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                                           Hostel Shortage







                                            Hostel shortage plagues international university
                                                                               students in Hong Kong



                                                           By Vivian Cao in Kunming & Charlie Yip







      flats.”
        Leasing  arrangements  are not
      very  flexible for  students  because
      most landlords require tenants to
      rent a flat for a year or even two
      years. “Some of us may leave Hong
      Kong for exchange programmes but
      we still have to pay the rent even if
      we are not in Hong Kong,” she says.
        But Li’s situation is only a tip of
      the iceberg.

            Keen Competition
        According to figures from the
      University   Grants   Committee
      (UGC), the number of non-local
      students studying UGC-funded Pro-                                        Source: University Grants Committee
      grammes doubled in the past decade,
      from 9,333 in 2009/2010 to 18,061 in
      2018/2019. But the supply of hos-
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