financial sustainability – Charm

Education University of Hong Kong to nearly double master’s admissions to 5,000

Cs news3 weeks ago02 mins

Hong Kong’s largest teacher training institute is set to increase admissions to its self-financed taught master’s programmes in the new school year to almost twice the previous number, as part of a broader initiative to ensure financial sustainability amid a declining birth rate. Professor John Lee Chi-kin, president of the Education University of Hong Kong…

Why does Hong Kong need 18 months to revise HK$2 public transport scheme?

Cs news3 months ago02 mins

A Hong Kong public transport subsidy scheme will only start charging elderly and passengers with disabilities 20 per cent for more expensive routes from September of next year, with authorities blaming stored-value card company Octopus for the delay, the Post has learned. The HK$2 (US$0.26) concession scheme is being revised as part of spending cuts…