{"slug": "ai-and-economy-fuel-stress-for-40-of-dse-candidates-hong-kong-youth-group-poll", "title": "AI and economy fuel stress for 40% of DSE candidates: Hong Kong youth group poll", "summary": "Nearly 40% of Hong Kong DSE exam candidates cited artificial intelligence and the economic outlook as their top sources of stress, according to a Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups poll. The survey of 1,241 secondary students found 45.6% of DSE candidates reported high stress levels, down from 52.9% last year, with concerns that AI would replace entry-level jobs driving anxiety.", "body_md": "# AI and economy fuel stress for 40% of DSE candidates: Hong Kong youth group poll\n\nNearly half of students also unaware of universities of applied sciences as group urges government to boost awareness of vocational paths\n\nFewer Hong Kong university entrance exam candidates reported high stress levels compared with last year, but nearly 40 per cent cited artificial intelligence (AI) and the economic outlook as their top sources of stress, a survey has found.\n\nReleasing the findings of its “Further Education Planning Survey” on Thursday, the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups attributed the pressure to concerns that AI would increasingly replace entry-level jobs.\n\nThe poll surveyed 1,241 secondary students, including 445 candidates of the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) examination, from May to last month.\n\nAmong the DSE candidates, 45.6 per cent reported high stress levels, down from 52.9 per cent in last year’s survey.\n\n“The slight drop this year reflects greater public attention to the academic pressure candidates face, more support from family and school, sufficient degree supply and technology helping students choose subjects and plan their further studies,” Andy Chan Ying-kit, supervisor at the youth group, said.\n\nThe top sources of stress among DSE candidates were concerns over personal competitiveness at 69 per cent, and uncertainty about future prospects, including AI development and the economic outlook, at 38 per cent.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-and-economy-fuel-stress-for-40-of-dse-candidates-hong-kong-youth-group-poll", "canonical_source": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3359968/ai-and-economy-fuel-stress-40-dse-candidates-hong-kong-youth-group-poll?utm_source=rss_feed", "published_at": "2026-07-09 08:09:23+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-09 08:22:06.997261+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups", "Andy Chan Ying-kit"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-and-economy-fuel-stress-for-40-of-dse-candidates-hong-kong-youth-group-poll", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-and-economy-fuel-stress-for-40-of-dse-candidates-hong-kong-youth-group-poll.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-and-economy-fuel-stress-for-40-of-dse-candidates-hong-kong-youth-group-poll.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-and-economy-fuel-stress-for-40-of-dse-candidates-hong-kong-youth-group-poll.jsonld"}}