Lower cut-offs for courses mean easier entry to Hong Kong universities as falling birth rate results in fewer applying

By ITS Education Asia

Only 45,000 students sat for university entrance exams this year, a big drop from 70,000 in 2012.

Hong Kong universities have recorded a decline in average admission scores for first-year students on even the most coveted courses – such as law, medicine and business – with fewer applicants meaning less competition for places.

An SCMP analysis found that at least four of the eight publicly funded local universities lower entry scores for more than half of their courses compared to last year.

Hong Kong’s falling birth rate is behind the decline in numbers, while the universities’ total intake of about 15,000 first-year students has remained unchanged for several years.

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