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
Authorities remind two schools to think about students’ needs after complaints about long lines outside campuses while inspections carried out.
Contraction hits Kwai Tsing hardest, where nearly half the district’s 31 primary schools forced to trim Primary One intake.
Former chief justice Geoffrey Ma oversaw mediation between Hong Kong International School and Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, source says.
Transport Department said Percival Street section closed due to incident, adding traffic in area was heavy.
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City’s poor industrial safety record, including 15 fatalities so far this year, marked by bad habits and broader systemic and planning issues.
Authorities aim to encourage more students to take science subjects at the senior secondary level.
Number of non-DSE students in Hong Kong public universities surges 63 per cent, while local exam-takers fall to 72 per cent of intake.
Professional group expects glut as growing number of local undergraduates and practitioners returning from overseas enter stagnant job market.
Investigation by Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data finds 96 per cent of those affected in May cyberattack were from City University.
Admission rate for NCS students sitting university entrance exam has remained persistently low over past five academic years.
In order for universities to expand successfully into the Northern Metropolis, clear development parameters, timelines and financing models are needed.
Sunny Sun already secured a place on HKU’s Distinguished MedScholar medicine track before her results were released.
Dennis Lo says the government’s HK$10 billion loan scheme is inadequate and local universities must expand to meet future challenges and compete globally.
Curriculum of mandatory general education programme for undergrads to be reformed as university maps out development strategy.
Distressed applicants vent frustrations online following retraction of offers hours after being sent.
Hong Kong exam body says fee increase will support ‘sustainable and effective operation’ as three-year pilot scheme ends.
University of Hong Kong says global search will be launched for successor of Xiang Zhang who announced he would leave post in 2028.
Admissions consultant attributes growth to 2022 introduction of top talent scheme, but kindergarten sector continues decade-long decline.
Journal that published paper last July will assess complaints, while EdU defends map’s focus on administrative boundaries, not coastlines.
Average monthly salary rises by just 2 per cent to HK$28,000 as underemployment hits record high.
Quacquarelli Symonds also identifies limited global diversity and persistent shortage of student accommodation as key challenges for city.
The SCMP looks at the options for DSE students whose exam results fall short of university entry requirements.
Students inspired to pursue life in law or medicine, including Aiden Cheng, who has just 10 per cent of his vision left.
Fourteen boys and 10 girls achieve Level 5** in six subjects, but proportion of day-school candidates meeting university threshold falls.
Hong Kong students scored average of 37.02 points for IB, nearly 20 per cent higher than global average of 30.88.
Hong Kong student numbers at UK private schools hit five-year low, with enrolment down 17 per cent and new admissions plunging 26 per cent.
Some admitted to their first-choice institutions already dreaming up plans for university while others consider pathways to studying abroad.
High satisfaction rate reflects sensible choices and strategies by well-informed parents, school council representative says.
Christine Choi says banning devices would hinder learning as Hong Kong rolls out blueprint to integrate AI and digital tools in schools.
