UPRISING OF NEETs

IN HONG KONG
NG PUI LAM JASMINE
22002093
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01 02 03
BACKGROUN WHY REASONS
D am I delving into this Why NEETs are
Of NEETs issue getting more

04 05 06
SUGGESTIONS CONCLUSION REFERENCES
On dealing with this
problem
 1.1 inspirations
01.
BACKGROUN 1.2 definitions of NEETs
D
1.3 trend of NEETs
1.1 INSPIRATIONS
 1.2
Definition of NEETs
‘youths are not in employment, education or
training’
(The Government of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region’s third quarter economy
report, 2016)
1.3 Trend of NEETs Source: indexmundi Share of youth not in education,
employment or training, total (% of youth population)

Conclusion: NEETs number

increases (youth, aged 15-24)

Source: The Global Economy, Hong Kong: Youth

unemployment
(2021)
 02
REASON
of talking this
topic
 Predominant view of NEETs in Hong Kong
Labour forces in Hong Kong
Birth rate in Hong More NEETs in
Hong Kong becomes less
Kong decreases Hong Kong
decreases competitive

Decreases in 33%
 Does NEETs really affect competitiveness of
an country?
In fact, YES!

Source: WorldBank
(2020) World
Development
Indicators, OECD
(2020) Labour
Force Statistics
(LFS)
 The statistic implies the higher amount of NEETs, followed by a lower GDP
Conclusion: As more NEETs in Hong Kong, GDP will correspondingly decrease
 03
REASONs of
having more NEETs
in Hong Kong
3.1 Helicopter Parenting
Definitions:

"They typically take too much responsibility for their

children's experiences and, specifically, their successes or
failures," (Carolyn Daitch, 2022)

"It means being involved in a child's life in a way that is

overcontrolling, overprotecting, and over perfecting, in a
way that is in excess of responsible parenting," (Ann
How does helicopter parenting
lead to uprising NEETs?
 Spoiling teens by
Helicopter parents avoid
providng domestic
their children from Children don’t have to
helpers, electronic
facing obstacles and deal with any difficulties
devices and domestic
failure
helpers

Start binge-using
Being more socially Lack abilities on self-
electronic devices as to
withdrawn care and problem solving
hide from reality

Decide not to be tertiary

educated, employed or Become NEETs
trained
 3.2 Societal Stereotypes
60% Hong
Kong
people
choose
salary and
employee
benefits as
most
attractive
factor while
choosing a
job
 Most high paid Second highest Third highest paid
career paid career career
• Doctors (medic) • Law related • Investment
bank/financial
related
 what does it require to be such professionist?
Average DSE mark
Average DSE mark Average DSE mark
required for bachelor of
required for bachelor of required for bachelor of
investment banking/
doctor law
finance management

Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong

University: 43.5 University:36 University:45

The Hong Kong

The Chinese The Chinese
university of
University of Hong Univeristy of Hong
Science and
Kong: 46.5 Kong:32
Technology:49
Social media effects

Source: The Standard. 20th July, 2022. Source: dse biology force instagram profile
Statistic of people average getting 5 or above Amount of corresponding bachelor

Source: Jupas statistic 2022

(Number of bachelor)590>331
Source: Hong Kong Examinations and (students have 37-39 in Best Six
Assessment Authority. 2021.
DSE mark)
 Conclusion on social media effects:
1. Teens and parents are stressing out
2. deepen societal stereotypes on "ideal jobs"
04 Suggestions
Stakeholder one: School
FOR PARENTS:
Provide one-on-one consultation to each family (planning career pathway)
Allow specific social worker to facilitate communications between parents and
students
(prevent force from parents towards students)
EFFECTS:
parents can listen to children's opinions rather than forcing them to reach societal
expectations
Children can voice out their preferences, prevent from stressed out in order to
reach parents' expectations
FOR STUDENTS:
Conduct personality quiz (such as MBTI or Enneagram of Personality )
allowing students to understand their own personality from adolescence
so as to find their potential career

Regularly run activities about career pathway

(experiencing//cosplaying different careers)
EFFECTS:
Boost teens' self-esteem from stage of seeking their own ability and
personality
Establish proper mindset when choosing their career
Prevent deepening societal stereotypes on ideal job or career
Stakeholder two: users on social media
• Career planning company or the Vocational Training Council (VTC)
can sign up for social media
(Such as instagram, facebook, twitter)
Broaden their media exposure to parents and students
Easy searching for career decisions
Build up wealthy mindset on choosing career
Stakeholder three: database in social media
• Social media can automatically suggest related social media about
career planning to teens aged from 15-24 years old

EFFECTS:
Teens can gain more insights on different career pathway or
opportunities
05 Conclusion

Impacts on
uprising NEETs in
Hong Kong

It may lead to unsustainable society in the future

06 References
• Asst. Prof. Ufuk BİNGÖL. (2020). THE MACROECONOMIC
DETERMINANTS OF NEET: A PANEL DATA ANALYSIS FOR FRAGILE
FIVE COUNTRIES AND RUSSIA. Retrieved from
https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/1383681
• Third quarter economic report. (2016). The Government of the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region. Retrieved from
https://www.hkeconomy.gov.hk/en/pdf/box-16q3-5-1.pdf