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Hong Kong Baptist University, like CityU, can ‘afford’ 3 to 5% spending cut
President Alexander Wai also confident his institution can win bid for third medical school with advisers ‘not exposed to geopolitical risks’.
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Education in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s CityU can ‘bear 3 to 5% funding cut’, says head
13 Feb 2025 - 8:28PM
Education in Hong Kong
Hong Kong educators took out HK$8.7 billion from pensions in past academic year
13 Feb 2025 - 6:43PM
Education in Hong Kong
Top international school, education foundation allocated 2 Hong Kong campuses
Authorities estimate sites allocated to Chinese International School, YK Pao Education Foundation can accommodate up to about 1,000 pupils.
12 Feb 2025 - 9:50AM
The campus in Braemar Hill was allocated to the Chinese International School. Photo: Jelly Tse
Education in Hong Kong
CUHK suspends student in Hong Kong over forged sick note, death certificate
Student allegedly forged documents in applications to be absent from exam and secure exemption from scholarship renewal requirements.
9 Feb 2025 - 8:24PM
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Hong Kong considers cash grants for schools to hire more native English teachers
But option may reduce pay and perks of new hires as authorities review existing recruitment scheme, sources say.
9 Feb 2025 - 8:48PM
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IELTS candidates from mainland China can no longer take paper test in Hong Kong
Organisers of English-language exam implement new rule to avoid ‘fraudulent test-day activity’.
6 Feb 2025 - 10:33PM
Passing the test is a requirement for those who want to become English-language teachers in Hong Kong or apply to schools abroad. Photo: Shutterstock
Education in Hong Kong
CUHK head says bulk of school reserves tied up as Hong Kong plans funding cuts
Professor Dennis Lo acknowledges city’s financial woes but warns funding cuts should not undermine global education hub objective.
6 Feb 2025 - 10:24PM
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University of Hong Kong tops financial reserves table at HK$41.5 billion
Increases in reserves among city’s public universities range from 6 to 14 per cent in last academic year compared with 2022-23.
6 Feb 2025 - 8:30AM
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Hong Kong economy
Hong Kong’s 8 public universities amass nearly HK$140 billion in reserves
Finance chief Paul Chan earlier called on institutions to make better use of funds and expand their sources of income.
5 Feb 2025 - 8:36AM
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Hong Kong economy
Financial reserves ‘can help Hong Kong public universities weather funding cuts’
Lawmaker Lau Chi-pang also says percentages of any planned funding cuts by government should be same for all public universities.
3 Feb 2025 - 4:13PM
The financial reserves of Hong Kong’s public universities totalled HK$125.9 billion in the 2022-23 financial year. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
Education in Hong Kong
Hong Kong kindergarten closures loom amid low birth rates, 40 schools at risk
City logged record low of 32,500 babies born in 2022 and who are due to enter kindergarten in September.
2 Feb 2025 - 9:00AM
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Hong Kong to be ‘more targeted’ in helping poor amid deficit: No 2 official
Government will not simply cut social welfare resources, Eric Chan says, as city grapples with deficit set to reach about HK$100 billion.
1 Feb 2025 - 7:25PM
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Record 71 Hong Kong teachers struck off for misconduct in 2024
Full-year figure is highest on record and represents a 51 per cent increase compared with 2023.
3 Feb 2025 - 12:01PM
Education in Hong Kong
Hong Kong public secondary schools can offer foreign languages to younger pupils
Government offering HK$250,000 in funding for each school to launch foreign language courses for Form One to Three from next academic year.
22 Jan 2025 - 8:23PM
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Students return to school on the first day of the academic year at Po Leung Kuk Ma Kam Ming College in Fanling in 2023. Photo: Edmond So
Education in Hong Kong
Hong Kong may require minimum stay to obtain ‘local student’ university status
Minister says she will take reference from overseas as government responds to claims of talent schemes being abused to secure cheaper tuition.
21 Jan 2025 - 10:39PM
Education in Hong Kong
CUHK head to explore creating Hong Kong college system for postgraduates
Professor Dennis Lo says proposal would follow existing system used for undergraduates, cites his own experience at Oxford and Cambridge.
15 Jan 2025 - 6:52PM
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Accidents and personal safety
Hong Kong to launch citywide scaffolding inspections after Kai Tak collapse
Labour minister makes pledge just hours before another industrial accident in Lam Tin in which rolling shovel truck causes three injuries.
14 Jan 2025 - 10:58PM
An excavator rolled down a slope and crashed into a sound barrier and a garbage truck in Lam Tin, injuring three workers. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
All Hong Kong schools should be required to join flu vaccine scheme: expert
Government adviser on vaccines says schools that decline to take part should also have to explain decision.
13 Jan 2025 - 8:07PM
Hong Kong children
90% of Hong Kong pupils failing to get 60 minutes of daily exercise: study
Academic says a major reason for children not getting enough exercise is the heavy emphasis parents place on academic results.
11 Jan 2025 - 10:06PM
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Education University of Hong Kong puts non-local students on notice over visas
University finds more than 900 students from outside city failed to submit visa information as required.
11 Jan 2025 - 7:44AM
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
Hong Kong health officials take aim at 168 schools for not joining flu jab drive
Official urges members of the public to get vaccinated as surveillance data shows Hong Kong has entered the flu season.
10 Jan 2025 - 4:58PM
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Health officials say the flu vaccination can reduce serious complications and lower school absenteeism. Photo: Edmond So
Education in Hong Kong
Better chance for Hong Kong children to enter popular primary schools this year
There are fewer applicants and an average 13 per cent more Primary One vacancies across districts in central allocation phase this year.
8 Jan 2025 - 5:57PM
Education in Hong Kong
Dennis Lo takes over Chinese University of Hong Kong, vows to boost global standing
‘We are committed to enhancing the international standing of CUHK and make efforts in teaching, research, service and innovation,’ Professor Dennis Lo says.
8 Jan 2025 - 8:15PM
Education in Hong Kong
Teachers must embrace AI, founder of Hong Kong-based philanthropic foundation says
Tencent co-founder Charles Chen Yidan calls on educators to explore how AI can improve not only learning but also their own skills.
7 Jan 2025 - 9:49PM
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