Eight international school operators in Hong Kong failed to admit sufficient non-local students, breaching their government pledges. This drop suggests that achieving mandated student proportions could take several years.

Eight international school operators in Hong Kong, including the city’s largest group, failed to admit enough non-local students this academic year, breaching their pledge to the government. The English Schools Foundation (ESF) said it had been increasing the proportion of “non-local passport holders” since the end of the pandemic, but noted it might take several years to return to mandated levels after being allowed to admit more local students during that period. The Education Bureau told the....