Boost R&D investment to make Hong Kong a global education hub: CUHK president

Hong Kong should increase funding for university research to position itself as a global education hub, a leading academic has said, citing a growing trend of students choosing Asian destinations for higher studies. Professor Dennis Lo Yuk-ming, president of Chinese University, which is hosting this year’s Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) Conference and Exhibition, told the South China Morning Post on Tuesday that he hoped the coming budget would boost research and...

By William Yiu