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What can Cambridge teach Hong Kong about building university towns?

Kristen Cheung · South China Morning Post
Published 2 Nov 2026, 1:00 pm·1 h ago·1 min read
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Strong government-industry partnership and interdisciplinary education are what make a university town financially viable and successful, the head of a University of Cambridge college has said, sharing the UK’s experience as Hong Kong develops its Northern Metropolis plan. In an interview with the South China Morning Post, Professor Girish Menon, president of Lucy Cavendish College, said Hong Kong’s cosmopolitan character made it “best placed” to place young people at the heart of its university...

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