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A look at the news and issues arising from kindergarten to secondary-level education around Hong Kong.
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology says it will continue to monitor the situation in the US. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s HKUST handling ‘several’ Harvard transfer applications

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology also says an admission offer has been extended to an applicant.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | Dragon boat races and the like must have proper waste management plans

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong must reform its degree offerings to attract West’s brightest

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Hong Kong

15 student suicides in Hong Kong so far this year, set to surpass 2024 rate

Education minister to discuss student mental health and support measures at Legislative Council panel meeting on Friday.

There were 28 student deaths by suicide in 2024, down from 32 in 2023. Photo: Sun Yeung
Australia

‘Treated like a criminal’: fury over Hong Kong student’s Australian deportation

Mother of 16-year-old demands answers after daughter was allegedly deported following row with homestay family and offered no alternative.

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Hong Kong children

Hong Kong principals slam popular schools’ class expansion without consultation

Critics question necessity of new initiative amid declining student numbers and whether it may hinder quality education.

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Animal welfare in Hong Kong

Letters | Dolphin’s death another wake-up call to phase out animal captivity

Readers discuss better ways for Ocean Park to promote conservation, creativity labs for the young, MTR’s admonishments not to walk on escalators, and the better education system between Hong Kong and Singapore.

Rita, a 24-year-old Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin at Ocean Park, died last week, following signs of fatigue and loss of appetite. Photo: Ocean Park
Universities in Hong Kong

Letters | Here’s how to market Hong Kong universities to Harvard students

Readers discuss the potential outflow of foreign students from Harvard, Hong Kong’s move to take pedestrians off busy streets, and providing a listening ear to troubled students.

Chinese international students

Editorial | Hong Kong can benefit from Donald Trump’s crackdown on foreign students

The United States is closing the door on the global talents that the city is striving to tap with its ‘Study in Hong Kong’ brand.

Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong schools told to add national education elements to more subjects

Education Bureau tells schools to add national education to subjects including English, maths, music, visual arts and PE.

Schools should play “Ode to the Motherland” at flag-raising ceremonies, authorities say. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong’s university freedom key to China’s global education power goal playing

Universities’ freedom to think, teach and publish independently must remain non-negotiable and Beijing must make its stance clear.

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A view of the Chinese University of Hong Kong campus in 2024. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong youth

80% of pupils get Hong Kong schools in their top 3 picks via allocation system

Latest preferable allocation rate marks drop from last year’s 83.7 per cent, with January seeing second-lowest number of pupils join system.

Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong should seize on US rejection of foreign students, John Lee says

Chief executive makes remarks after Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Trump administration will ‘aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students’.

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Education

Opinion | To tap talent, Hong Kong must go beyond welcoming Harvard students

Beyond reaching out to those leaving Harvard, Hong Kong should lobby elite foreign universities to start campuses here – and vice versa.

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A view of the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts on May 24. Photo: Xinhua
MTR Corporation

Letters | How MTR can plan ahead for unavoidable service disruptions

Readers discuss the need for proactive rather than reactive crisis handling, clarifying the purpose of the penalty for disruption, and caring for teachers’ emotional well-being.

Passengers at the Tiu Keng Leng MTR station were asked to leave on March 22, when the Tseung Kwan O line had to be suspended due to malfunctions in both the power supply and the signalling system. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

More Hong Kong schools at risk of closing as authorities tighten class size rules

Education Bureau to step up requirements for minimum enrolment and reduce number of alternative arrangements for survival.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong will welcome students hit by ‘discriminatory’ US ban: John Lee

Following Donald Trump administration’s actions against Harvard University, John Lee says Hong Kong’s doors are ‘wide open’ to foreign students.

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Hong Kong youth

Letters | Hong Kong students must embrace creativity to compete globally

Readers discuss the need to revamp the education system, the quest for global talent, the ombudsman’s decision to remove part of its records, and a blight on Hong Kong’s countryside.

Students sit for the Diploma of Secondary Education Chinese language exam at a Tai Po school on April 11 last year. Technological disruption, global uncertainties and complex societal shifts demand far more from students than rote memorisation and standardised responses. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong kindergartens asked to hold June 30 flag-raising events for first time

Education Bureau requests kindergartens to host ceremonies and other events to mark fifth anniversary of national security law’s passage.

Good Schools Guide

The Hong Kong Outstanding Student Award celebrates stellar secondary student achievements

The award honours students for academic excellence, community service and innovative projects in various fields – more than 160 schools contributed 473 award submissions.

Hong Kong

Opinion | Why is Hong Kong scrimping on schools and splurging on elections?

The government is tightening its belt and spreading the fiscal pain. Should schools and students suffer when money can be saved elsewhere?

Children wait at the end of a school day at Tsz Wan Shan on February 27. Photo: Sam Tsang
Universities in Hong Kong

Finance exam leaks at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

More than 100 students enrolled in finance class must retake exam after test leaked beforehand.

According to the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, the affected class had 128 students. Photo: May Tse
BN(O) passport

Number of Hong Kong students attending British independent schools drops by 6%

Annual census conducted by UK’s Independent School Council cites introduction of 20 per cent VAT as contributing factor.

EdUHK

Education University of Hong Kong to nearly double master’s admissions to 5,000

President of EdU reveals intake in coming academic year will be nearly twice of previous 2,700 and rake in total gross income of HK$800 million.

Hong Kong

University students feel the squeeze in Hong Kong’s hostel crunch

Campus crunch leaves students scrambling to rent shared flats, amid calls to increase housing options.

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Hong Kong

Hong Kong public schools to face 10% cut in major grant in coming academic year

Industry stakeholders describe funding reduction as ‘alarming’, as Education Bureau looks to slash spending.

The block grant for a secondary school with 24 classes is currently around HK$8 million (US$1.02 million), and the proposed cut means each school will receive around HK$800,000 less in the coming school year. Photo: May Tse
Preparing Gen Alpha for the future

Beyond education: how millennial parenting is influencing Gen Alpha

As millennials push against the traditional symbols of success, Prudential Hong Kong’s PruNextGen platform prepares families for the future.

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Universities in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s CUHK eyes scholars from US amid higher education turmoil in country

Institution president Dennis Lo also says tariff tensions between China and US have driven up prices of equipment, chemicals.

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