HONG KONG, April 9, 2026 – Hong Kong has a rich tradition of business journalism. The Hong Kong Ship Price Newspaper, first published in 1857, is widely regarded as the earliest Chinese-language business newspaper in China. To address the gap in archival research, the Hong Kong Business Journalism History Database has been officially launched.

The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA) is a crucial component of China's national development strategy, aiming for comprehensive integration in areas such as the economy, workforce, and ideologies.

In a recent report released by the Education Bureau, it was revealed that social science graduates in Hong Kong face persistent challenges in terms of employment rates and salaries.

Hong Kong's social science institutions have achieved impressive results on the global stage, with multiple universities securing high rankings in the 2022 Times Higher Education global university social science rankings.

According to statistics from the Education Bureau, among the 18,360 students enrolled in the first year of full-time undergraduate programs at Hong Kong's eight major universities in the 2020/21 academic year, only 1,836 students, or 10%, are studying social sciences.