​The Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin, attended an annual sharing session for new Belt and Road (B&R) Scholarship recipients today (November 8) with over 100 new B&R Scholarship awardees for the 2025/26 academic year.

     The Education Bureau (EDB) has been organising annual sharing sessions for new awardees since the 2024/25 academic year, with a view to helping them learn about different opportunities in Hong Kong and establish a platform for mutual support. By inviting past awardees to share their experiences of staying in Hong Kong for development after graduation, new awardees are encouraged to do so.

     Speaking at the sharing session, Dr Choi said that the EDB is committed to attracting more international students, particularly those from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and B&R countries/regions, to study in Hong Kong. The annual quota for the scholarship has been increased to 150, allowing more outstanding students to experience the unique blend of East meets West that Hong Kong offers. The EDB is determined to foster a more international campus environment, where students from different places can learn and grow together to gain diverse learning experience, and become good friends with their counterparts from other places to broaden network.

     The Commissioner for Belt and Road, Mr Nicholas Ho, also attended the sharing session. During the session, an awardee of the B&R Scholarship who had graduated shared that the scholarship allowed recipients to pursue advanced studies at world-class universities in Hong Kong, much like stepping onto the world stage, and that receiving the scholarship not only broadened their horizons, but also brought endless opportunities.

     The Government introduced the B&R Scholarship in the 2016/17 academic year to encourage students from B&R countries/regions to pursue their studies in Hong Kong. Since its launch, the B&R Scholarship has been well received by outstanding students from B&R countries/regions and participating local universities. Up to the 2025/26 academic year, over 830 students from 57 B&R countries/regions have been awarded the scholarship.

Ends/Saturday, November 8, 2025
Issued at HKT 17:55

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