ACKNOWLEDGEMENTTheElectronics and Telecommunications Training Board(ECTB)would like toexpress its gratitude to the members of the focus groupsfor their valuabletimeand insights on the manpower situation in the Electronics andTelecommunicationsIndustries.Special thanks go to the CPJobs andCTgoodjobs which shared with us their database of job vacancies.of focus group members and information from major recruitment websitesformed an integral part ofthis report. The views ContentsFactors Affecting the Development of theIndustriesdevelopmentprofessional education and training (VPET)facilities to meet the assessed trainingneeds.A new approach for collecting manpowerinformation is adopted to better reflectthe dynamics of the manpowersituationin the various industries.Under the newapproach, one full manpower survey is 2024 Manpower Update Report ofElectronics and TelecommunicationsIndustriesMethodologyOverviewFocus Group MeetingDesk ResearchData AnalysisLimitationsFindingsManpower DemandTraining NeedsRecruitment ChallengesRecommendationsGovernmentEducation InstitutionsIndustriesEmployersEmployeesIntroductionTheElectronics and TelecommunicationsTraining Board (ECTB)of the VocationalTraining Council (VTC) is appointed by theGovernment of the HKSAR.According toitsTerms of Reference,the ECTB isdeterminingthemanpowerdemand of the industries,assessing whether the manpower supplydemand,andVTCthe ofvocational 13and Backgroundresponsibleformatchesmanpowerrecommendingtothe 1 2024 Manpower Update Report ofElectronics and TelecommunicationsIndustriesconducted every four years, and this issupplemented by two manpower updates.TheECTBcompleted its latest manpowersurvey in 2020.Onemanpower updatewasconducted in 2023while another onewill be conducted in2024.The 2024manpower information updatecomprises:(a)twofocus group meetingsto gettheviews of industries experts on the latestdevelopmentsintheindustries,manpowerandtrainingneeds,recruitment difficulties, and measures totackle thechallenges the industries face;and(b)deskresearchanalysingjobadvertisementsincluding job markettrendsand skills required in theElectronics and Telecommunications (EC)industries. ObjectivesThe objectives of the manpower updateare:(i)to examine the latesttrends anddevelopmentsinthe industries;(ii)to explore the job market situationand training needs;(iii)toidentifychallenges; and(iv)to recommend measures to meet thetrainingneeds and to ease theproblem of manpower shortage. 2therecruitment 2024 Manpower Update Report ofElectronics and TelecommunicationsIndustriesMethodologyOverviewThis update report aims to providequalitativedescriptions of the recentdevelopmentof the industries throughfocus group meetings, supplemented byreferringto some quantitative data ofrecruitmentadvertisements from deskresearch.Focus Group MeetingThefocusgroupmembersrepresentatives from thesectors of theelectronicsandtelecommunicationsindustries, including1.Manufacturing,2.TelecommunicationsServices,3.ITServicesforEC Industries,4.EngineeringServices for EC Industries,5.ElectronicsTrading orWholesaleor Retail,6.StartupinElectronic Product Design,7.EmergingTechnologyCompaniesaboutRobotics /AI/IoT/Big Data,8.RelevantDepartmentin University,and 9.theElectricalandMechanicalServicesDepartment.Twofocusgroupmeetingswereconducted on14and18December2023with discussion on topics selected by theWorking Party on Manpower Survey of theECTB.Thediscussions were recordedand transcribed to facilitate analysis. (3)Analyse both qualitative and quantitativeinformation with input from members of ECTBDesk ResearchManpowerinformationperiod between January and December2023wascollectedresearch.An information system wasdeveloped to capture relevant recruitmentdatafrom major online recruitmentportals.Collectedinformation wasmapped against the list of companiesrelated to the EC industries under theHongKongStandardClassification devised by the Census andStatisticsDepartment.and removal of duplicated records, a totalofaround 11,000 recruitment recordswere collected during the research periodand servedas indicative information ofthe job market trend.Data AnalysisTheanalysis consists of the followingthree steps:(1)Collectqualitativeinformationonindustrial trend andmanpower demandfromfocus groups are 3coveringthethroughdeskIndustrialAfter mapping(2)Collectquantitativeinformationonrecruitment trendfrom deskresearch 2024 Manpower Update Report ofElectronics and TelecommunicationsIndustriesLimitationsAs this is not a full manpower survey, thefindingsand recommendations of thefocus group meetingsare more qualitativeand the report focuses mainly on themanpower trends.job advertisements was collected frommajorrecruitment websites and theLabourDepartment.suchas headhunting for managerialpositions, were not covered.datacollected is a snapshot of aparticular period without reference to anyhistoricaldata,this can serve asreference information supplementary tothe findings of focus group meetings. The information onOth