mainland Chinese students – Charm

Don’t dream it’s over: mainland students rethink Hong Kong over costs, culture

3 months ago02 mins

Weeks before mainland Chinese student Carol Chen graduated from Baptist University in Hong Kong in July, the 22-year-old did the math and weighed the cost of living in the city against returning home. Renting a room in the city would consume around half of the HK$20,000 (US$2,552) starting salary she expected as a junior data…

High rents, job fears rank among top stressors for mainland students in Hong Kong

3 months ago02 mins

A combination of sky-high rents, career anxiety and social isolation is placing a mental and financial strain on mainland Chinese students living in Hong Kong, even as more than 40 per cent of them plan to remain in the city, a survey has revealed. The study released by the Youth Expats Association on Sunday also…