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“Are we as institutions just blindly developing AI and competing to be the fastest?" asks Priscilla Leung, founder of the Hong Kong Association for External Friendship that is organising the coming university forum. Photo: AFP
Education in Hong Kong

Harvard and Cambridge to attend Hong Kong forum on role of humanities in AI age

Summit involving more than 50 universities to explore future of education, labour and artificial intelligence.

Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong loses record 40 kindergartens as birth rate drops, women wait to have kids

Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s Lingnan University scraps English exit test for graduation

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Education in Hong Kong

Schools urged not to make pupils with special educational needs repeat grades

‘Repeating a grade will only aggravate their social and emotional adjustment difficulties and increase mental health risks,’ updated guide says.

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Schools have been urged to provide support measures suited to the individual SEN student’s needs as an alternative to grade retention. Photo: Edmond So
The revised guide requires subsidised schools considering grade retention for SEN pupils to consult parents through a team of professionals, including an educational psychologist. Photo: Getty Images
Education in Hong Kong

Admission scores fall for Hong Kong physiotherapy courses amid jobs crunch

Budget constraints and an unprecedented rise in the number of new practitioners entering the market have taken their toll on profession.

Education in Hong Kong

More support needed for ethnic minority children with special needs, charity says

Heep Hong Society says its pilot project in Hong Kong helped 95 per cent of participating children improve, but calls for services to expand into more districts.

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Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong approves average fee hikes of up to 4.75 per cent for non-public schools

Authorities approve tuition adjustments for private, DSS and international schools, as institutions note increases must involve consulting stakeholders.

Elite institutions such as St Paul’s Co-educational College (pictured), Diocesan Boys’ School and Heep Yunn School applied for 4.2 per cent rises, with the new fees ranging from HK$45,585 to HK$87,800 a year for Form One. Photo: Felix Wong
Elite institutions such as St Paul’s Co-educational College (pictured), Diocesan Boys’ School and Heep Yunn School applied for 4.2 per cent rises, with the new fees ranging from HK$45,585 to HK$87,800 a year for Form One. Photo: Felix Wong
Education in Hong Kong

HKU eyes Northern Metropolis expansion to boost research capacity, attract talent

New research vice-president Anderson Shum says megaproject offers space HKU needs for hardware such as new dry and wet labs.

Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong public universities’ non-local fees jump by up to 26% as quota expands

HKU medicine, dentistry fees more than double to HK$590,000, with online users on RedNote saying hikes are ‘going too far’.

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Hong Kong property

Will Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis draw educational leasing from office sector?

Education groups leased 49,050 square metres of commercial space in the city from January 2025 to August this year, according to CBRE.

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The Development Bureau announced on August 24 that the pilot area project under large-scale land disposal located in Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area in the Northern Metropolis had the tender assessment completed. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong science and tech

China’s Tiangong space station camera captures its first images of Hong Kong

Developed by HKUST, Musico camera sends back its first images of city ahead of 77th anniversary of founding of People’s Republic of China.

A camera developed by HKUST aboard China’s Tiangong space station has captured its first images of Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
A camera developed by HKUST aboard China’s Tiangong space station has captured its first images of Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong housing

Hong Kong urged to boost private housing supply as student demand jumps 45%

Government forecasts annual demand for non-local student housing at 2,310 flats over next decade, 45 per cent higher than last year’s estimate.

Education in Hong Kong

5 universities in Hong Kong rank in top 100 in ‘historic’ shift from West to East

University of Hong Kong retains position as city’s highest-ranked institution, at 33rd, in Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

Hong Kong society

Economist formally apologises for ‘sexist’ talk as students urge suspension

Terence Chong says he failed to consider choice of words and setting, as Chinese University of Hong Kong students and alumni demand action.

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Terence Chong has posted a formal apology for remarks during a New Asia College assembly talk criticised as “sexist”. Photo: Jelly Tse
Education in Hong Kong

Australia just changed its visa rules. So what about its bespoke Hong Kong pathway?

New rules barring applicants from bringing along families have raised concerns among some Hongkongers on study-to-migrate pathway.

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The rules were revised as the Australian government faces mounting pressure from Pauline Hanson, leader of the far-right One Nation party, who has blamed the country's housing crisis on migration. Photo: AFP
The rules were revised as the Australian government faces mounting pressure from Pauline Hanson, leader of the far-right One Nation party, who has blamed the country's housing crisis on migration. Photo: AFP
Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

‘Never too late’: Filipino domestic helpers pursue degree dreams they put on hold

Having put personal ambitions aside for their families, domestic helpers are now earning degrees while working with support from Hong Kong non-profit FullPhils.

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Education in Hong Kong

CUHK gives top economist warning over talk on women ‘marrying for money’

University’s New Asia College tells Terence Chong to be mindful of speech and others’ feelings after talk on women marrying for money.

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Education in Hong Kong

‘Do teachers not have families?’: kindergartens’ Mid-Autumn events draw backlash

Events underscore demographic pressure as subsidies tied to number of enrolments fuel recruitment push.

The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on Friday this year. Photo: Dickson Lee
The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on Friday this year. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong politics

President Xi Jinping calls on China, US youth to advance bilateral cooperation

In a reply to letter from students from US universities, Xi tells them to ‘shoulder the mission of the times’ ahead of state visit to Washington.

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Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong school withdraws graduation video guideline on Cantonese after backlash

Good Hope School has expressed regret and withdrawn guidance after a viral post alleged Cantonese was banned from graduation videos.

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Education in Hong Kong

Subsidised physiotherapy places slashed by third amid graduate job crunch

Cuts come as physiotherapy graduates face a tight job market amid ongoing healthcare budget constraints and a surge in new practitioners.

Hong Kong education authorities have cut the number of subsidised places for physiotherapy and occupational therapy programmes by about a third for the 2027-28 school year. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong property

Once the world’s most-visited city, Hong Kong now converts hotels to dorm rooms

As the city positions itself as a global education hub, hotels are being converted into premises for student occupation.

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A view of Victoria Harbour with Central Plaza and the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai in the background. Photo: Dickson Lee
A view of Victoria Harbour with Central Plaza and the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai in the background. Photo: Dickson Lee
Education in Hong Kong

University calls for government funds for shared sites in Northern Metropolis

Saint Francis University head says authorities should contribute more towards facilities that will be jointly used by institutions in megadevelopment.

Education in Hong Kong

CUHK instructor triggers backlash over WeChat attendance registration policy

Department later clarifies rule after students raise privacy concerns over using mainland app and location tracking to register class attendance.

Education in Hong Kong

Self-funded campuses favoured in Hong Kong’s new university towns

Education chief Christine Choi says institutions may seek government loans to build campuses, but those that do not will be given priority.

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The first university town will be developed in Hung Shui Kiu. Photo: Karma Lo
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