The proportion of first-year, non-local undergraduates at Hong Kong’s public universities who come from mainland China has increased to 75 per cent, while the percentage of the intake hailing from other countries has fallen, raising concerns over whether the city can meet its goal of internationalising its campuses. Data obtained by the Post from the…
Only a quarter of homeowners at three upmarket Hong Kong estates exposed by a Post investigation have ceased occupying public land a year after the findings were published, while about 10 per cent have demolished their unauthorised structures. Experts said owners could have reasonable excuses for the delays, as they might be in the appeals…
Hong Kong aims to train more doctors to ease its long-term manpower crunch, with the city’s two medical schools receiving funding for an extra 60 places for undergraduate programmes in September, including 50 for graduates pursuing a second degree, budget documents show. The documents also revealed a 40 per cent increase in the number of…
The head of Hong Kong’s oldest university has said he hopes any funding cut by the government in the coming budget will be “moderate”, stressing the institution’s reserves of HK$41.5 billion (US$5.3 billion) had designated purposes. University of Hong Kong president Xiang Zhang also said on Friday all new undergraduates would be required to take…
Homebuyers flocked to a new residential project by Early Light International Holdings in Hong Kong’s New Territories on Saturday, drawn by its value for money and investment potential ahead of the inauguration of US president-elect Donald Trump. As of 3.30pm, 179 of the 280 units offered at The Reserve at Gold Coast Bay in Tuen…
China should focus on developing original technologies and scientific knowledge and leverage the expertise of scientists returning from the United States, according to a top Chinese-American mathematician. Yau Shing-Tung retired from Harvard University in 2022 to teach at Tsinghua University and help China become a maths powerhouse. He said many ethnic Chinese students had been…
Ethnic minority workers in Hong Kong experienced more than two instances of subtle or unintentional insults related to their race in the workplace over the past year, a university study has found. The study, conducted by Lingnan University and Baptist University from January 2023 to June 2024, explored the issue of microaggression that ethnic minority…
Hong Kong’s Audit Commission has urged Polytechnic University to relax security measures to allow public visits after using HK$230 million (US$29.6 million) to repair damage sustained during the 2019 anti-government protests. In a report released on Wednesday, the commission said access to the university’s campus in Hung Hom had been restricted to students, staff and…