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Hong Kong Metropolitan University

Hong Kong Metropolitan University
The latest news and top stories on Hong Kong Metropolitan University. A public self-financing university located in Ho Man Tin, HKMU provides flexible quality higher education. Its mission is "Education for All", offering professional, applied and practical programmes across diverse fields including nursing, creative arts and business. HKMU is Hong Kong's first university of applied sciences and a leader in open education.
An elderly resident undergoes physiotherapy at Pine Care Jade Maison, a care facility in Sheung Shui. Photo: Sun Yeung
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong physiotherapists face job crunch amid oversupply and budget cuts

Professional group expects glut as growing number of local undergraduates and practitioners returning from overseas enter stagnant job market.

Hong Kong society

500 PLA summer camp cadets battle heat as they step out of their comfort zone

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Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Universities buying prime Hong Kong property is a win for both sectors

Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong universities snap up office and retail sites amid classroom crunch

At least six universities have moved into offices and shopping centres as non-local enrolment rises and campuses run out of space.

HKUST has opened its new business school teaching centre on the fourth floor of the United Centre in Admiralty. Photo: Google Maps
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

How does this NGO help fire victims, needy people get a dignified farewell?

Soul Comfort Shelter, founded in 2024, not only steps in after death, but also helps people plan for their funeral in advance.

Education in Hong Kong

AI app to detect drunk drivers through Cantonese speech analysis in the works

Hong Kong Metropolitan University to develop app that allows users to assess alcohol’s effects in real time to determine whether they are fit to drive.

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Medicine

Letters | Why lifestyle medicine belongs in Asia’s nasopharyngeal cancer conversation

Readers discuss a form of cancer endemic to East and Southeast Asia, the impact of the disruption to oil supply on Asian cities, and EU support for Ukraine.

People smoke traditional and e-cigarettes in Causeway Bay in January 2025. Smoking is one of the risk factors for nasopharyngeal cancer. Photo: Nora Tam
Marathons

More waves, moving aid stations; meet the scientist changing the Boston Marathon

With more than 32,000 runners expected to take part in Monday’s race, organisers have been getting creative in managing time and space.

Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Baptist University to turn one of its schools private

Task force led by Professor Alexander Wai will steer School of Continuing Education’s bid to become private university of applied sciences next year.

Health & Fitness

Obstacle course racing is heading to the Olympics – are Hong Kong’s ninjas ready?

Ninja sports and obstacle course racing hone confidence, courage and problem-solving – and a local giant is making our tiny city proud.

Obstacle course racing athlete Summer Wong at Sasuke Ninja Park, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong. Photo: Sarah Kohler
Hong Kong society

Late superstar Leslie Cheung to add magic to Hong Kong’s Pop Culture Festival

Festival that begins next month to feature newly restored 4K version of 1999’s The Kid.

The festival will feature a newly restored 4K version of 1999’s The Kid starring Leslie Cheung as a father of an adopted son. Photo: Handout
Chinese culture

How AI is helping bring Hong Kong history to life on Instagram and beyond

Cultural preservationists use generative AI to breathe life into photos from the past, but does this practice promote or distort history?

New Openings

The buzziest openings in Hong Kong, from Japanese delights to a new literary museum

Hana no Kumo puts a spin on the kappou experience, HKMU launches the Museum of Modern Chinese Literature, and Swim Club brings Californian cool to the Kimpton.

Hong Kong property

CityU joins ranks of schools snapping up Hong Kong offices

University buys four-storey office block in Kowloon Tong for US$252 million from Singapore-based Mapletree.

Festival Walk’s low-rise office building offers about 214,000 sq ft of space. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng University joins property rush with US$11.6 million deal

Acquisition of office units in Sha Tin’s Metropole Square follows Metropolitan University’s US$334 million purchase of Hung Hom property.

Hang Seng University is the latest school to purchase property amid a government push to turn the city into a global education hub. Photo: Jelly Tse
Art

Eileen Chang exhibition in Hong Kong reveals the woman behind the icon

Photos, letters, manuscripts and even furniture at the Museum of Modern Chinese Literature preserve Chang’s legacy 30 years after her death.

Hong Kong property

Cash-rich education institutions reshaping Hong Kong’s prime office market

Although education is not likely to surpass traditional players in the office market, it is likely to be more active than other sectors.

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Hong Kong society

Letters | Limiting phones on Hong Kong dashboards is the safest way forward

Readers discuss distractions while driving, battery charging facilities, and lawyers branching out into other jurisdictions.

A taxi dashboard is packed with mobile phones in Yuen Long on September 2. Photo: Edmond So
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