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William Yiu
Senior Correspondent, Hong Kong
William is a journalist with more than 15 years of experience. He has worked for different radio stations and Chinese-language newspapers — covering education and politics respectively — before joining the Post in 2021.
William is a journalist with more than 15 years of experience. He has worked for different radio stations and Chinese-language newspapers — covering education and politics respectively — before joining the Post in 2021.
Areas of Expertise:
Education and Hong Kong politicsLanguages Spoken:
Cantonese, English
Chris Sun defends talent and graduate visa schemes, citing shortage of local degree holders despite 61 per cent drop in entry-level roles.
Figures shift from net decrease to net increase after Top Talent Pass Scheme launched and annual quota for another key admission scheme removed.
Analysts say British authorities will prioritise stable ties with Beijing given current geopolitical uncertainties.
School says it has noted differing views from students and parents on the new rules, set to take effect in the coming weeks.
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Students at Kwun Tong Maryknoll College protest stricter phone rules imposing demerits and confiscation.
Education Bureau offers relief to merged secondary schools, with three-year waiver on survival plans and additional resources.
Executive director of Hong Kong Education City tells Audit Commission that low usage is due to city’s shrinking student population.
Hong Kong’s largest international school group also says in latest annual report it expects increased competition to bring in new students.
Singaporean academic resigns as president for personal reasons.
Fuel charge to fall for second month as lower earlier costs feed through, but Middle East conflict likely to push up prices later this year.
HKU and CUHK retain places in the top 10, while the Education University of Hong Kong and Lingnan University make their debut on the list.
Education Bureau says it recorded 9,838 default cases, involving 8,494 people, under five schemes as of January 31.
Only 2,671 of 40,948 Form Six graduates pursuing full-time courses chose to study outside Hong Kong last year, the lowest level since 2012.
Man was pronounced dead at scene, with cause of death set to be determined after autopsy.
Only HK$1.31 billion or 57.5 per cent of HK$2.28 billion allocated for baby bonus scheme used as of February, with three-year scheme set to end this October.
It becomes first of 15 under-enrolled schools barred from operating subsidised Primary One classes from September.
Authorities publish 2026 Values Education Curriculum Framework, with latest guide placing heavier emphasis on ‘national identity’.
Education chief Christine Choi says causes of mental illness are complex and reasons range from personal, family and academic pressures to social difficulties.
Education authorities say the increase may be under-reported because of reluctance among parents and pupils to disclose health information.
By contrast, number of local DSE candidates who qualified for Hong Kong public universities fell by 5 per cent over same period, Education Bureau says.
Hong Kong Education Bureau’s new scheme offers lower salaries but higher recruitment flexibility.
Education Bureau says non-local enrolment at some schools dropped to as low as 39 per cent, well below required targets of 50 to 98 per cent.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced last May the country would take stricter approach to Chinese student visas.
Students with special educational needs do better in smaller classes and in schools that look beyond academic grades, parents say.
HKIS co-founder Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod accuses management of creating ‘risk of leadership interruption’.
Education University of Hong Kong head warns that teacher training must not be ignored despite dwindling student population.
Despite overall drop, dentistry at HKU remains second while performing arts at HKAPA regains 10th place and education at EdU enters top 10.
Despite a smaller rise than last year, the English Schools Foundation says increase is needed to maintain teaching quality and meet technology demands.
Education consultant says proposed fees exceed those of premium British boarding school in Malaysia or Thailand.
