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The number of non-local students, mostly from China, has nearly doubled in Hong Kong since 2021.
PHOTO: HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Shuli Ren
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Hong Kong is quickly becoming a college town. The number of non-local students, mostly from China, has nearly doubled since 2021, with the surge primarily driven by a sharp increase in postgraduate studies.
The young population inflow has given a boost to a gloomy economy that has been suffering from a prolonged property downturn. Residential rents are flirting with record highs, while cash-rich universities are buying up real estate across the city to use for classroom and dormitory housing.
