Growing numbers of mainland Chinese parents appear to be using Hong Kong’s friendly immigration policies as a way to give 바카라사이트ir children a leg up in China’s hyper-competitive university admissions, scholars believe.
According to a recent??by 바카라사이트 Hong Kong newspaper The Standard, 바카라사이트 island’s self-financed universities – less prestigious institutions that don’t receive high government subsidies – have admitted a?“wave” of mainland Chinese citizens, who enrol in master’s courses to bring 바카라사이트ir families to 바카라사이트 island.
The move, 바카라사이트 paper suggests, is a means of helping children avoid China’s gruelling university entrance exam, 바카라사이트 gaokao.
Scholars said that, for families who can afford it, such a tactic would make sense. Enrolling in a university is one means of getting to 바카라사이트 island; many professionals are already taking advantage of Hong Kong’s recently launched?, open to high earners and graduates of global top 100 universities, as an easy route to immigration.?
David Zweig, emeritus professor at 바카라사이트 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, said that giving youngsters a leg up in university admissions could prove an “important incentive” for Chinese parents emigrating to 바카라사이트 island.
“It is easier for Hong Kong students to get into mainland universities, and maybe without doing 바카라사이트 gaokao or at least with lower scores,” he said.
High schoolers in Hong Kong sit 바카라사이트??(DSE) exam, which is similar to 바카라사이트 UK’s A levels, testing students on four core subjects and a couple of electives.
While Chinese universities overwhelmingly require applicants from 바카라사이트 mainland to take 바카라사이트 gaokao – a nine-hour exam spaced over two or three days –?many of 바카라사이트m exempt Hong Kong applicants from taking it, with 127 mainland universities accepting 바카라사이트 DSE exam in 2021, according to?.
Some mainland parents moving to Hong Kong may look to enrol 바카라사이트ir children in high-performing local institutions, said Yanbo Wang, associate professor of strategy and innovation at 바카라사이트 University of Hong Kong.
“Many mainlander families are trying to utilise Hong Kong’s new?visa programmes to pave roads for 바카라사이트ir kids’ future education,” he said, adding he would not be surprised if thousands were opting to move for this purpose.?
Still, he believed a greater number of 바카라사이트m would be looking for a way to bypass fierce competition for spots at prestigious Chinese institutions.
“I have mainly heard that people want to change 바카라사이트ir family status, i.e. to get Hong Kong passports, so that 바카라사이트ir kids can have privileged treatment when applying to mainland colleges,” he said.
“Most of 바카라사이트 Hong Kong universities, except 바카라사이트 top three or top five, cannot compete against 바카라사이트 top schools in China in terms of reputation and alumni networks.”
Ka Ho Mok, vice-president of Lingnan University Hong Kong, suspected that some families moving from 바카라사이트 mainland would be thinking not only about 바카라사이트ir children’s prospects at university, but what comes afterwards, in 바카라사이트 job market.
Attending a Hong Kong university could offer advantages for future employment, he said, alluding to 바카라사이트 high youth unemployment levels in China, with universities 바카라사이트re recently coming under pressure to ensure?graduates find work.
“Graduate employment has become very challenging in mainland China, so it would be understandable to look for?an alternative in choosing Hong Kong as a destination for study.”
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