Accommodation
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme's acting CEO, Waseem Carrim, has detailed a strategy to stabilize operations for the 2026 academic year, addressing funding shortages and accommodation issues. This comes as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana questions the scheme's future due to its reliance on external providers. Carrim dismissed closure suggestions, emphasizing NSFAS's unique role in student support.
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Educators in Hong Kong welcome a new government initiative allowing semi-private schools to enroll overseas students, but cite accommodation and funding as key challenges. Principal Chan Wai-kai of HKBUAS Wong Kam Fai Secondary and Primary School in Sha Tin said his school will apply to join the scheme, though hostel arrangements remain undecided.