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

Cs news1 year ago02 mins

Hong Kong should capitalise on the opportunities arising from US-China tensions to attract more talent to its academic and tech sectors, heads of the city’s top medical schools have said, ahead of a visit to the world’s largest biotechnology event in Boston. Representatives from the medical faculties of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and…

Opinion | 4 steps for Hong Kong to tackle fast-rising healthcare costs

Cs news1 year ago02 mins

Avoiding this crisis requires a transformation in cooperation between healthcare providers, insurers and health authorities, underpinned by technology integration across the whole system. Ignoring the impact of Covid-19, healthcare costs rose by 23 per cent in the five years to 2023, with taxpayer-funded costs increasing from 50 per cent of the total to 52 per…