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Society & Rights April 14, 2026 317 stories in this edition

Public universities admit 65 non-local DSE pupils last year, a fivefold jump since 2022

SCMP Asia / Asia / 1m ago / William Yiu
Public universities admit 65 non-local DSE pupils last year, a fivefold jump since 2022

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The number of non-local students admitted to Hong Kong’s public universities with Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) qualifications has risen fivefold in four years, according to the Education Bureau. By comparison, the number of local DSE candidates who qualified for those universities fell by 5 per cent over the same period, the bureau said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, universities admitted more students with non-DSE c...

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The number of non-local students admitted to Hong Kong’s public universities with Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) qualifications has risen fivefold in four years, according to the Education Bureau. By comparison, th...

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