Hong Kong’s public universities will not be asked to return funds from their reserves again, the city’s education minister has said, months after authorities announced an unprecedented clawback of HK$4 billion (US$513 million) from eight institutions. Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin also said that an “accountability agreement” signed by the University Grants Committee (UGC)…
Hong Kong’s plans to impose a required residency period for children of non-local talent before they can apply for subsidised tertiary education is part of efforts to ensure fairness and the reasonable use of public funds, a minister has said. Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin on Saturday defended the coming policy change, noting the…
Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at [email protected] or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words, and must include your full name and address, plus a phone number for verification In June, Secretary for…
Hong Kong’s education minister has warned self-financing post-secondary institutions against admitting more mainland Chinese students than their permitted quota as it could negatively affect their academic accreditation. Christine Choi Yuk-lin issued the warning after statistics revealed that some institutions had a mainland student intake exceeding 60 per cent of their total enrolment, which is as…
Hong Kong’s security chief has accused a former examinations official of spreading rumours about the recent death of a secondary school student during a study tour in mainland China. Secretary for Security Chris Tang. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Social media page “Edu Lancet,” which describes itself as a platform for “voicing concerns” about the education…