Chief Executive John Lee announced Hong Kong's first five-year plan recently. During the drafting process, the government conducted extensive public consultation, receiving over 17,000 submissions from all sectors of society, with voices from grassroots residents accounting for 80%. In a joint exclusive interview with media under Hong Kong Ta Kung Wen Wei Media Group today (Sept. 18), Lee said he was deeply impressed by many of the voices from the public, including young people who spoke about the difficulties of finding a job.
Lee said he was struck by one young person's account of how difficult and stressful it was to find a job. Reflecting on his own experience of struggling to find work after graduation, he said the government had taken that feedback to heart. He noted that companies generally prefer to hire employees with work experience, making it genuinely difficult for graduates with insufficient experience to secure jobs. As a result, the government has launched the 30,000 Youth Positions and Internship Scheme for the first time, exercising executive-led governance and uniting civil society to help ease the job-seeking pressure on young people.
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