Over 6,600 Students Awarded $210 Million in Hong Kong Scholarships at 2026 Presentation Ceremony

2026-04-23 19:00 Last Updated At：19:08

Over 6 600 outstanding students awarded government scholarships in 2025/26 academic year

The Acting Secretary for Education, Dr Sze Chun-fai, today (April 23) presented certificates to awardees under the HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund (GSF) and the Self-financing Post-secondary Education Fund (SPEF) for the 2025/26 academic year at the GSF and SPEF Joint Scholarship Presentation Ceremony 2026.

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Over 6 600 outstanding students awarded government scholarships in 2025/26 academic year Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

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Over 6 600 outstanding students awarded government scholarships in 2025/26 academic year Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Over 6 600 meritorious post-secondary students received scholarships and awards, amounting to about $210 million in total. Both the GSF and the SPEF also give recognition to meritorious post-secondary students with special educational needs (SEN) through the Endeavour Merit Award and the Endeavour Scholarship. This year, a total of around 690 SEN students were given awards/scholarships.

Speaking at the ceremony, Dr Sze said Hong Kong's post-secondary education system enjoys an international reputation, with local universities ranking among the top in global rankings for the most international universities. This not only demonstrates the strength of Hong Kong's post-secondary education sector, but also attests to the effectiveness of the Government's long-term commitment to investing in education and enhancing educational competitiveness. The Education Bureau (EDB) has been consistently adhering to the principle of integrity and innovation, integrating itself into the overall national development. It has been seizing the opportunities brought about by the country's Belt and Road initiatives and the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to deepen Hong Kong's role as an international post-secondary education hub and a cluster of talent, while striving to promote the "Study in Hong Kong" brand globally.

Dr Sze encouraged the awardees to continuously equip themselves, and strive to realise their personal aspirations, thereby commencing the pursuit of dreams from Hong Kong while giving back to society and contributing to the country.

The GSF was established in 2008 to attract outstanding local students to advance their studies at home, and meritorious non-local students to pursue higher education opportunities in Hong Kong. There are five types of scholarships and awards under the GSF, namely Scholarships for Outstanding Performance, Belt and Road (B&R) Scholarship, Talent Development Scholarship, Reaching Out Award and Endeavour Merit Award. Scholarships and awards are offered to students studying full-time publicly funded sub-degree, undergraduate-level and above programmes in Hong Kong. Up to mid-April this year, about 2 100 students received scholarships/awards in the 2025/26 academic year, including about 1 200 local students and about 900 non-local students. In terms of levels of study, about 1 500 students were at an undergraduate level and above, while about 600 students were at the sub-degree level. In addition, the B&R Scholarship was introduced to encourage students from B&R countries/regions to pursue studies in Hong Kong. In the 2025/26 academic year, 150 students from 33 B&R countries/regions were awarded this scholarship for the first time.

The Self-financing Post-secondary Scholarship Scheme (SPSS) was established under the SPEF in 2011 to promote the quality and sustainable development of the self-financing post-secondary sector. There are five types of scholarships and awards under the scheme, namely Outstanding Performance Scholarship, Best Progress Award, Talent Development Scholarship, Reaching Out Award and Endeavour Scholarship. These scholarships and awards are offered to students pursuing full-time locally accredited self-financing sub-degree or undergraduate programmes. In the 2025/26 academic year, the SPEF offered scholarships and awards to about 4 000 local students and about 500 non-local students. In terms of levels of study, about 2 500 of them pursued undergraduate studies, while about 2 000 students were at the sub-degree level.

A list of participating institutions is in Annex I. A broad distribution of the scholarship recipients is set out in Annex II. Details of the scholarships and awards under the GSF are available on the EDB's website (www.edb.gov.hk/en/edu-system/postsecondary/local-higher-edu/publicly-funded-programmes/scholarship.html). Those under the SPSS as well as the SPEF are available on the Committee on Self-financing Post-secondary Education's website (www.cspe.edu.hk/en/index.html).

Justice Secretary Paul Lam Strengthens Legal Ties Between Hong Kong and Beijing During Beijing Visit

SJ continues visit to Beijing

The Secretary for Justice, Mr Paul Lam, SC, continued his visit to Beijing, leading officers from the Department of Justice (DoJ) to visit local arbitral institutions to deepen co-operation between Beijing and Hong Kong in legal and dispute resolution services. He also met with various ministries.

In the morning today (April 23), Mr Lam visited the Tsinghua University History Museum, and met with student representatives from the School of Law and Hong Kong to better understand their learning and daily life in the university. Mr Lam then conducted a seminar with the Dean of the School of Law of Tsinghua University, Professor Cui Guobin, and met with Deputy Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Tsinghua University Committee Professor Guo Yong and Vice President of the Chinese Association of Hong Kong and Macao Studies and Professor of the School of Law of Tsinghua University Professor Wang Zhenmin to exchange views on issues such as training for legal talent.

In the afternoon, Mr Lam met with the Chairman of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC) and the Chairman of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Basic Law Committee and Macao Special Administrative Region Basic Law Committee of the NPCSC, Mr Shen Chunyao, to discuss the implementation and promotion of the Constitution and the Basic Law in Hong Kong and explore matters relating to Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area lawyers.

Yesterday morning (April 22), Mr Lam visited the International Commercial Arbitration Center (Beijing) with other officers, where they explored co-operation between the Center and Hong Kong's arbitration sector in talent exchange and business development.

In the afternoon, Mr Lam visited the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) to exchange views on collaboration opportunities between CIETAC and Hong Kong's legal sector in international economic and trade arbitration and international commercial mediation.

Mr Lam then called onthe Hong Kong and Macao Work Office of the CPC Central Committee and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, and met with the offices' Deputy Director Mr Nong Rong to report on the DoJ's work and plans for this year. These included initiatives to strengthen Hong Kong's position as an international legal and dispute resolution services centre in alignment with the National 15th Five-Year Plan, efforts related to safeguarding national security, and the latest progress in adaptation of laws.

Accompanying Mr Lam on the visit were the Director of Public Prosecutions, Ms Maggie Yang; the Law Officer (International Law), Dr James Ding; the Solicitor General, Mr Llewellyn Mui; the Law Officer (Civil Law), Mr Clifford Tavares, and government counsel from various legal divisions.

Mr Lam will continue his visit to Beijing tomorrow (April 24).

Over 6,600 Students Awarded $210 Million in Hong Kong Scholarships at 2026 Presentation Ceremony

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