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South China Morning Post
02-08-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong's policy change for children of non-local talent ‘to ensure fairness'
Hong Kong's plans to impose a required residency period for children of non-local talent before they can apply for subsidised tertiary education is part of efforts to ensure fairness and the reasonable use of public funds, a minister has said. Advertisement Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin on Saturday defended the coming policy change, noting the number of relevant applications had increased fivefold between 2022 and last year. In a bid to provide a transition period, the policy will initially require such dependants to have lived in Hong Kong for at least one year before they can apply in the 2027-28 academic year as local students and receive reduced fees. The threshold will then be increased to two years for 2028-29 applications. 'Everyone is naturally concerned about a small number of individuals – dependants of talent scheme arrivals who may have never lived in Hong Kong but have completed their secondary education exams in mainland China or elsewhere as private candidates,' she told a radio programme. Advertisement 'They then use their [Diploma of Secondary Education] results and their local resident status to apply for subsidised university places at our government-funded tertiary institutions at local students' fees.'
South China Morning Post
16-07-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong minister calls for stronger moral education after AI porn case at HKU
Hong Kong universities should put more effort into instilling values and moral education among students, a minister has said, after an undergraduate was accused of using AI to generate pornographic images of his classmates and other women. Advertisement Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin made her remarks on Wednesday, a day after the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data launched a criminal investigation into the law student, who had only received a warning from the University of Hong Kong. But she said the incident, which she believed was an isolated case, would not tarnish the reputation of HKU, whose name and achievements were built on 'the efforts of many generations'. 'I believe HKU has also noticed the expectations society has for universities. Universities should be held accountable in handling such behaviours in students, or in terms of curriculum and teaching,' she said. 'The development of AI has been rapid. Thus, we very much hope that universities can put more effort into strengthening the value and moral education among students.' Advertisement Choi said universities were responsible for nurturing students' values and moral character.
