To understand Hong Kong youth's opinions on employment, poverty, a decent life, and related policies, as well as their income and expenditure, a recent survey, entitled "How low is the minimum wage? Report on Employment Dilemmas of the Poor New Generation," jointly conducted by Lingnan University (LU) Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) and the Center for Cultural Research and Development, shows that about 40% of the interviewees described themselves as living in poverty, and most young people working full-time indicated that the statutory minimum wage (MW) is too low and they do not benefit from it.
The findings of this project were released today at a seminar, March 7, and in his welcome speech, Prof. Joshua Mok Ka-ho, Vice-President of LU, expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the commissioning organization Oxfam for its support in conducting this important research. "LU places great weight on the value of interdisciplinary and socially effective research that generates social impact and demonstrates care for the community. We look forward to working with different social groups to contribute fresh ideas which address the needs of young adults through developing powerful research projects, so as to provide support and create opportunities for youth employment," Prof. Mok said.
The LU research team conducted two rounds of in-depth interviews from May to December 2022 with 67 young people aged 18 to 29, whose monthly income was below HK$20,000. A total of 164 and 253 valid...
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