Opinion | How to turn Hong Kong into a global education hub
The city has the world-class universities, language and location. It now needs to combine these with inclusive teaching and well-being support
This is more than a technical adjustment. It signals Hong Kong’s intent to position itself as an international education hub, opening its classrooms to the world.
This is an extraordinary turn for a city that only began providing nine years of universal education in 1979. Before then, many young people had only a few years of schooling and those who could afford it went overseas for further studies.
In the decades since, Hong Kong has built one of the most extensive education systems in Asia. Today, it offers 12 years of free education, an extensive vocational training system and a remarkable array of higher education institutions.