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William Yiu
Senior Correspondent, Hong Kong
William is a journalist with more than 15 years of experience. He has worked for different radio stations and Chinese-language newspapers — covering education and politics respectively — before joining the Post in 2021.
William is a journalist with more than 15 years of experience. He has worked for different radio stations and Chinese-language newspapers — covering education and politics respectively — before joining the Post in 2021.
Areas of Expertise:
Education and Hong Kong politicsLanguages Spoken:
Cantonese, English
Education chief says government will be ‘tolerant’ as it expects large number of applications and schools need time to adjust to new policy.
Withdrawals fell by 3.4 per cent from year before, marking third consecutive annual decline as emigration slows.
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.
Ex-legislator who was part of committee that scrutinised proposed law says rule should only apply on buses newly registered from January 25.
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Sources tell SCMP the plan will take effect as early as 2027-28 academic year.
Education panel to discuss finer details of new certification to ensure ‘fit and proper’ standards.
EmoCare, powered by artificial intelligence, began trial run last month, serving around 700 primary, secondary and university students.
Former Tianjin office chief’s ferry trip sparks debate on whether accepting perceived gifts breaches the city’s anti-bribery laws.
Some records are ‘definitely quite severe’ and include prosecutions for corruption and bribery, development chief Bernadette Linn says.
Secretary for Education Christine Choi tells legislature authorities are exploring launching a large language model relating to city’s school curriculum.
Times Higher Education releases latest annual subject rankings, with Peking University entering top 10 for computer science for first time.
Direct Subsidy Scheme schools will be able to admit non-local students on a self-financing basis under new initiative.
Chung Chi College’s student union is the latest to dissolve, leaving just two of nine remaining at the university amid police registration pressures.
Industry body urges government to allow more secondary schools to teach in English to better prepare pupils for higher education.
Amid market swings, Financial Secretary Paul Chan urges fiscal prudence and vows to review child tax breaks to tackle record-low birth rate.
31,714 registered births is 14 per cent fewer than 2024 and 3 per cent below previous record low in 2022.
Homeowners were convicted and fined sums of HK$130,000, HK$85,000 and HK$60,000 for unauthorised works at seaside estate.
City to host 2,500 delegates from more than 65 jurisdictions at Asia-Pacific Association for International Education conference.
Property owners of Tuen Mun estate vote to terminate renovation contract with Prestige, citing safety concerns after fatal Wang Fuk Court fire.
Lee Woo Sing College’s student union is latest group at university to cease operations.
Schools already struggle to hire supply teachers, so proposed new measure should consider different criteria to tackle shortfall, they say.
Health Bureau says 67 of 79 victims injured in Tai Po fire have recovered or been discharged, while 12 are in a stable condition.
Police received call from Filipino woman’s husband at 4.13pm on Wednesday after she passed out in their Tuen Mun flat.
‘I cried. It was the most genuine emotion I have ever felt,’ says mother of city’s first baby boy of 2026.
Education Bureau says national education has been integrated into daily teaching and learning, helping to inculcate love for city and country.
Student publication Undergrad says HKU did not provide detailed reason for refusal but cited concerns of ‘social instability’ and ‘force majeure’.
Educators welcome chance to enrol overseas students in semi-private schools under new initiative, but cite accommodation and funding issues.
Public primary and secondary schools interested are required to submit their application forms by February 2026.
Tai Po Baptist Public School principal says ‘going back to our campus to attend classes is not an ideal arrangement for every stakeholder’.
