KOF Factbook Education System Hong Kong Edition 1, September 2015 KOF Swiss Economic Institute ETH Zurich LEE G 116 Leonhardstrasse 21 8092 Zurich Switzerland Phone +41 44 632 42 39 Fax +41 44 632 12 18 www.kof.ethz.ch
[email protected] Contents FOREWORD ...................................................................................................................... IV SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................... V EDITING AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................ V 1. Hong Kong’s Economy and its Political System ......................................................... 1 1.1 Hong Kong’s Economy .............................................................................................. 1 1.2 The Labour Market ..................................................................................................... 4 1.2.1 Overview of Hong Kong’s Labour Market ........................................................... 4 1.2.2 The Youth Labour Market ................................................................................... 5 1.3 The Political System .................................................................................................. 6 1.3.1 Overview of Hong Kong’s Political System ......................................................... 7 1.3.2 Politics and Goals of the Education System ....................................................... 7 2. Formal System of Education