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Building, Civil Engineering and Built Environment

Building and civil engineering sites; New construction contractors; Decoration/ repair/ maintenance contractors; Special trade contractors; Architectural/ engineering/ surveying services firms; ...

Covers :
1. Building sites
2. Civil engineering sites
3. New construction contractors
4. Decoration/repair/maintenance contractors
5. Special trade contractors
6. Architectural/engineering/surveying services
7. Major estate developers
8. Education institutes/utilities in related discipline
9. Related government departments

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Year 2021 Tooltips

Professional/ Technologist Tooltips

0

Technician Tooltips

0

Skilled & Semi-skilled worker Tooltips

0

General Worker Tooltips

0

Total

0

Note(s):
Employees referred to direct employees, sub- contractors' employees and self- employed persons

Professional/ Technologist Tooltips

0

Vacancy rate: 1.9%

Technician Tooltips

0

Vacancy rate: 1.8%

Skilled & Semi-skilled worker Tooltips

0

Vacancy rate: 1.9%

General Worker Tooltips

0

Vacancy rate: 0.7%

Total

0

Vacancy rate: 1.7%

 

All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.

Professional/ Technologist Tooltips

0

Technician Tooltips

0

Skilled & Semi-skilled worker Tooltips

0

Total

0

Professional/ Technologist Tooltips

0

Turnover rate: 10.8%

Technician Tooltips

0

Turnover rate: 11.8%

Skilled & Semi-skilled worker Tooltips

0

Turnover rate: 16.7%

General Worker Tooltips

0

Turnover rate: 33.0%

Note(s):
The figures did not include persons working at the construction site at the survey reference date

 

All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.

Monthly Income Tooltips

Note(s):
The figures did not include sub-contractor(s)’ employees and self- employed persons of the companies

 

All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.

Daily Wage

Note(s):
(1) The figures did not include sub-contractor(s)' employees and self- employed persons of the companies
(2) For employees at the skilled/semi-skilled worker and general worker level, no comparison with 2017 survey was available due to the different category of income.

 

All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.

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Professional/ Technologist Tooltips

86.9%First Degree

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Technician Tooltips

77.5%Diploma/Certificate

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Skilled & Semi-skilled worker Tooltips

59.6%Secondary 4 – 7

Note(s):
Percentages were calculated on the basis of total number of direct employees of companies

 

All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.

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Professional/ Technologist Tooltips

66.1%6 years to less than 10 years

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Technician Tooltips

61.7%3 years to less than 6 years

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Skilled & Semi-skilled worker Tooltips

49.4%1 year to less than 3 years

24.6%Less than 1 year

Note(s):
Percentages were calculated on the basis of total number of direct employees of companies

 

All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.

Recruitment Difficulties

1st

Lack of candidates with relevant experience

2nd

Unsatisfactory terms of employment in the industry

3rd

Limited career prospects in the industry

Manpower Demand

Professional/ Technologist

Average Annual Growth

0

2021

Actual

0

2025

Forecast

0

Note(s):
(1) The figures included direct employees, sub- contractors' employees, self- employed persons and vacancies.
(2) The manpower forecast has taken into account the construction expenditure forecast by professional body, age distribution of workers and so on.

 

All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.

Technician

Average Annual Growth

0

2021

Actual

0

2025

Forecast

0

Note(s):
(1) The figures included direct employees, sub- contractors' employees, self- employed persons and vacancies.
(2) The manpower forecast has taken into account the construction expenditure forecast by professional body, age distribution of workers and so on.

 

All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.

Skilled & Semi-skilled Worker

Average Annual Growth

0

2021

Actual

0

2025

Forecast

0

Note(s):
(1) The figures included direct employees, sub- contractors' employees, self- employed persons and vacancies.
(2) The manpower forecast has taken into account the construction expenditure forecast by professional body, age distribution of workers and so on.

 

All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.

Report

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Adopting Modern Construction Methods and Techniques to Promote Efficiency and Innovation

In order to strive under the competitive global environment, it is critical for the construction industry in Hong Kong to promote efficiency and innovation by adopting modern construction methods and techniques, information technology and automation technology. To encourage innovative technologies in the sector, the Hong Kong government has set up the Construction Innovation and Technology Fund to help boost technology adoption and increase productivity via automation and digitisation, including funding support for Building Information Modeling, Modular Integrated Construction, etc.

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Trend of Using Modular Integrated Construction (MiC) in Construction Projects

MiC projects are first of all driven by the Government that the off-site manufacturing for on-site assembly methodology might reduce the construction time and labour cost as well as being more environmentally friendly. The methodology should be used with Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) approach such that construction wastes could be minimised.