Observers attribute the higher rate of Hong Kong youth not in education, employment, or training (NEET) to job market mismatches and comfortable living conditions. Recent government figures place the city's NEET rate at 6 percent.

A mismatch in the job market, declining demand for junior roles and relatively comfortable living conditions among Hong Kong’s youth have contributed to a higher share of young people not in education, employment or training (NEETs) compared with other Asian economies, observers have said. Their comments on Friday followed government figures released in response to lawmaker Elvin Lee Ka-kui, showing the city’s NEET rate at 6 per cent. A Legislative Council report last month put the 2025 figure.....