{
  "id": 16257999,
  "title": "Hong Kong private secondary sector expands as local universities’ reputation grows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/hong-kong-private-secondary-sector-expands-as-local-universities-16257999",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T01:00:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3371974/hong-kong-private-secondary-sector-expands-local-universities-reputation-grows"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The number of private secondary schools in Hong Kong has risen by more than half in five years as demand for alternative curricula grows and new operators seek to attract families drawn by the city’s highly ranked universities, education authorities and principals have said. Between 2021-22 and 2025-26, the number of private secondary institutions increased from 16 to 25, a jump of 56.3 per cent,…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}