Hong Kong’s deliberate third medical school will put the city at the forefront of medical innovation, emphasizing its dedication to turn out to be a worldwide training hub, Chief Secretary for Administration Eric Chan Kwok-ki stated on Monday.
Speaking at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology’s thirty fifth Anniversary Launch Ceremony, Chan stated the HKUST School of Medicine will mix medical training with the college’s well-known strengths in analysis and expertise.
“The medical school’s future campus will be strategically located – right next to the new integrated hospital in the Northern Metropolis’ Ngau Tam Mei Development Area,” Chan stated.
“That will ensure its close collaboration with the San Tin Technopole and the Northern Metropolis University Town, and strong connectivity with the Greater Bay Area. This will put Hong Kong, and the HKUST, at the forefront of medical innovation.”
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Chan added that the medical school will admit its first cohort within the 2028/29 educational 12 months.
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region authorities is dedicated to strengthening Hong Kong’s standing as a global training hub, Chan stated.
He stated the city intends to elevate within the coming educational 12 months the enrolment ceiling for self-financing, non-local college students at publicly funded universities, from 40 % to 50 % of native pupil locations, and improve the over-enrolment ceiling for self-financing analysis postgraduate applications to 120 %.
“The HKUST has responded so well to these initiatives. In the current academic year, the University has attracted more than 20,000 undergraduate applications worldwide,” Chan stated.
He stated the HKUST now has a extremely numerous non-local pupil group, with college students from over 80 international locations and areas.
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“This is exactly how we enrich our talent pool and strengthen global connections,” Chan stated. “The HKUST is a great example of how our universities can support national priorities.”
Chan famous that the HKUST ranked sixth within the 2026 QS Asia University Rankings, and nineteenth globally within the 2025 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings.
“Looking ahead, the university’s contributions fit very well with the country’s strategic priorities under the 15th Five-Year Plan: High-quality development, greater self-reliance and strength in science and technology, industrial modernization, as well as advances in original innovation and breakthroughs in core technologies,” he stated.