An audit of a government-funded online resource portal in Hong Kong revealed that the site has failed to meet its usage targets. The report attributed the low usage rates to the shrinking student population in the area.

A Hong Kong government-funded online portal that provides resources for teachers and school students has failed to meet its user number target, with thousands of items never being downloaded, viewed or used, according to an audit report. The Audit Commission report, which was released on Wednesday, also cited remarks from the executive director of Hong Kong Education City (EdCity) that the platform’s low usage was due to the city’s shrinking student population. The report found that the portal’s...