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The current scheme was launched in the 1998-99 academic year for secondary schools and in 2002-03 for primary institutions. Photo: May Tse
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong to scrap retention bonus for newly hired native English teachers

Decision is part of an Education Bureau review into the NETs recruitment scheme.

Education in Hong Kong

Footage of students fighting at elite Hong Kong boys’ school goes viral

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Education in Hong Kong

Investigation launched into hacking of student’s records at elite Hong Kong school

Banking & finance

Top Hong Kong women CEOs talk about the school that fuelled their success

HKEX’s Bonnie Chan, SFC’s Julia Leung and Hang Seng Bank’s Diana Cesar talk about the school that shaped their worldwiew and beliefs.

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From left: Diana Cesar, Julia Leung Fung-yee, and Bonnie Chan Yiting share their experience at symposium hosted by Maryknoll Convent School in Central on March 16, 2025. Photo: May Tse
From left: Diana Cesar, Julia Leung Fung-yee, and Bonnie Chan Yiting share their experience at symposium hosted by Maryknoll Convent School in Central on March 16, 2025. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong chronic disease subsidy scheme to cover tests to detect high cholesterol

Starting March 28, participants under the scheme can undergo blood lipid testing at a subsidised cost of HK$120.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong aims to slash 10% no-show rate for radiology services in fee proposal

Hospital Authority says proposed charges for MRI and CT scans will encourage residents to keep appointments.

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Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong grant for hiring native English teachers to be based on median salaries

Post learns proposed grant system offers public schools alternative to city’s current allocation-based NET scheme for recruiting educators.

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The original NET scheme was launched in the 1998-99 academic year for secondary schools and 2002-03 for primary institutions. Photo: May Tse
The original NET scheme was launched in the 1998-99 academic year for secondary schools and 2002-03 for primary institutions. Photo: May Tse
Education in Hong Kong

172% surge of dependant enrolments into Hong Kong universities in past 2 years

Influx of children of non-local professionals admitted by the eight public universities has prompted angry backlash from local parents.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong schools urged to avoid high-risk foods on study trips to mainland China

Education authorities make the call following another outbreak of gastroenteritis among primary school pupils on mainland exchange tour.

Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek’s success lies in singular focus on innovation, AI scientist says

Hong Kong PolyU’s Yang Hongxia says China’s DeepSeek is purely engaged in AI model development.

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Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong schools don’t have enough teachers trained in AI, sector veterans say

Government keen to get youngsters up to speed with artificial intelligence, but principals warn of class time that is ‘by no means sufficient’.

Some principals say that although AI and coding are already being taught in secondary and primary schools respectively, teachers lack the sufficient knowledge to achieve the government’s goals. Photo: Jelly Tse
Some principals say that although AI and coding are already being taught in secondary and primary schools respectively, teachers lack the sufficient knowledge to achieve the government’s goals. Photo: Jelly Tse
Education in Hong Kong

2 Hong Kong schools won’t run subsidised Primary One classes in 2025-26

Aplichau Kaifong Primary School and Price Memorial Catholic Primary School not allocated any Primary One classes for next academic year.

Education in Hong Kong

Senior Beijing official calls on Hong Kong universities to make tech advances

Xia Baolong says tertiary institutions should also strive to make city hub for high-calibre talent as he meets HKUST leaders in Beijing.

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Education in Hong Kong

Number of Primary One pupils in Hong Kong predicted to drop by 23% over 6 years

Authorities also announce plans to restrict survival measures for schools that fail to enrol enough Primary One pupils from next academic year.

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Hong Kong authorities expect the number of Primary One students to drop from 48,600 this year to 37,500 in 2031. Photo: Eugene Lee
Education in Hong Kong

Global university rankings laud Hong Kong for AI, dentistry and education

Quacquarelli Symonds, a UK-based education information firm, has released its latest annual results for more than 18,300 subjects at over 1,700 universities.

Students at the University of Hong Kong’s of Faculty of Dentistry. Photo: HKU
Students at the University of Hong Kong’s of Faculty of Dentistry. Photo: HKU
Education in Hong Kong

Are Hong Kong’s universities attracting enough students from outside mainland China?

Data shows nearly 75 per cent of Hong Kong’s non-local, first-year undergraduates at public universities are from mainland.

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Education in Hong Kong

29 kindergartens close in Hong Kong, most since records began in 2013

Government figures also show 42 per cent increase in number of newly arrived pupils aged six to 18 enrolled in induction programme.

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Performing arts in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts picks new director

Head of dance at the academy Anna Chan promoted to lead the institution. Among her first tasks: hiring her replacement, 2 other school heads.

Professor Anna Chan Chung-ying, the new director of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Photo: HKAPA
Professor Anna Chan Chung-ying, the new director of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Photo: HKAPA
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 3 for allegedly stealing HK$8,400 on flight from Bangkok

Passenger discovers cash missing from backpack stored in overhead compartment during the flight from Bangkok to Hong Kong.

Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong lawmaker denies minister’s claim axing student subsidy was discussed

Lawmakers disapprove of decision to cut HK$2,500 grant, with sector’s legislator denying Paul Chan’s claim move was discussed earlier.

Hong Kong budget 2025-26

Hong Kong’s 2 medical schools to get funding for 60 extra degree places

Extra intake will include 50 places for graduates pursuing a second degree.

The University of Hong Kong has one of the city’s two medical schools. Photo: Dickson Lee
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong parents dismayed after HK$2,500 student grant axed in budget

Government also aim to claw back HK$4 billion from reserves of the eight public universities.

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The student grant was given to parents regardless of their financial background. Photo: Dickson Lee
The student grant was given to parents regardless of their financial background. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong budget 2025-26

Budget 2025: Hong Kong to tap big tech firms for AI training in schools

In one budget measure, companies will be asked to help educate students from primary school to university through practical AI courses, Post learns.

Education in Hong Kong

80% of deregistered teachers in Hong Kong involved in criminal offences

Teachers were involved in eight cases of inappropriate relationships with students last year compared with three in 2023.

Hong Kong society

Slow processing times main stressor for Hongkongers awaiting Canadian PR: study

University of British Columbia study also finds 80 per cent of immigrants from city struggled to find jobs in Canada that matched their skills.

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A University of British Columbia study has found that most Hong Kong immigrants under the lifeboat scheme could not find jobs in Canada that matched their skillsets. Photo: Handout
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