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Education in Hong Kong
A look at the news and issues arising from kindergarten to secondary-level education around Hong Kong.
Secondary school students walk along a footpath in Fo Tan. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Numbers have to add up when deciding on closure of Hong Kong schools

Despite facing a shrinking school-age population and low birth rate, Hong Kong authorities must work towards minimising the negative impact of shutting classes.

Crime in Hong Kong

Teen star of Hong Kong documentary on DSE exams convicted of theft again

Education

Opinion | To achieve its AI ambition, Hong Kong must start investing in schools

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong to review letting more semi-private schools offer non-local curriculum

Education minister also dismisses call to let non-local students attend public primary and secondary schools amid diminishing population size.

The city is home to about 20 DSS secondary schools offering the IB, the General Certificate of Education A-Levels or International Advanced Levels. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong national security law

English lessons in Hong Kong primary schools to cover national security

Education Bureau has released revised curriculum guide for teaching English.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong must ‘seize opportunities’ to attract talent amid US student visa woes

Academics say US-China rivalry offers incentives for talent to come to Hong Kong, ahead of visit to world’s largest biotech event in Boston.

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US-China relations

The View | US crackdowns on academia will only send global talent elsewhere

The Trump administration’s war on international students need not impede efforts to create research platforms that transcend borders.

A Chinese university student poses for a graduation photo in New York City, on June 1. Photo: Reuters
United States

Hong Kong students still unable to get US visa bookings: consultancy firms

Visa appointments remain unavailable as of Monday despite openings in Beijing and other jurisdictions, industry figures say.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong students eyeing US universities advised to check social media accounts

Education consultants based in city say they are still unsure about whether consulate is booking appointments for visas amid reported flip-flopping.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s education hub ambitions take centre stage in US, UK visits

University Grants Committee secretary general James Tang meets management and scholars from top-tier higher education institutions.

The University of Hong Kong campus in Pok Fu Lam. The government has launched its “Study in Hong Kong” campaign, targeting overseas students. Photo: Dickson Lee
Mainland China

US consulate expands social media checks on Hongkongers seeking student visas

While the Facebook and Instagram accounts of prospective students were checked in past, reviews have expanded to other platforms, consultancy says.

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The US consulate in Central. The US government has started revoking visas and threatening students with deportation. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
Mental health

Alarm over Hong Kong student suicides, but minister rejects calls for counsellors

Secretary for Education Christine Choi suggests ‘whole-school approach’ to tackle concerns and blames online world for mental health issues.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s HKUST handling ‘several’ Harvard transfer applications

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology also says an admission offer has been extended to an applicant.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | Dragon boat races and the like must have proper waste management plans

Readers discuss waste reduction at large outdoor events, the trouble with reducing clinical training hours for medical lab technologists, and how closing schools will affect students and teachers.

The Stanley International Dragon Boat Championship is held at Stanley Main Beach on Tuen Ng Festival on May 31. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong must reform its degree offerings to attract West’s brightest

Universities must evolve and burnish their offerings in the latest disciplines, from AI to cybersecurity, as US crackdowns send more to the East.

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University of Hong Kong students work on a groundbreaking diamond membrane technology on December 19, paving the way for its mass production and widespread use in electronics. Photo: Holly Chik
Hong Kong

15 student suicides in Hong Kong so far this year, set to surpass 2024 rate

Education minister to discuss student mental health and support measures at Legislative Council panel meeting on Friday.

Australia

‘Treated like a criminal’: fury over Hong Kong student’s Australian deportation

Mother of 16-year-old demands answers after daughter was allegedly deported following row with homestay family and offered no alternative.

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Hong Kong children

Hong Kong principals slam popular schools’ class expansion without consultation

Critics question necessity of new initiative amid declining student numbers and whether it may hinder quality education.

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The new regulations have increased the minimum number of students required to operate a class, while also allowing schools with sufficient enrolment to apply for more classes. Photo: Edmond So
Animal welfare in Hong Kong

Letters | Dolphin’s death another wake-up call to phase out animal captivity

Readers discuss better ways for Ocean Park to promote conservation, creativity labs for the young, MTR’s admonishments not to walk on escalators, and the better education system between Hong Kong and Singapore.

Universities in Hong Kong

Letters | Here’s how to market Hong Kong universities to Harvard students

Readers discuss the potential outflow of foreign students from Harvard, Hong Kong’s move to take pedestrians off busy streets, and providing a listening ear to troubled students.

Chinese international students

Editorial | Hong Kong can benefit from Donald Trump’s crackdown on foreign students

The United States is closing the door on the global talents that the city is striving to tap with its ‘Study in Hong Kong’ brand.

The row began with Trump pressuring America’s oldest university over its funding and admissions following protests on campus over the Israel-Gaza war. Photo: TNS
Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong schools told to add national education elements to more subjects

Education Bureau tells schools to add national education to subjects including English, maths, music, visual arts and PE.

Schools should play “Ode to the Motherland” at flag-raising ceremonies, authorities say. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong’s university freedom key to China’s global education power goal playing

Universities’ freedom to think, teach and publish independently must remain non-negotiable and Beijing must make its stance clear.

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Hong Kong youth

80% of pupils get Hong Kong schools in their top 3 picks via allocation system

Latest preferable allocation rate marks drop from last year’s 83.7 per cent, with January seeing second-lowest number of pupils join system.

Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong should seize on US rejection of foreign students, John Lee says

Chief executive makes remarks after Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Trump administration will ‘aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students’.

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Hong Kong has pledged to help Chinese students in the US after the Trump administration said it would start revoking visas. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
Education

Opinion | To tap talent, Hong Kong must go beyond welcoming Harvard students

Beyond reaching out to those leaving Harvard, Hong Kong should lobby elite foreign universities to start campuses here – and vice versa.

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A view of the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts on May 24. Photo: Xinhua
MTR Corporation

Letters | How MTR can plan ahead for unavoidable service disruptions

Readers discuss the need for proactive rather than reactive crisis handling, clarifying the purpose of the penalty for disruption, and caring for teachers’ emotional well-being.

Hong Kong

More Hong Kong schools at risk of closing as authorities tighten class size rules

Education Bureau to step up requirements for minimum enrolment and reduce number of alternative arrangements for survival.

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