A man sits in an underpass in Hong Kong on July 17 as pedestrians walk by before the special administrative region's unemployment rate hit a record 8.7 percent for the three month period ending July 31. Many unemployed have learned that they must keep themselves employable by finding ways to keep current in their fields. Volunteering skills to nonprofit organizations, reviewing textbooks and doing research on potential employers are three strategies.Sep 14, 2003

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