Hong Kong universities increase non-DSE student intake to record 30 percent of funded places

Public universities in Hong Kong have increased admissions of students from outside the local Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) system by 63 percent over seven years, now occupying nearly 30 percent of government-funded spots. This shift has triggered public debate and calls for quotas to protect the proportion of local DSE-qualified students, reflecting growing tension over educational resource allocation.