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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 Bureau says it rectified the system and urged parents to disregard the SMS messages sent this morning.
Education Bureau reveals 14,093 children allocated place in one of their top three choices under central allocation stage.
Findings imply 28,000 young students are quietly slipping through the cracks, prompting calls for early intervention before they drop out.
Hong Kong’s Education Bureau says it has approved 12 schools’ survival plans, including two that will operate self-financing Primary One classes.
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San Wui Commercial Society Secondary School says decision taken because principal’s behaviour fell short of public expectations.
School manager says principal’s conduct on Singapore trip will be reviewed and it is too early to decide if he should face disciplinary action.
British National (Overseas) visa pathway was launched five years ago.
Head of association for teachers says shift to lower packages may lead to educators with less experience and motivation.
Passenger describes experience as similar to ‘free-falling from a drop tower’, with severe altitude drop just before meals served.
UK government resists calls to revoke Hong Kong trade office privileges after spy case, but insists it will act against any threat to security.
Experts say motorists must be careful when adapting to driving on opposite side of vehicle with unfamiliar road conditions.
Chinese consulate activates emergency response, pledging full support to the victims and their families.
Driver was alerted by passenger that man appeared unwell and had fainted, according to KMB spokesman.
City leader speaks at Newspaper Society of Hong Kong’s annual press awards, where South China Morning Post takes home eight prizes.
Privacy commissioner says Instructure’s payment is a mishandling of crime and firm should invest in boosting cybersecurity instead.
Blaze ignited at Yu Tung Court in Tung Chung on Friday morning, with 300 people evacuated.
Chris Sun defends talent and graduate visa schemes, citing shortage of local degree holders despite 61 per cent drop in entry-level roles.
Figures shift from net decrease to net increase after Top Talent Pass Scheme launched and annual quota for another key admission scheme removed.
Analysts say British authorities will prioritise stable ties with Beijing given current geopolitical uncertainties.
School says it has noted differing views from students and parents on the new rules, set to take effect in the coming weeks.
Students at Kwun Tong Maryknoll College protest stricter phone rules imposing demerits and confiscation.
Education Bureau offers relief to merged secondary schools, with three-year waiver on survival plans and additional resources.
Executive director of Hong Kong Education City tells Audit Commission that low usage is due to city’s shrinking student population.
Hong Kong’s largest international school group also says in latest annual report it expects increased competition to bring in new students.
Singaporean academic resigns as president for personal reasons.
Fuel charge to fall for second month as lower earlier costs feed through, but Middle East conflict likely to push up prices later this year.
HKU and CUHK retain places in the top 10, while the Education University of Hong Kong and Lingnan University make their debut on the list.
Education Bureau says it recorded 9,838 default cases, involving 8,494 people, under five schemes as of January 31.
Only 2,671 of 40,948 Form Six graduates pursuing full-time courses chose to study outside Hong Kong last year, the lowest level since 2012.
