Priscilla Leung Proposes Turning Fourth Year of Bachelor's Degrees Into Internship Year as Choi Yuk-Lin Responds
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On 4 November 2026, Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong legislator Priscilla Leung raised an oral question in the Legislative Council proposing that the fourth year of four-year bachelor's degree programmes be changed to an internship year so students can gain early workplace exposure. Secretary for Education Choi Yuk-Lin responded that university education is not tailor-made to supply manpower for job vacancies at a particular point in time, and that reforming curricula based solely on manpower shortage data would cause "homogeneous mismatch", adding that a mandatory one-year full-time internship would also compress learning time. The matter currently remains at the stage of a Legislative Council question and the bureau's response, with no further policy arrangements seen.
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- 明報·即時港聞Priscilla Leung Proposes Turning Fourth Year of Bachelor's Degrees Into Internship Year; Christine Choi: University Education Is Not for Supplying Manpower
Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong's Priscilla Leung raised an oral question at the Legislative Council, proposing that the fourth year of four-year bachelor's degree programmes be changed into an internship year so students can gain early exposure to the workplace. Secretary for Education Christine Choi responded that university education is not tailor-made manpower supply for job vacancies at a particular point in time, and that reforming curricula based solely on manpower shortage data would cause "homogeneous mismatch", while compulsory one-year full-time internships would also compress learning time.
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