香港大學素以其國際化教育為譽， 上至校長，下至學生均強調國際視野、開放思維。以此為目
標，香港大學制定了相應的收生政策，吸納不同文化背景的海外學生。然而，吸納非本地生亦
非達致此目的的唯一途徑。按香港現實情況而言，香港大學調低非本地生收生限額確無可避
免。
香港大學於去年錄取新生時，非本地生佔總數之百分之十六，較十年前（百分之三）足足增長
五倍。反觀本地生之入學率於十年間僅微升百分之十。再者，相比鄰近地區，香港本地學生接
受高等教育的機會仍遠低於台灣、南韓及內地沿海省份等地，情況未如理想。即使考生符合高
等院校普遍入學要求成績， 仍有大約三成人不獲錄取。有學者推算資助大學學額須增至約三萬
個，較現時多一倍才能錄取所有達到最低入學門檻之學生。於此前提下，大學仍將資源投放於
增加錄取非本地生而忽視本地生對學位之需求乃不公不智之舉。資源錯配以致本地大學學位供
不應求，提供高限額予非本地生更使情況惡化。
現時香港大學非本地生限額為所有入學本科生的百分之二十，當中百分之四為有政府資助學
位。推算之下，每年約有一百三十多名非本地生佔用香港本地學生的之資源於港就讀大學。調
低非本地生限額以減低對非本地生之資助學位可避免資源錯配，確保本地學生升讀大學的機會
得以提高。
有學者提出調低非本地生限額會導致大學之國際化程度減弱，間接令教育質素下降。然而， 非
本地本科生數量並非衡量大學國際化程度之單一條件。雙贏政策如提高交換生數目、增加國際
學術交流平台、調低學生到海外實習的門檻等更為有效。
香港作為知識型社會，日後發展均由 接受高等教育的下一代帶領。香港大學應調低錄取非本地
生限額，以重新分配資源培育為香港建設未來的一群。
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is renowned for its excellent international exposure.
Members of the University, from the Vice-Chancellor to ordinary students, emphasize a lot on
international insight and open-mindedness. The University has implemented related policies
to fulfil such aims and admit overseas students with distinct cultural backgrounds.
Nevertheless, admitting non-local students is never the only way to achieve the above goals.
Base on the status quo in Hong Kong, HKU should reduce the maximum intake of non-local
students.
In the previous year, 16% of all newly admitted students in HKU are non- locals. The figure is
approximately 5 times of that 10 years ago (3%). However, the intake of local students has
only increased for 10% in 10 years. Additionally, the proportion of students receiving
territorial education is still very low when comparing with neighbour countries, such as
Taiwan, South Korea and Mainland cities. Worse still, only 70% of the students who fulfilled
the minimum requirements of receiving territorial education can be admitted. Scholars
suggest that 30,000 admission quotas for local applicants will be required to admit all
students who passed the threshold. In such circumstances, it is unwise and unfair for the
University to insist on placing resources on non-local students. Such misallocation of
resources is the main factor contributing to the shortage of local students’ admission
quotas. With the increase of intake of non-local applicants, the situation has been worsening
in the previous 10 years.
Nowadays, the maximum intake of non-local applicants to HKU is 20% of all newly admitted
students, in which 4% is funded by the Government. It means that there are about 130 non-
local students occupying the resources of local students each year. Reducing the maximum
intake of non-local applicants to HKU, particularly government-funded quotas, is essential to
raise the opportunity of local students to receive territorial education.
Some scholars pointed out that reducing quotas for admitting non-local applicants would
impact the internationality of the University and thus the quality of education. Nonetheless,
the proportion of non-local students is not the only criteria in assessing the internationality of
the University. Other win-win policies, for example raising the number of exchange students,
increasing international platforms for intellectual exchange, lowering the threshold of
overseas internships, will be more effective and efficient.
Hong Kong is a knowledge-based economy. Our development is all depending on the future
generations. HKU should reduce the maximum intake of non-local applicants in order to
reallocate resources to better equip the local students, who hold the future of Hong Kong.
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