Among all the human resources management and actions in a government department, recruitment plays a vital role in support of its daily operation and service delivery, where the Hongkong Post is no exception. In particular, the Hongkong Post is operated in a dual mode of a government department and business-like organization, thus the process of drawing in suitable employees through recruitment means to facilitate the department in meeting the organizational objectives, sustaining its financial viability and extending its service scope is above all important. Given the increasing workforce of non-civil service contract staff in the Hongkong Post, the traditional recruitment policy for civil servants is considered not applicable or feasible so that a tailor-made recruitment policy has to be formulated and implemented for employing non-civil service contract staff from managerial to non-managerial levels and at frontline and backend positions. This dissertation is going to study the characteristics and uniqueness of the recruitment policy of the Hongkong Post for employing non-civil service contract staff. Upon close examination of the recruitment policy, it is identified that even though the Hongkong Post is conditioned by the service-wide requirements as laid down by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for recruiting non-civil service contract staff, it is able Upon close examination of the recruitment policy, it is identified that even though the Hongkong Post is conditioned by the service-wide requirements as laid down by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for recruiting non-civil service contract staff, it is able to develop its own features and put in place tailor-made arrangements in such recruitment policy to suit its operational needs and manpower requirements. On this, remarkable dynamics can be seen in the recruitment policy for non-civil service contract staff when it interacts with external environment and evolves within the department in the light of internal human resources process. It also reveals the fluid, ever-changing and adaptable nature of the recruitment policy, which stands peculiar to the Hongkong Post given its unique mode of operation. The study on the recruitment policy of the Hongkong Post will be based on a solid academic ground which is formed by different but relevant concepts and theories of studying recruitment policies and actions of government departments under the New Public Management and other associated development, which touches on both the closely intertwined aspects of the external environment and internal process. It is delightful to note that while the Hongkong Post meets the advocacies of a majority of the available academic framework, it can supplement the academic reference through its practical experience and implementation. All these facilitate the in-depth analysis of the topic at the moment as well as shed lights for the future study of similar subjects in similar organizations. / published_or_final_version / Politics and Public Administration / Master / Master of Public Administration

published_or_final_version / Public Administration / Master / Master of Public Administration

Ho Ming-chun. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 54-68). / Abstracts in English and Chinese ; questionnaire and appendix also in Chinese. / Chapter I --- Abstract --- p.2 / Chapter II --- Acknowledgement --- p.4 / Chapter III --- Table of Contents --- p.5 / Chapter IV --- CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION --- p.7 / Definition of Telework --- p.7 / Types of Telework --- p.8 / Development of Telework --- p.9 / Advantages & Challenges of Telework --- p.11 / -Individual Perspective --- p.11 / -Organizational Perspective --- p.14 / Telework in Hong Kong --- p.18 / -Studies on IT Industries --- p.19 / Implications --- p.20 / Chapter V --- Theoretical Overview --- p.21 / Telework Self-Efficacy --- p.21 / Computer Self-Efficacy --- p.23 / Work-Related Factors --- p.24 / Family Involvement --- p.25 / Jobs Suitable for Teleworking --- p.25 / Chapter VI --- CHAPTER 2: METHOD --- p.27 / Participants --- p.27 / Measures --- p.28 / Chapter VII --- CHAPTER 3: RESULTS --- p.31 / Differences in Sample Population --- p.31 / Prevalence of Telework --- p.33 / Gender Differences --- p.35 / Model Testing --- p.35 / -Evaluating the Measurement Model --- p.35 / -Evaluating the Structural Model --- p.39 / Chapter VIII --- CHAPTER 4: DISCUSSION --- p.43 / Significance of Findings --- p.43 / -Prevalence of Telework at Present --- p.43 / -Effects of Telework Self-Efficacy --- p.45 / -The Role of Family Involvement --- p.47 / - Telework as a Cure for Organizational and Social Problems --- p.48 / Direction for Future Research --- p.50 / Chapter IX --- References --- p.53 / Chapter X --- Appendix --- p.67

published_or_final_version / Public Administration / Master / Master of Public Administration

published_or_final_version / Public Administration / Master / Master of Public Administration

published_or_final_version / Nursing Studies / Master / Master of Nursing in Advanced Practice

Spatial imbalance of jobs and housing has been extensively researched in the Western cities; however the findings may not be applicable in Hong Kong's situation as a compact city with its unique geographical characteristics. Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. To deal with the scare of urban land problem, the Hong Kong Government started to develop New Towns in the suburban areas, because lands for residential use are getting scarce especially in Kowloon and the Hong Kong Island, where traditionally the urban area and business districts are located. When the government first introduced the concept of New Town development, it was intended to develop self-contained communities. However, observations shown that long-distance travels for employment and high transportation costs are common cases for residents in Hong Kong New Towns. The time and costs spent in accessing jobs may affects the lives of the New Town residents, especially for some lower income people who cannot afford such expense. Other social impact might also be caused, such as increasing transport load to the road network. In the light of these issues, this study aimed to assess the extent of job-housing mismatch in Hong Kong particular to the New Towns, to see if there's any social impact brought by the job-housing mismatch condition of Hong Kong, particular to the New Towns residents and to see if the job-housing mismatch condition of Hong Kong affects New Town residents' quality of life, especially for the lower income group, with reference to a case study of Tung Chung, and finally, provide suggestions for future development of Tung Chung. In this study, the extent of job-housing mismatch is assessed by comparing different districts with the city's general situation as a whole, to spot out the districts with relatively higher level in job-housing imbalanced. From this study, it was found that job-housing mismatch is more serious in the inner city urban area with longer development history in Kowloon and also in the New Towns. In these districts, social impact, like lower employment rate, lower median income and adding loads to transportation system might be brought by the job-housing mismatch. From the case study of Tung Chung lower-income residents, it is found that job-housing mismatch caused obstacles for employment, and residents' satisfaction level to their dwelling place is low. It is also found that the effects of job-housing mismatch are also affecting their family member and their social life. It is suggested that extending the MTR Tung Chung line and the development of an employment center e.g. an industrial estate will ease the mismatch problem in Tung Chung. The Government should, at the same time consider the problem of poverty concentration in future New Towns developments. / published_or_final_version / Housing Management / Master / Master of Housing Management

published_or_final_version / History / Master / Master of Philosophy

published_or_final_version / Sociology / Master / Master of Philosophy

published_or_final_version / Comparative Asian Studies / Master / Master of Arts