Hong Kong’s New World Group organised a job fair on March 13. The pandemic has taken a toll on local employment, with the jobless rate for the three months to February this year rising to 7.2 per cent – a 17-year high. Photo: Felix Wong
Opinion
Opinion
Why job creation won’t solve Hong Kong’s unemployment problem
- The underlying issue in youth employment, exposed and exacerbated by the pandemic, is the mismatch between what the economy needs and what the education system is producing
- The government must go beyond its Band-Aid solution of creating temporary jobs to address this mismatch, by helping graduates learn new skills and adapt quicker to change
Hong Kong’s New World Group organised a job fair on March 13. The pandemic has taken a toll on local employment, with the jobless rate for the three months to February this year rising to 7.2 per cent – a 17-year high. Photo: Felix Wong
