Q1: List out one demand side and one supply side causes of youth unemployment problems in Hong Kong.
A1:
Demand side:
- Uniformity of Hong Kong's economic structure
- Slowing down of Hong Kong's economic development
- Lack of middle management positions
Supply side:
- Flood of post-secondary programs
- Declining quality of graduates and varying quality of self-financing post-secondary institutions
- Global competition in labour market
Q2: State one consequence of youth unemployment in Hong Kong.
A2:
- Delayed employment of young people
- Large financial burden
- Existence of abandoned youth, hidden youth, and NEET
- Lower income
Q3: How many universities were there in Hong Kong before the 1970s?
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
A3: B (HKU (1911) and CUHK (1963))