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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
Police say passer-by discovered animal at junction of Lai Chi Kok Road and Shek Kip Mei Street, but it died later at the scene.
‘To encourage childbirth today, we not only compete with pets, but also with AI,’ legislator and academic William Wong says.
Education Bureau issues guidelines following reports of more than 100 pupils developing gastroenteritis symptoms on tours.
Figure, the latest as of June, represents about 28 per cent rise from first 10 months of 2023-24 academic year.
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Some new immigrants also hesitate to bring children, unsure about securing places in schools.
Some top scorers also planning overseas study, while one set to enrol in veterinary medicine.
About 38.5 per cent of DSE candidates, or 16,393 students, also attained minimum entrance requirements for city’s eight public universities.
Warning letter to offender not enough, some victims have said, as they call for ‘more permanent and substantial’ consequences.
Chief Secretary Eric Chan addresses concerns from parents over earlier decision to suspend day schools on Friday, as morning sees calm weather.
Observatory cancels all rainstorm warnings at 8pm but says weather will remain unstable.
Hong Kong’s top or near-perfect scorers represent nearly 10 per cent of top achievers globally.
Highest success rate through central allocation system attributed to shrinking pupil numbers with 8-year low of 48,011 taking part.
Eleven of 15 top students from city’s largest international school group say they plan to pursue degrees in medicine locally.
Dion Chen, chairman of Direct Subsidy Scheme Schools Council, says sluggish economy may be one reason for schools’ reluctance to raise fees.
Secretary for Education Christine Choi urges schools with insufficient enrolment to reflect on performance, instead of hindering development of more popular institutions.
Minister Christine Choi also says authorities will consider raising 40 per cent cap on non-local student admissions.
Students from Pakistan, Georgia and mainland China accept offers in response to the US government’s ban on international admissions.
Schools offering non-local curricula have responsibility to help students acquire correct understanding of national security law, bureau says.
Xiang Zhang likens HKU’s QS ranking advancement to training in martial arts, says good ranking is ‘by-product’ of university’s efforts to build up its academic excellence.
Xiang Zhang also says HKU will establish school of government and public policy to attract young leaders.
Vice-chancellor Xiang Zhang says HKU has over 100 transfer applications because of uncertainties in US but won’t ‘take advantage’ of situation.
Minister Rosanna Law says the Coliseum had in past given priority to sports events, but venue must be repositioned to maximise value after Kai Tak park opening.
University of Hong Kong climbs to 11th place, beating two prestigious mainland Chinese institutions.
Education minister also dismisses call to let non-local students attend public primary and secondary schools amid diminishing population size.
Education Bureau has released revised curriculum guide for teaching English.
While the Facebook and Instagram accounts of prospective students were checked in past, reviews have expanded to other platforms, consultancy says.
Secretary for Education Christine Choi suggests ‘whole-school approach’ to tackle concerns and blames online world for mental health issues.
Two former and two current student union committee members detained by police for allegedly stealing from the organisation.
Education minister to discuss student mental health and support measures at Legislative Council panel meeting on Friday.
