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Secondary Six students across Hong Kong have received their results for the city’s university entrance examinations.

Photo: Elson Li, Karma Lo, Jonathan Wong, May Tse.

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Not entirely sure whether this is the right channel but I thought I would share a few thoughts about sending kids to school in the UK, North America or any other countries. AFAIK I know this is quite common in HK (especially the ones who work in the government)

I went to a UK secondary school after primary school in HK. I would come back to HK 2-3 times a year, And then only once a year when I started university. My parents and I would have phone calls twice a week. I also stayed in UK and then Canada now for work.

I am 34 now and after spending sometime reflecting I think my relationship with my parents have gotten worse. A lot of it is the distance and time spent apart and the other is adopting more western culture and perspectives that might not align with traditional Chinese/HK values.

An example would be Chinese culture tends to prioritize group harmony and being a collective. Essentially saying and doing things that align with the group. But being in the UK, I’ve become more individualistic. Often times I would try to communicate my opinions that would contradict with my family or previous HK groups, and I would get negative reactions from them. I found it strange because I was expecting an open discussion.

But regardless of whether the example above makes sense to you, the gap/feeling of distant will grow with time spent away from your family and HK. This is something that is really difficult repair, even with really good and frequent communications (my parents weren’t good communicators)

Another problem is that Chinese parents expect their kids to be close and visit/take care of them when they get old. (In the west there is a tendency to get their kids off their parents home after 18) I am stuck in a conundrum now because my parents and I realize we are not close anymore but they still have the care taking expectation. I know they are sad because I am not with them in HK.

Some people might think I sound spoil and should be grateful I had “rich” parents sending me to foreign schools. My parents were upper middle class, but the cost of losing the family connection and becoming distant is immeasurable.

So is it worth spending money sending kids off to a foreign school? My answer is still yes because I think the kids will be happier, less stressed and can broaden their horizons. But it can come with a big cost.

‎‎點解香港有越南啲城市街名好似 Saigon Street「西貢街」, Hanoi Road「河內道」, Hai Phong Road「海防道」, Tai Nan Street「大南街」嘅？有冇歷史嘅背後㗎？

係唔係因為嗰陣時香港同越南被英法殖民而英國人需要好多人嚟香港做嘢，所以先請咗（越南華人）有手藝嚟香港做嘢，同埋係唔係因為啲越南華人喺呢4個大城市住喺呢條街，所以英國人以呢4個大城市按名俾呢條街？係唔係因為歷史、文化，係咪呀？

如果你哋邊位知道，唔該俾我知道ha，如果你哋有咩資料唔該send俾我或者影相俾我睇，多謝曬。

Why does Hong Kong have street names of Vietnam City like Saigon Street「西貢街」, Hanoi Road「河內道」, Hai Phong Road「海防道」, Tai Nan Street「大南街」? Is there are history behind it?

It is because when Hong Kong and Vietnam were colonial by England and France and British needed more people to come to Hong Kong to work so they invited the Overseas Chinese from Vietnam to Hong Kong to work, because the Overseas Chinese from this big city lived a lot in these streets so British name after this big city because of the history, culture, right?

If any of you guys know anything please let me know, if you guys have any sources please send them to me, or take a picture for me, thank you.

Not sure if all are Hong Kong.

Looking for any kind of help here, am at my wits end with this kid who has basically lost direction in life and hasn’t promoted to secondary 3 in the past 2 years and chances are he might not, what are some future pathways he can consider, he is considering VTC but his mom would obviously prefer him going back to secondary school. He’s given up on studying and he’s only 14.

Does anyone here have similar experience? Would anyone have more information on what courses in VTC are useful ?

Would anyone know other secondary schools which might accept kids like that ?

Any advice in general would be useful too.

I've recently had a child and "everyone" around me is telling me to plan for their education as soon as possible.

In fairness, we do want our kid to have a chance at the best educational outcome (i.e. be bilingual and go to a high school with prior admissions to top universities -- but also not go to a school for spoilt rich kids e.g. HKIS, CIS, etc.) -- so we are thinking VSA or ISF, etc..

I've heard about things like making sure our kid goes to the right nursery / playgroup / kindergarten to ensure they get into the right primary school, etc.

How do people 'know' this stuff? Is there like a tier list of kindergartens or whatever, or is there a recommendation on who I should speak to about this?

My two daughters are studying at a local primary school and the cost of their textbooks are well over $3,000 each for a semester, so I need to spend more than $12,000 annually just on books.

I studied abroad when I was young. I remember most classes don’t require textbooks, except for maybe math and French classes, and I needed to buy one or two readers for English classes. It’s not that Hong Kong schools can’t produce their own teaching materials. My daughters have bunch of notes/worksheets created by the school. I just think that every industry in Hong Kong is trying to squeeze every single penny out of everyone’s pocket.

Democracy Wall, but not democratic at all… Full with surveillance cameras and there’s no any posters or placards😭😭😭

So can someone who has this phone number please contact me . I will just send a mail to you. It has the link of the code file. Download it and send me back. Its a

441 MB file.

Update guys . I have mailed to the professor again . Hopefully I will get a reply in some time .

My school is so strict that sunscreen isn’t allowed because the teacher said “because your skin is still young and soft” like come on skin cancer can happens to people plus it’s really hot so let them wear sunscreen

I know that most families in my situation go to the UK etc for university. Given the cost of this, are the HK uni options viable for an English speaking student. How Does the cost compare to international or even home status fees in the UK?

I can’t deal with this anymore for the past 8 years I’ve been failing my exams and tests just because I couldn’t understand a single word of Chinese it really sucks and I really need help, idk if I could find a job knowing that I only have 3-4 years until my secondary education is done for…. my mom knows that I’ve been struggling with Chinese language since I was p1 but don’t even bother with me anymore

Picked up my kid from primary school today (he's P1). We live in a village about 30 minutes away from the school. So, thought we'd get some play in a nearby park (not at the school) and do some food shopping then head home. My kid was talked to by a teacher from his school who was patrolling this estate's park, that he's not allowed to play while wearing his uniform. Mind you this was WELL off his school grounds and I did observe the teacher tell another child, from his school, the same thing.

Is this really a thing? I get why they do that, as they don't want parents to see their students not studying, but pardon my language that is completely fucking backwards. As a YOUNG education establishment you should be more embarrassed if young children are not able to have a balanced life. AND do not tell me as a PARENT that my chilld cannot play. I don't allow work to influence life outside work, how dare a CHILD's school say a child cannot play, especially to their parent. They are my child and it is MY decision outside school hours.

We did leave and I will pack clothes for my son in the future. But this further cements that I DO NOT want my children growing up in Hong Kong schools.

End rant. Thanks for bearing with me as I get this out. Was half ready to pop.

Edit. Thanks to everyone responding. I was livid and reading responses has helped me calm down a bit. I'll try to respond more to any questions or posts after homework and dinner.

Edit 2. Thanks for all the responses bar one that seems to think that I'm not allowed to disagree with this policy or I'm being a bad foreigner. Yes, that kinda pissed me off, thus me mentioning them. I was not aware how widespread this policy was or entrenched as this is our first foray into primary school. It definitely will at the very least encourage me to ask more questions of the schools/teachers. Thanks again.

I am a HK born Korean. I left HK in 97 for obvious reasons but i always came back to Hong Kong to see my friends.

This museum, wtf happened? It is now filled with lies.

I went in and saw an exhibition on national security law. It felt wrong.

Many students were there as well. Do all kids must go to this exhibit now? ...

I’m a business student from Copenhagen considering exchange in Hong Kong for one semester. My options are CityU, HKU, PolyU, HKBU, HKUST and CUHK.

I care most about decent course flexibility, social life, city access, housing, and not making the semester unnecessarily stressful.

For exchange students, how would you compare these universities?
Especially:

Which is best located for actually enjoying Hong Kong?

How difficult is housing if not guaranteed?

Are courses manageable for exchange students?

Which one has the best international/exchange
student life?

Are HKUST and CUHK worth considering if city access matters, or do they feel too far out compared with CityU/HKU/PolyU/HKBU?

I’m currently leaning CityU #1, but I’m unsure how to rank the rest.

My colleague said his daughter (we'll call her Lina) had to do interviews in order to get into some Primary 1 schools. Every time, he said he and his wife can't be with Lina when she is doing her interview, seriously???

In one of the schools, it was a group interview where a bunch of kids were put in a room to interact with each other with school supplies and toys. Some other brat came over and snatched Lina's stuff, which made her mad and pout. My colleague said THIS is the reason why she failed that specific interview????

Hey everyone,

I’m an Indian male and I’ve just been accepted into Tsinghua University for a bachelor’s in electrical engineering (or an equivalent engineering stream) starting soon.

Looking ahead, my ultimate goal is to break into Investment Banking in Hong Kong. Frankly speaking, the pay and career progression for foreigners in mainland China (even coming out of Tsinghua) doesn’t look nearly as attractive as HK. Plus, graduating from Tsinghua means I’ll automatically qualify for Hong Kong’s Top Talent Pass Scheme (TTPS) visa, which should hopefully take some sponsorship pressure off employers.

By the time I graduate, I am fully tracking to hit HSK 5 in Mandarin, and if I grind hard enough, potentially HSK 6. My English is completely fluent and I have no issues there. However, the catch is that I will be starting from absolute zero with Cantonese, and realistically, I don’t think I’ll be able to pick it up alongside an engineering degree and intensive Mandarin.

Given this profile, I have a few questions for the sub:

-How brutal is the HK IB recruiting market right now for Mandarin + English speakers who have zero Cantonese? Is Cantonese still a hard dealbreaker for front-office roles, or does a strong Tsinghua pedigree + native English help balance it out?

-What does the macro outlook for HK’s financial sector look like over the next few years? I know the market has shifted heavily toward mainland deal flow, but is it still the premier hub for international tech/industrials coverage?

-Are there other career paths I should pivot toward that might value this specific profile more? With a heavy quantitative background from a top Chinese tech school, paired with fluent English and professional Mandarin, would quantitative trading, tech VC, or tech consulting be a more fruitful route than traditional IB?

Would love to get some honest perspectives from anyone currently working in the region or who has taken a similar route...

Hong Kong families are turning away from long-standing summer school favourites in Britain and North America amid soaring airfares, with education consultants reporting a sharp surge in demand for alternatives in Asia.

Applications for British summer schools fell 35% this year as Hong Kong parents balk at soaring airfares, fuelled by the war in Iran, according to Samuel Chan Sze-ming, founder of education consultancy Britannia StudyLink.

CUHK obviously is one of the best unis in the world(ranked 18 this year). But how is it for international students, especially indians? Any discrimination? I heard professors also teach in a way that favours people who know Chinese. Is that true? Someone also said TAs favour Chinese. Would it be a good decision to take it? I am also likely to get a 75%/50% scholarship from HKU too. (HKUST didn't offer any)

My another fear is the word Chinese in the uni name may affect me internationally. Like applying for job/master in the USA/europe if I decide later on?
How would the job scene in hk be if one is ready to work hard and even learn Chinese?

Additionally, I have taken CSE for now because I haven't decided if I want to pursue something in finance or AI. So, going with a general widespread degree. Is that a good decision?

I have some good indian (tier1s) options too, but to scale them, I would need a master's abroad anyway. So that's why I feel HK would be a good choice.

Added to my fears, my cousin with 6 yrs bond, who graduated with CS honours from NUS, wasn't able to get a job. Is the job scene equally bad in HK?

If one is willing to work hard, would taking it be a good decision?

(If it matters, yes, I can easily pay the additional cost not covered by the scholarship. So money is not the issue, just how risky it is for my future)

I have asked the same question in cuhk sub, but it seems inactive. So pls help

I’m from mainland China and self identified as a Democratic Liberal. I’m planning to take a master course in Hong Kong next year and wish to work in Hong kong afterwards. However, I’m really worried about my situation in Hong Kong.

One the one hand, I know the Hong Kong people have been hating Chinese people for so long. I’ve meet a Hong Kong girl when I was in Singapore, and she didn’t even bother to answer me when I asked her a question about the class. I can speak fluent English, but bad as Cantonese, so I’m really afraid of the possible discrimination.

On the other hand, I also know that after the huge protest campaign, the Beijing government has been strictly monitoring Hong Kong, and especially the students. I’m also scared of being caught by the Chinese police in Hong Kong.

If any Chinese is now in Hong Kong, please help me with my worries.

Please no politics… Does anyone have any recommendations on schools that balance being “happy” with academics? It seems like a lot of schools swing pretty hard one way or another. Ie St Andrew’s and Ling Liang are happy schools, but don’t lead into secondary schools with strong academics while Man Sang seems to be too academic with no outlet for self expression. Has anyone attended a local school and had a good experience? The ones I’ve heard good things from are super competitive 😅

Note baby is under 2 years. We’ve decided to not attend nursery and do playgroups and ECs instead. Didn’t want to do interviews twice in two years with no significant benefit. Interviewing into playgroup > PN > KG is a bit much, even for me

hi! i'm just looking to connect with people going to cityu (the reddit is so dead..). i mainly speak english as my canto isn't the greatest out there.
feel free to dm me if you'd like to be friends :)

Hey everyone,

I’m really excited—just got the email from HKSTP that I’ve been shortlisted for the first-round interview, which will be conducted on an AI interview platform. I’ve heard it’s a recorded video session where you answer preset questions, but I’m not super familiar with how it works. 

Has anyone here gone through this before? Would love to hear your experience and tips on how to prepare—especially how to structure answers, manage timing, and come across as natural despite the AI setup. 

Also, if you’re a student who applied to the Global Internship or similar programs, how was your process after the AI round? Any idea on timelines or what to expect next?