Hong Kong universities decline across the board in global ranking list
Shift from three to four-year degree programme cited as scores for seven Hong Kong universities dipped across the board

Seven local universities fell in the latest edition of a world university ranking table, as the University of Hong Kong once again lost out to a Singaporean institution for the top ranking in Asia.
Compilers of the latest QS World University Rankings expected the drop to be temporary as it followed a restructuring which saw local universities switch to offering degrees over four years instead of three.
Three of Hong Kong's seven publicly funded universities are ranked among the list's top 50.

The National University of Singapore, which this year rose to 22nd from 24th last year, remains the top Asian university. This is the second year that it has eclipsed HKU.
Quacquarelli Symonds, which compiled the table, is a British rankings publisher. Its rankings are some of the most widely observed in the world.
