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Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs meets local university heads

Meeting between Xia Baolong, director of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, and university heads believed to be a first

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Xia Baolong visits Kai Tak Sport Park. He began his five-day visit on Wednesday. Photo: Handout

Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs held discussions with the heads of several universities in the city on Thursday, in his first publicly known meeting with leaders of local tertiary institutions.

Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, also visited The Peak and Kai Tak Sports Park and met politicians.

His discussions with the heads of the institutions came on the heels of six publicly funded universities climbing the ranks of an influential league table produced by education information firm Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) rose to 11th place, surpassing two prestigious tertiary education institutions in mainland China.

The meeting, held at government headquarters, lasted nearly three hours, with attendees including Xiang Zhang from HKU, Nancy Ip Yuk-yu from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Dennis Lo Yuk-ming from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).

Xia Baolong accompanied by Chief Executive John Lee leaves The Peak. Photo: Nora Tam
Xia Baolong accompanied by Chief Executive John Lee leaves The Peak. Photo: Nora Tam

Teng Jin-guang from Polytechnic University (PolyU), Freddy Boey Yin-chiang from City University (CityU) and John Lee Chi-kin from the Education University (EdU) of Hong Kong also attended.

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