Focus on Hong Kong Investment Immigration and Hong Kong Education: In light of the new round of college entrance examination season, Hong Kong universities have begun to extend an "olive branch" to students from the Mainland.
On the 17th, at a press conference in Shanghai regarding the recruitment of students from the Mainland by Hong Kong universities, it was announced that the number of Hong Kong universities recruiting students from the Mainland for the 2014 academic year has expanded to 17, many of which are newly established institutions. The number of students admitted and the amount of scholarships awarded by the University of Hong Kong and Chinese University of Hong Kong have shown a steady increase compared to last year.
It was revealed that during the 2013 college entrance examination season, Hong Kong universities attracted 35 "provincial top scorers" from the Mainland. The University of Hong Kong received 12,513 applications that year, exceeding the originally planned enrollment scale of 250-300 students, and admitted 303 students, achieving an admission ratio of 40:1 despite a continuous decline in the number of candidates.
This year, the University of Hong Kong plans to enroll 300 students, and students from international schools in the Mainland or those who do not participate in the college entrance examination can apply with SAT, IB, or GCE A-level scores. The University of Hong Kong has also launched a joint enrollment program with the University of Cambridge, allowing students to study for one year at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, during which they will be assessed by the University of Cambridge, and those who pass can become undergraduate students at Cambridge and ultimately obtain a degree. Meanwhile, the Chinese University of Hong Kong plans to enroll 305 students.
The global reputation and internationalized teaching are considered two major advantages that attract Mainland candidates to Hong Kong universities. It is understood that based on the previous enrollment scale of 12 institutions, five more universities have joined the recruitment efforts in the Mainland, namely the Hong Kong Institute of Higher Education, Caritas Institute of Higher Education, Mingde College, Tung Wah College, and Hang Seng Management College. Most of these institutions were established in recent years and have relatively low requirements for student performance, generally requiring only a score above the second-tier university threshold, but students are expected to have a high level of English proficiency.
