a monthly salary in the range of $10,000 to $11,999, while 37.3 per cent earned more than $12,000 per month. Close to 96 per cent of the MBA graduates received their first appointment offers by the end of August. The average number of offers received by the MBA graduates was 2.2. Diplomates of the School of Education Of the 131 full-time diplomates who graduated in 1990 ， 122 responded to the survey. One hundred and fourteen of them were engaged in full-time employment; three were pursuing further studies; three emigrated abroad; and two remained unemployed for personal reasons. Most of the diplomates (98.2 per cent) chose teaching as their career after training in the School of Education. The majority of them were teaching in subsidized or aided secondary schools. Some 56 per cent of the diplomates received a monthly salary in the range of $10,000 to $11,999. Close to 60 per cent of them were substantially satisfied with their present employment. Thirty-one per cent of the diplomates obtained information about their present employment from the Appointments Service, while about 50 per cent of them secured their current jobs by responding to newspaper advertisements. • STUDENTS 29