LettersLack of diversity at University of Hong Kong is a reflection of Hong Kong as a whole

Hong Kong is ethnically homogeneous and offers its young people limited opportunities

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Students at the University of Hong Kong in Pok Fu Lam in September 2018. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Published: 7:10am, 17 Mar 2019Updated: 7:10am, 17 Mar 2019

I am writing in response to the article “HKU student calls university out on lack of diversity: ‘I’m their pet gweipo’” (March 7).

I was born in Hong Kong and had my fair share of education in the local system. I admit I am one of those Hong Kong students who went to university elsewhere, but I did attend a local secondary school, not an international school, and sat the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education.

I deliberately chose to attend university abroad because of the lack of diversity and opportunities in Hong Kong universities and the city as a whole. Ethnically, Hong Kong is 92 per cent Chinese. We are one of the most homogenous international cities.

I believe that Ms Rebane had other concerns and factors in mind when she chose her tertiary institution. However, if diversity is so crucial, that should have been taken into account when making a decision as important as university choice.

Where one attends university does not only relate to undergraduate studies, but also extends to opportunities in the future. The impact is long-lasting and possibly life-changing.

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Hong Kong is ethnically homogeneous and offers its young people limited opportunities