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Over 10,000 students from the Mainland apply for HKU in 2011

22 Jun 2011

 

A total of 10,362 students have applied for the various undergraduate programmes of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) under the Mainland Admissions Scheme for 2011/2012, which is 1,300 more than last year, representing an increase of 14.8%.

The numbers of applications from various regions have increased substantially. Guangdong, Beijing and Shanghai each have over 1,000 students applying. Applications from Jiangxi have doubled, while those from Shangxi, Henan, Sichuan and Anhui have increased by over 60%.  Moreover, the six provinces, cities and autonomous regions including Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Ningxia, Gangsu, Xinjiang and Tibet which joined the admissions exercise for the first time have over 165 students applying.

The most favorite subjects among the applicants are Economics, Finance, Engineering and Accounting, followed by Science and Architecture.

A HKU team of about 60 academic and administrative staff will pay a four-day visit to 10 cities in the Mainland by the end of June to meet students selected for interview. About 300 students will be admitted.

For media enquiries, please contact Ms Trinni Choy (Assistant Director (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office) tel: 2859 2606 / email: pychoy@hku.hk or Ms Melanie Wan (Manager (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office) tel: 2859 2600 / email: melwkwan@hku.hk .