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A student uses ChatGPT on May 30, 2023, at a school in Hong Kong that has adopted the generative AI tool in the classroom. Photo: Edmond So
Technology

Letters | What young humans can do that AI can’t

Readers discuss how the education system must adapt to the advent of generative AI, and the use of the p-value in determining statistical significance.

Good Schools Guide

Exercising more than the mind: building a healthier student body

US-China relations

Letters | Hong Kong could preserve Fulbright scheme spirit with a new programme

Education in Hong Kong

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

Unauthorised individual accessed and modified Queen’s College violation records for student under different teachers’ names.

Queen’s College in Causeway Bay. Photo: SCMP
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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Hong Kong

Opinion | The gravity of ‘space oil’: understanding Hong Kong teens’ new drug of choice

We need to think beyond bans and crackdowns. With creativity, empathy and urgency, young people can be guided towards a healthier future.

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Singapore

Being Chinese | In Singapore, my children are freer to be happy than I was in China

Having been through China’s pressure-cooker education system, I appreciate how Singapore balances Eastern discipline and Western creativity.

A girl touches a dinosaur model in the Singapore Zoo in 2016. Unlike the high-pressure environment in China, Singapore encourages children to explore their interests yet maintains high standards. Photo: Xinhua
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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Donald Trump

Trump signs executive order to ‘eliminate’ US Education Department

Order would leave school policy almost entirely in the hands of states and local boards, a prospect that alarms liberal education advocates.

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Hong Kong society

Editorial | Homework needed to sort out Hong Kong’s Primary One

The number of pupils is expected to fall 23 per cent by 2031, posing a challenge for local schools that will require working together to mitigate the negative impact.

Primary school students line up in September 2023. File photo: Jelly Tse
Donald Trump

Trump to sign order to shut down US Education Department

US president would need votes of Democratic senators to shut the agency.

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters
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.

South Korea

South Korea’s foreign population hits record high, but many struggle with low pay

South Korea’s record surge in foreign residents reveals wage disparities and education challenges for immigrant families.

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Education in Hong Kong

PolyU makes bold offer to pay for set-up cost of Hong Kong’s new medical school

Council chairman Lam Tai-fai says the institution can cover costs if needed, until the school moves into the Ngai Tam Mei campus.

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Lam Tai-fai (centre), council chairman, says the school can weather tough times with the government. Photo: Nora Tam
Malaysia

‘We lack sufficient talent’: Malaysia’s big chip ambitions spotlight brain drain

Malaysians who have the right skill set and experience with semiconductors often choose to work abroad for better pay, analysts say.

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Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (left) speaks to Rene Haas, CEO of Arm Holdings, at an event in Kuala Lumpur on March 5. Photo: Reuters
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.

Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Time to take stock in Hong Kong’s talent programmes as they pass second year

While billions of dollars are added to the economy, there is a need to address concerns of those struggling to find work or to adapt to life in Hong Kong.

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Technology

Opinion | Affordable, open access has turned AI from divisive to empowering

Shift from high-cost exclusivity makes AI potentially a catalyst for global innovation, economic growth and problem-solving.

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DeepSeek leads the list of most downloaded free applications in several countries. DeepSeek is considered ChatGPT’s main rival. Photo: Shutterstock
Trending in China

Ex-China security guard becomes lawyer after decade auditing top courses

Hard-working, do-any-job man from poor rural background shows grit, determination to realise dream of joining fight for justice.

Professional Education

How Hong Kong’s top universities are shaping the future of legal education

These advanced courses, spanning arbitration, dispute resolution, Chinese business law and more, prepare students for success in a globalised legal landscape.

Hong Kong children

Most Hong Kong parents unaware always calling child ‘stupid’ is abuse: survey

Chinese YMCA says survey results highlight critical gap in parental understanding ahead of new mandatory child abuse reporting laws.

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Albert So (left), Phoebe See and the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong’s Issac Yeung reveal the finding of the survey. Photo: Emily Hung
Old Hong Kong

Then & Now | How Hong Kong’s English-medium schools evolved from the late 19th century

Demographics have shifted over the past century, with ethnic Chinese now the overwhelming majority of the student population in these schools.

Students of Diocesan Boy’s School cheer their classmates during the school’s sports day at the South China Athletic Association Stadium in Happy Valley in 1977. Photo: SCMP
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Hong Kong’s new degrees provide a path for more doctors

A new four-year pathway for graduates and the proposed third medical school are effective ways to help alleviate the city’s doctor shortage.

US-China relations

Bill to block Chinese student visas is introduced in US Congress

Republican legislation is opposed by some Democrats for its broad application: ‘security must be achieved with a scalpel, not a bludgeon’.

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US-China relations

US visa ban bill puts Chinese students in the geopolitical crosshairs – again

Legislation has only a low prospect of becoming law, but candidates in China are weighing their options.

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China is second only to India as a source of international students in the United States. Photo: AP
US-China relations

US House Republicans set to introduce bill to block Chinese from student visas

Legislation comes as Trump administration reportedly weighs travel ban for citizens from a select group of countries.

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Harvard University. A bill is set to be introduce in the US House of Represetatives to block Chinese citizens from obtaining student or research visas. Photo: AP
Hong Kong children

Could a week in Japan transform your preschool child’s education?

A Japanese preschool exchange programme is attracting Hong Kong families who hope to expose their children to new cultural experiences.

Hong Kong

Editorial | Hong Kong’s universities right to target best and brightest

Hong Kong’s leading educational institutions must cast a wide net to attract top students from the city, mainland and overseas.

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