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Don’t dream it’s over: mainland students rethink Hong Kong over costs, culture

Don’t dream it’s over: mainland students rethink Hong Kong over costs, culture
South China Morning Post Saturday 06 June 2026, 01:00 UTC By Eric Jiang 1 min read
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Weeks before mainland Chinese student Carol Chen graduated from Baptist University in Hong Kong in July, the 22-year-old did the math and weighed the cost of living in the city against returning home. Renting a room in the city would consume around half of the HK$20,000 (US$2,552) starting salary she expected as a junior data analyst. “If I go back to Shanghai, I will only need to worry about daily expenses,” said Chen, a maths and statistics graduate.

Weeks before mainland Chinese student Carol Chen graduated from Baptist University in Hong Kong in July, the 22-year-old did the math and weighed the cost of living in the city against returning home. Renting a room in the city would consume around half of the HK$20,000 (US$2,552) starting salary she expected as a junior data analyst. “If I go back to Shanghai, I will only need to worry about daily expenses,” said Chen, a maths and statistics graduate. Language barriers compounded the problem....
Hong Kong (LOCATION) Chinese (ORG) Carol Chen (PERSON) Baptist University (ORG) Shanghai (LOCATION) Chen (PERSON)
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