Hong Kong is an international city where both men and women enjoy equal opportunities for career development. Although the construction industry has traditionally been male-dominated, the number of female employees has seen a clear increase - rising from nearly 8 per cent of the construction workforce two decades ago to about 13 per cent in 2025. The number of female students enrolling at the Institute of Construction also continues to climb.
      
     News.gov.hk spoke with a representative from the Construction Industry Council to explore the reasons behind this trend, and with two women - an employee and a student - who are forging careers in construction.
      
     The story is available at www.news.gov.hk/eng/feature from today (March 8) in text and video format.

Ends/Sunday, March 8, 2026
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