More students opt to study overseas

By Beatrice Siu. The number of Hong Kong students studying abroad will slightly increase over last year, education consultants say.
This comes as more than 7,100 parents and students visited the two-day biennial British Council's Education UK Exhibition.
Some Secondary Six students were seeking opportunities to study overseas as another option, while others said they prefer dropping out of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination to study abroad because of competition for SAR university places.
As of January 14, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service already received 3,803 applications for entry to British universities. Read more...