HR & Education

Lily Ou-yang appointed as new Commissioner for Census & Statistics

Deputy Commissioner for Census & Statistics Lily Ou-yang will succeed Fung Hing-wang as Commissioner from September 24.

Lily Ou-yang appointed as new Commissioner for Census & Statistics

Deputy Commissioner for Census & Statistics Lily Ou-yang will succeed Fung Hing-wang as Commissioner from September 24.

Studies on paternity leave to be conducted

A study on paternity leave is underway, announces Secretary for Labour & Welfare Matthew Cheung.

Hong Kong and New Zealand to cooperate in education

The Education Bureau of HKSAR and the New Zealand Ministry of Education signed an Arrangement on Education Co-operation that will help build and...

Government allots $2.5b to boost education quality

With four international schools coming on stream, it is estimated that about 5,000 additional international school places will be provided in the...

Asian executive pay surpasses European levels

Yet concerns on pay inflation in Asia resulting from rapid growth, leadership shortages and inflation surface.

Local talents threatened as 53% of HK companies intend to hire foreign staff

And worse, 31% of companies do not plan to hire more in the next two years.

Public consultation for patent system review begins

The Commerce & Economic Development Burea will run the consultation period until December 31.

5% of Hong Kong workforce on the Mainland

Survey shows 175,100 Hong Kong residents worked on the Mainland before July 2010.

CFA Institute launches Investment Career Guide for Asia Pacific

The publication provides an in-depth career and industry insights provided by CFA charterholders.

Asian banks on firing spree?

With growing job losses in major cities, warning bells of more cuts ring.

Study shows Hong Kong employees seeking pay hike

Yet 93% of employers surveyed plan to maintain or increase headcount next year.

Judges to get salary increase

The Chief Executive in Council has decided to adjust judges' and judicial officers' pay by 4.22%.

Unemployment down to 3.2% in June-August

Over the same period total employment increased by almost 11,000.

Jobless rate to remain at pre-crisis lows, says analyst

The city awaits to see whether Hong Kong’s unemployment rate improved or worsened from the 3.4% level announced last month.

Wanted: Vacancies up 25% in June 2011

The total number of vacancies was 56,650 amidst a 3.2% rise in total employment in the private sector.

We will empower women workers: Labour chief

This as more women have joined Hong Kong’s labour market since May compared to 2010.

Asia Pacific lags behind in employee performance management

North American companies came out on top at every basic performance management practice.