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A look at the news and issues arising from kindergarten to secondary-level education around Hong Kong.
Police chief Raymond Siu (fourth left) joins the launch ceremony for a series of comic books warning about online risks for children. Photo: Sun Yeung
Crime in Hong Kong

63% of Hong Kong pupils face online sexual advances from adults: police survey

Police warn that teenagers who start using social media at a young age run a higher risk of being approached.

Hong Kong youth

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

Good Schools Guide

Exercising more than the mind: building a healthier student body

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 healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong students hit by gastroenteritis on another mainland study trip

Several among group of 120 have fallen ill while on tour to Guangdong, as school becomes 10th to report similar health issues this month.

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Hong Kong youth

Editorial | Hong Kong school trips should be easier on the stomach

Action needed to improve safety of meals after Hong Kong students and teachers on mainland China study tours come down with food poisoning.

S.K.H. St Michael’s Primary School in Fortress Hill. Photo: Handout
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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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.

Universities 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.

Secretary for Education Christine Choi has said education authorities are considering finding extra undergraduate places for non-local applicants to avoid competition with Hong Kong students. Photo: Jonathan Wong
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
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.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Another Hong Kong school trip to mainland hit by gastroenteritis outbreak

Centre for Health Protection says five students from S.K.H. St Michael’s Primary School in Fortress Hill had symptoms.

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S.K.H. St Michael’s Primary School in Fortress Hill had organised a trip to Xian. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

6 more Hong Kong students ill with gastroenteritis on mainland China school trip

Tally rises to over 100 from similar cases in past few weeks, as six students report symptoms while visiting Xiamen on exchange tour.

The students attend FDBWA Szeto Ho Secondary School in Kwun Tong. Photo: SCMP
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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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.

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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.

Hong Kong children

47% of Hong Kong families with SEN children face rude public reactions: poll

Expert calls for better understanding about special educational needs (SEN), as parents report stares, teasing and scolding.

Artificial intelligence

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
Hong Kong youth

Opinion | Amid spate of youth suicides, Hong Kong must weave a safety net

A teacher’s attentiveness, a neighbour’s kindness, a policymaker’s resolve – we all have roles in intercepting despair before it turns fatal.

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Suicide is preventable, but it requires a society-wide commitment to vigilance, empathy and systemic change rather than some sporadic, fragmented approach. Photo: Shutterstock
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.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong task force to look into gastroenteritis cases on mainland study trips

Education chief Christine Choi urges schools to prioritise pupils’ safety, take preventive measures and stay informed about global epidemiology developments.

Hong Kong population

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.

Aplichau Kaifong Primary School, one of the affected schools. Photo: SCMP
HKUST

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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Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs has met HKUST leaders in Beijing. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong’s new task: go big on international ties, but can it pull it off?

At China’s concluded ‘two sessions’, the nation’s top annual political gatherings, the city was asked to expand international exchanges but to do that, it has to first win many battles.

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Hong Kong youth

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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