Major progress in HK's third medical school: HKUST

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) on Wednesday said its new medical school had entered a new stage of development. HKUST officials said that construction of its Medical Education and Research Complex — the core interim facility at the Clear Water Bay campus for its new school of medicine — is ahead of schedule. Updating the media on progress for the city's third medical school, HKUST officials said the eight-storey building topped out last week, less than six months after its groundbreaking. Dean King Li said the school had also made encouraging progress in faculty recruitment, securing candidates for various key roles. The school aims to have at least 100 professors by 2030 to maintain a 1:1 teacher-student ratio, he said. Li noted that the ratio of local to overseas professors is expected to be fairly even. "It's a process, so we want to choose the best candidates instead of where they come from. As time goes on, you will see that more and more global people will show up,” he said. “In the beginning, it would seem like it's geared towards the locals, because [it's] easier [for them] to join, but the actual ratio of...