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Secretary for Education Christine Choi has said education authorities are considering finding extra undergraduate places for non-local applicants to avoid competition with Hong Kong students. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Education in Hong Kong

172% surge of dependant enrolments into Hong Kong universities in past 2 years

Influx of children of non-local professionals admitted by the eight public universities has prompted angry backlash from local parents.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong schools urged to avoid high-risk foods on study trips to mainland China

Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek’s success lies in singular focus on innovation, AI scientist says

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Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong schools don’t have enough teachers trained in AI, sector veterans say

Government keen to get youngsters up to speed with artificial intelligence, but principals warn of class time that is ‘by no means sufficient’.

Some principals say that although AI and coding are already being taught in secondary and primary schools respectively, teachers lack the sufficient knowledge to achieve the government’s goals. Photo: Jelly Tse
Some principals say that although AI and coding are already being taught in secondary and primary schools respectively, teachers lack the sufficient knowledge to achieve the government’s goals. Photo: Jelly Tse
Education in Hong Kong

2 Hong Kong schools won’t run subsidised Primary One classes in 2025-26

Aplichau Kaifong Primary School and Price Memorial Catholic Primary School not allocated any Primary One classes for next academic year.

Education in Hong Kong

Senior Beijing official calls on Hong Kong universities to make tech advances

Xia Baolong says tertiary institutions should also strive to make city hub for high-calibre talent as he meets HKUST leaders in Beijing.

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Education in Hong Kong

Number of Primary One pupils in Hong Kong predicted to drop by 23% over 6 years

Authorities also announce plans to restrict survival measures for schools that fail to enrol enough Primary One pupils from next academic year.

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Hong Kong authorities expect the number of Primary One students to drop from 48,600 this year to 37,500 in 2031. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong authorities expect the number of Primary One students to drop from 48,600 this year to 37,500 in 2031. Photo: Eugene Lee
Education in Hong Kong

Global university rankings laud Hong Kong for AI, dentistry and education

Quacquarelli Symonds, a UK-based education information firm, has released its latest annual results for more than 18,300 subjects at over 1,700 universities.

Education in Hong Kong

Are Hong Kong’s universities attracting enough students from outside mainland China?

Data shows nearly 75 per cent of Hong Kong’s non-local, first-year undergraduates at public universities are from mainland.

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Education in Hong Kong

29 kindergartens close in Hong Kong, most since records began in 2013

Government figures also show 42 per cent increase in number of newly arrived pupils aged six to 18 enrolled in induction programme.

Twenty-nine kindergartens in Hong Kong closed down before the start of the current school year, the largest number of closures in more than a decade. Photo: Eugene Lee
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts picks new director

Head of dance at the academy Anna Chan promoted to lead the institution. Among her first tasks: hiring her replacement, 2 other school heads.

Professor Anna Chan Chung-ying, the new director of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Photo: HKAPA
Professor Anna Chan Chung-ying, the new director of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Photo: HKAPA
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 3 for allegedly stealing HK$8,400 on flight from Bangkok

Passenger discovers cash missing from backpack stored in overhead compartment during the flight from Bangkok to Hong Kong.

Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong lawmaker denies minister’s claim axing student subsidy was discussed

Lawmakers disapprove of decision to cut HK$2,500 grant, with sector’s legislator denying Paul Chan’s claim move was discussed earlier.

Hong Kong budget 2025-26

Hong Kong’s 2 medical schools to get funding for 60 extra degree places

Extra intake will include 50 places for graduates pursuing a second degree.

The University of Hong Kong has one of the city’s two medical schools. Photo: Dickson Lee
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong parents dismayed after HK$2,500 student grant axed in budget

Government also aim to claw back HK$4 billion from reserves of the eight public universities.

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The student grant was given to parents regardless of their financial background. Photo: Dickson Lee
The student grant was given to parents regardless of their financial background. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong budget 2025-26

Budget 2025: Hong Kong to tap big tech firms for AI training in schools

In one budget measure, companies will be asked to help educate students from primary school to university through practical AI courses, Post learns.

Education in Hong Kong

80% of deregistered teachers in Hong Kong involved in criminal offences

Teachers were involved in eight cases of inappropriate relationships with students last year compared with three in 2023.

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Hong Kong society

Slow processing times main stressor for Hongkongers awaiting Canadian PR: study

University of British Columbia study also finds 80 per cent of immigrants from city struggled to find jobs in Canada that matched their skills.

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A University of British Columbia study has found that most Hong Kong immigrants under the lifeboat scheme could not find jobs in Canada that matched their skillsets. Photo: Handout
A University of British Columbia study has found that most Hong Kong immigrants under the lifeboat scheme could not find jobs in Canada that matched their skillsets. Photo: Handout
Education in Hong Kong

Over 20,000 Hong Kong school pupils at risk of dropping out, NGO warns

Youth Outreach also says about 60 per cent of students at risk of dropping out are under the age of 15.

Education in Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong head hopes any budget funding cuts will be ‘moderate’

Ahead of government’s budget address on Wednesday, president Xiang Zhang says HK$41.5 billion in reserves has designated purposes.

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Education in Hong Kong

PolyU head confident of securing approval to run Hong Kong’s third medical school

Teng Jin-Guang says PolyU already offers numerous medical-related programmes such as physiotherapy, radiography and nursing.

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Polytechnic University is one of several institutions hoping to run the city’s third medical school. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong society

Number of babies born in Hong Kong rises by 11% to 36,700 in 2024

Increase follows unveiling of government bonus scheme in 2023 that gives parents HK$20,000 for each newborn.

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The city’s number of births fell to its lowest level in 2022 at 32,500. Photo: Sam Tsang
The city’s number of births fell to its lowest level in 2022 at 32,500. Photo: Sam Tsang
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong institution uncovers 3 cases of fraudulent mainland applications

Tung Wah College says some applicants even asked others to take entrance exams, interviews on their behalf.

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong Baptist University, like CityU, can ‘afford’ 3 to 5% spending cut

President Alexander Wai also confident his institution can win bid for third medical school with advisers ‘not exposed to geopolitical risks’.

Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s CityU can ‘bear 3 to 5% funding cut’, says head

Freddy Boey says university will avoid firing employees and focus on digitalisation effort to enhance efficiency.

CityU president Freddy Boey has said the university has embarked on a digitalisation programme. Photo: Jonathan Wong
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