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Despite government incentives, Hong Kong’s birth rate is close to historic lows. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Good Schools Guide

Hong Kong’s baby bonus fails to boost births – what would work?

The three-year fertility incentive brought cash but failed to deliver more children – would-be parents weigh in on what would actually drive their decision.

US-China relations

US to toughen up visa regulations for Chinese journalists, foreign students

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Education in Hong Kong

Opinion | Hong Kong’s AI education blueprint is a start – but schools need more

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Education in Hong Kong

Editorial | Top scorers deserve praise, but DSE is not the only mark of success

As new technology reshapes the nature of work and academia, pathways to a bright future are no longer as narrow as they once were.

A mother and daughter attend an event organised by a Hong Kong mall to cheer on students receiving their Diploma of Secondary Education exam results this year, on July 14, a day before results release day. Photo: Sam Tsang
Education in Hong Kong

DSE candidates overcome physical challenges to achieve hard-earned results

Tam Chun-yu, who has cerebral palsy, typed his answers with one finger while Liu Pong-faat has difficulty writing but completed his exams.

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Artificial intelligence

Opinion | As AI learns to hide, science must learn to trust differently

If institutions judge scholarship just through writing, they will be trapped in an endless contest against increasingly capable machines.

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Science

Award-winning chemist Zhang Wei leaves US to join China’s Great Bay University

On his return to China, Zhang says he looks forward to cultivating talent ‘who truly understand science, technology and industrial needs’.

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Zhang Wei’s research covers topics from two-dimensional materials and porous organic materials, to sustainable and recyclable polymers, molecular separation and carbon capture. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence

Is artificial intelligence causing a rise in natural human stupidity?

Recent studies suggest memory, decision-making and critical thinking are at risk if people rely too much on AI for cognitive tasks.

Indonesia

Indonesia’s anti-LGBT education push raises concerns about stigmatising youth

Critics warn the new material to discourage the spread of ‘LGBT culture’ could backfire with consequences for young people.

Good Schools Guide

Why Hong Kong’s IB averages mask deeper truths

Hong Kong’s stellar IBDP averages make headlines each year, but they only tell part of the story … how do universities really view these scores?

Every year, Hong Kong’s International Baccalaureate results are met with predictable intensity. Photo: Hong Kong Academy
Science

Using AI could reduce exam scores by a fifth, a study on Chinese students finds

Researchers in Sweden and Hong Kong say students may experience a deceptive sense of fluency – AI makes tasks feel effortless.

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By comparing AI users with non-users, researchers from Sweden and Hong Kong found a clear gap: AI boosted short-term efficiency but harmed long-term learning. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong youth

Editorial | Student of the Year Award winners set inspiring example for Hong Kong

The awards, which celebrate young people’s achievements, marked their 45th edition, with plans afoot to extend the scheme to the Greater Bay Area.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | To reduce waste, Hong Kong must connect lunch to learning

Readers discuss the need to incorporate sustainability goals at the curriculum level and how to set young entrepreneurs in conflict zones up for success.

Hong Kong society

2026 Operation Santa Claus applicants seek long-term change, not ‘quick fixes’

Leader of annual fundraising drive notes shift towards far more sophisticated projects this year.

Many of the OSC proposals this year aim to help the working poor. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Universities buying prime Hong Kong property is a win for both sectors

Centrally located premises add to the appeal of the ‘Study in Hong Kong’ brand while the demand invigorates a weak property sector.

City University of Hong Kong paid HK$1.96 billion for the Festival Walk office tower in Kowloon Tong. Photo: Handout
China technology

How AI is changing the way China’s students select a university degree

This summer, millions of families turned to AI for advice on selecting a degree programme – a role once played by teachers, relatives and consultants.

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Education in Hong Kong

UK VAT on private schools triggers record decline in Hong Kong students

Hong Kong student numbers at UK private schools hit five-year low, with enrolment down 17 per cent and new admissions plunging 26 per cent.

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Good Schools Guide

Uniform or no uniform: how Hong Kong schools decide on a dress code

When setting uniform policies, schools try to balance tradition and identity with practicality, sustainability and students’ self-expression.

Students at the Canadian International School of Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Education in Hong Kong

Letters | Hong Kong must resist turning DSE results day into a public spectacle

Readers discuss how schools’ promotional activities could affect student well-being, Hong Kong’s economic prospects, and the basis for Japan-Malaysia cooperation.

Northern Metropolis

Opinion | Northern Metropolis’ science and education focus key to Hong Kong’s future

Developing a ‘science and education city’ will put Hong Kong on course to support China’s national strategy.

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Good Schools Guide

Hong Kong’s Gen Alpha is learning about managing money

Financial literacy is being shaped at home, in classrooms and through gamified tools in a bid to help children make smarter money choices.

Gen Alpha children are influencing household spending earlier than previous generations. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Education in Hong Kong

AI and economy fuel stress for 40% of DSE candidates: Hong Kong youth group poll

Nearly half of students also unaware of universities of applied sciences as group urges government to boost awareness of vocational paths.

Students sit the Diploma of Secondary Education exams in April. This year, 58,576 candidates sat the DSE exams, up by nearly 5 per cent from last year. Photo: Handout
Germany

Teen, 16, arrested after two girls seriously wounded in German school ‘rampage’

At least two girls are seriously injured in the suspected ‘rampage’.

China economy

Opinion | A healthy economy isn’t built on asset bubbles and debt pyramids

A financial system designed to increase market valuations rather than improve people’s quality of life is prone to crisis.

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Indonesia

How cheap AI is undermining Indonesia’s academic credibility

A fraud scandal at a medical conference in Denmark exposes the underground WhatsApp groups and paper mills helping lecturers buy promotion.

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Observers say the rise of AI in Indonesian academia has “altered the cost structure of dishonesty”. Photo: Reuters
Education in Hong Kong

14 of 27 top IB scorers from English Schools Foundation plan to study medicine

Some ESF students attribute their success to discipline, miso soup and using a Nokia phone.

Twenty top IB scorers from the ESF pose for a photo at Island School. Photo: May Tse
Education in Hong Kong

Joy and tears as Hong Kong students receive secondary school allocations

Some admitted to their first-choice institutions already dreaming up plans for university while others consider pathways to studying abroad.

Education in Hong Kong

Crushed it: AI and healthy habits help Hong Kong students ace IB

Pupils from Diocesan Boys’ School, Victoria Shanghai Academy and Po Leung Kuk Choi Kai Yau School share insights on how they excelled in the IB exam.

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