Most Hong Kong research of ‘high global standing’ – Review

Hong Kong universities have a high international standing in terms of research, the higher education sector’s funding body has concluded, after its latest assessment showed 70% of some 16,000 studies were ranked as world-leading or excellent, writes Chan Ho-him for the South China Morning Post.

That was up from 46% in 2014 when the last assessment by the University Grants Committee took place. The University of Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology were the best performers in the latest review.

But the head of the funding body did not comment on whether the Beijing-imposed national security law might impact research activities, only saying institutional autonomy should be respected and higher education “should not handle politics”.
Full report on the South China Morning Post site