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Hong Kong education authorities have reduced the number of subsidized places for physiotherapy and occupational therapy programs by approximately one-third for the 2027-28 academic year, from three self-financing institutions. This reduction, which affects 4,711 total subsidised places across 59 undergraduate programmes at eight institutions, is a 1% drop compared to the current year. The cuts come as physiotherapy graduates face a tough job market due to healthcare budget constraints and an increase in new practitioners entering the field. A local physiotherapy association supports these reductions to prevent further unemployment issues within the sector.

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Hong Kong education authorities have reduced the number of subsidised physiotherapy and occupational therapy programme places at three self-financing institutions by about one-third for the 2027-28 school year due to a graduate job crunch. The cuts are occurring amid tight healthcare budgets and an influx of new practitioners, leading to high unemployment rates among recent graduates. A local physiotherapy association supported these reductions to prevent further unemployment in the sector, stating that any future increases would be contingent on government budget allocations. The Education Bureau announced a total of 4,711 subsidised places across 59 undergraduate programmes at eight self-financing institutions for next year, marking an overall decrease of about 1 percent compared to the current academic year.

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Subsidised physiotherapy places slashed by third amid graduate job crunch Cuts come as physiotherapy graduates face a tight job market amid ongoing healthcare budget constraints and a surge in new practitioners Hong Kong education authorities have cut the number of subsidised places for physiotherapy and occupational therapy programmes at three self-financing institutions by about a third for the 2027-28 school year amid a graduate job crunch. A physiotherapy association backed the reduction to avoid worsening unemployment in the sector, saying any future increase would depend on the government budget.

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Subsidised physiotherapy places slashed by third amid graduate job crunch · assertive framing

increase → subsidise → budget

The Education Bureau on Monday announced that its Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions or Sectors (SSSDP) would fund 4,711 places across 59 undergraduate programmes at eight self-financing institutions next year. asserted

Scheme → announce → institutions

The overall number of subsidised places fell by 70 compared with the current year, a drop of about 1 per cent. asserted

number → subsidise → cent

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