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Hong Kong educators will be given time to adjust to a new policy on practising certificates for teachers, a minister has said. Photo: Getty Images
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong teachers to be given 1 year to obtain practising certificates

Education chief says government will be ‘tolerant’ as it expects large number of applications and schools need time to adjust to new policy.

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Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong teachers withdrew HK$8.4 billion from pension funds in past school year

Education in Hong Kong

3 Hong Kong pupils probed for drinking, overnight stay in separate room on tour

Education in Hong Kong

Red-faced Hong Kong school sorry after teacher cites Tai Po blaze in fire drill

MKMCF Ma Chan Duen Hey Memorial College says one of its staff used ‘inappropriate language and expressions’ and expresses deepest apologies.

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The MKMCF Ma Chan Duen Hey Memorial College initiated a crisis response plan over the inappropriate comments by a faculty member. Photo: Handout
The MKMCF Ma Chan Duen Hey Memorial College initiated a crisis response plan over the inappropriate comments by a faculty member. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong courts

Mainland Chinese student jailed for 3 months for cheating in TOEFL test

Huang Xinyi paid someone else to take test on her behalf in Cambodia and submitted results to Hong Kong’s Lingnan University so she could graduate.

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Hong Kong economy

Exclusive | 55% plunge in new hires as Hong Kong graduates face gloomiest outlook in 5 years

Average monthly salary of new hires has risen only marginally by 0.5 per cent year on year to HK$20,961 in 2025, according to online job portal.

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Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong steps up scrutiny of private schools

Education Bureau releases code of practice for private primary and secondary schools.

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Tsung Tsin Middle School’s licence was revoked last summer. Photo: Jelly Tse
Tsung Tsin Middle School’s licence was revoked last summer. Photo: Jelly Tse
Education in Hong Kong

Exclusive | Hong Kong teachers required to renew practising certificates every 3 years

Sources tell SCMP the plan will take effect as early as 2027-28 academic year.

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Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong to deny teachers practising certificates with insufficient training hours

Education panel to discuss finer details of new certification to ensure ‘fit and proper’ standards.

Education in Hong Kong

AI mental health app helps Hong Kong students accentuate the positive

EmoCare, powered by artificial intelligence, began trial run last month, serving around 700 primary, secondary and university students.

EdUHK’s AI Education Tools showcase with (left to right) Professor Alpha Ling Man-ho, Professor Song Yanjie, and associate vice-president (quality assurance) of the department of psychology Susanna Yeung Siu-sze. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong teams up with experts to develop AI tailored for schools

Secretary for Education Christine Choi tells legislature authorities are exploring launching a large language model relating to city’s school curriculum.

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Students use an AI platform powered by Microsoft for their study. Photo: Kelly Le
Students use an AI platform powered by Microsoft for their study. Photo: Kelly Le
Education in Hong Kong

HKU ranks seventh globally for education as East Asia ‘makes strides’

Times Higher Education releases latest annual subject rankings, with Peking University entering top 10 for computer science for first time.

China jobs

Hong Kong degree is ‘passport’ to jobs in the world’s third-largest art market

Art graduates from the mainland, looking to expand their horizons and gain an edge in the job market, are flocking to Hong Kong for further study.

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Education in Hong Kong

40 Hong Kong semi-private schools eye more non-locals in education hub push

Direct Subsidy Scheme schools will be able to admit non-local students on a self-financing basis under new initiative.

Local student admissions are not affected by the new scheme. Photo: Sam Tsang
Education in Hong Kong

Last unregistered student union at Chinese University of Hong Kong disbands

Chung Chi College’s student union is the latest to dissolve, leaving just two of nine remaining at the university amid police registration pressures.

Only two college student unions remain at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, both of which have already registered with police as societies. Photo: Edmond So
Only two college student unions remain at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, both of which have already registered with police as societies. Photo: Edmond So
Education in Hong Kong

Exclusive | Hong Kong authorities to review schools’ medium of instruction after major study

Industry body urges government to allow more secondary schools to teach in English to better prepare pupils for higher education.

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Education in Hong Kong

2 Hong Kong pupils win top prizes in first global youth storytelling competition

Vanessa Jane Wong and Wan Ruixi impress judges in STANCE Storytelling Competition 2025 organised by the Post.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s finance chief warns of market volatility, pledges support for families

Amid market swings, Financial Secretary Paul Chan urges fiscal prudence and vows to review child tax breaks to tackle record-low birth rate.

Financial Secretary Paul Chan expressed “cautious optimism” about the economic outlook during a special meeting of the Finance Committee on Friday. Photo: Edmond So
Financial Secretary Paul Chan expressed “cautious optimism” about the economic outlook during a special meeting of the Finance Committee on Friday. Photo: Edmond So
Education in Hong Kong

Exclusive | Registered births in Hong Kong hit record low in 2025, ending 2-year uptick

31,714 registered births is 14 per cent fewer than 2024 and 3 per cent below previous record low in 2022.

Education in Hong Kong

Nearly 1 in 4 Hong Kong students can’t finish homework without AI, study shows

Our Hong Kong Foundation calls for unified AI platform and more comprehensive curriculum to cover students at all academic levels.

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Hong Kong housing

3 homeowners at Hong Kong’s Redhill Peninsula fined for illegal building works

Homeowners were convicted and fined sums of HK$130,000, HK$85,000 and HK$60,000 for unauthorised works at seaside estate.

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Landslides triggered by a record-breaking downpour in 2023 drew attention to extensive illegal additions at Redhill Peninsula. Photo: May Tse
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong education summit to discuss impact of geopolitics on universities

City to host 2,500 delegates from more than 65 jurisdictions at Asia-Pacific Association for International Education conference.

Visitors at the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s campus in Sha Tin. Photo: Edmond So
Visitors at the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s campus in Sha Tin. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Hong Kong school near fire-hit estate to take over new campus by end of June

Tai Po Baptist Public School principal Siu Ting says pupils expected to begin classes for coming academic year at new premises.

Education in Hong Kong

5 student unions at Chinese University of Hong Kong disband within a year

Lee Woo Sing College’s student union is latest group at university to cease operations.

Education in Hong Kong

Exempt Hong Kong substitute teachers from practising certificates: principals

Schools already struggle to hire supply teachers, so proposed new measure should consider different criteria to tackle shortfall, they say.

Hong Kong’s school principals have called for substitute teachers to be exempt from a proposed practising certificate, fearing the measure will exacerbate an existing shortfall of such teachers. Photo: Getty Images
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