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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-