University fees in Hong Kong to rise by 17.6% over next 3 years

University tuition fees in Hong Kong will rise by HK$2,400 (US$307) in 2025 and another HK$2,500 in the following two years after a near three-decade freeze, authorities have said, leading to an ultimate increase of 17.6 per cent.

The government defended on Thursday the annual increase of 5.5 per cent on average as “very modest”.

It also underscored the need for the increase given that the cost recovery rate had slipped from 18 per cent in the 1990s to a low level of an estimated 12.5 per cent in the 2024-25 academic year.