Figure represents decline in proportion of successful candidates compared with last year, as expert points to increased competition
About 37 per cent of students who applied under Hong Kong’s university programme allocation system have secured tertiary education places, representing a slight drop from the previous year, amid increased competition.
The release of the allocation data on Tuesday came as the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) revealed it had secured the highest number of top scorers who sat their Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) exams this year, with all of them opting to join its medicine programme.
According to the figures, 36.53 per cent of applicants, or 15,808, were offered spots at local universities or on a subsidised diploma course under the Joint University Programmes Admissions System (Jupas).
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