Hong Kong ABCs (10): Education

IN an increasingly competitive and connected world, education is of vital importance.

Hong Kong ABCs (11): HKU

THE University of Hong Kong (or HKU, as it is commonly known to students, staff and alumni) is the oldest tertiary education institution in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong ABCs (12): CUHK

FOUNDED in 1963, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a forward-looking comprehensive research university with a global vision and a mission to combine tradition with modernity, while bringing together China and the West.

Hong Kong ABCs (13): Primary care services

HONG KONG has a high-quality health-care system supported by a highly professional team of workers.

Hong Kong ABCs (14): Health-care services

SECONDARY, tertiary and specialized health-care services are available mainly at the Hospital Authority’s hospitals and specialist clinics.

Hong Kong ABCs (15): Social welfare services

SERVICES for families in need are provided at three levels.

Hong Kong ABCs (16): Public rental housing

IN the fourth quarter of 2015, about 2.15 million people, or 30 percent of the population, live in public rental flats of the Housing Authority and Hong Kong Housing Society.

Hong Kong ABCs (17): Subsidized flats & private-sector housing

IN response to the aspirations of low- to middle-income families for home ownership, the Hong Kong SAR Government provides subsidized flats as part of its housing policy.

Hong Kong ABCs (18): Rail transport

MTR railways are safe, efficient, reliable, comfortable and environment-friendly mass carriers.