Hong Kong must retain the talent its world-class universities nurture

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Hong Kong’s 11 ranked universities all placed among the top 500 in Asia in the latest QS Asia University Rankings, with five in the top 10 and the University of Hong Kong ranked first. The article argues that the city should focus on retaining the talent its universities develop.

We can count on this administration to be quick to take credit. It took just one day for Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki to claim credit on behalf of the Hong Kong government for the impressive results of the city’s universities in the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia University Rankings. All 11 of Hong Kong’s ranked institutions made it into Asia’s top 500 for the first time. Five of the 11 are ranked among Asia’s top 10. The University of Hong Kong took the crown as Asia’s top...