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Subsidised physiotherapy places slashed by third amid graduate job crunch
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 21 Sept 2026, 13:05 UTC. The headline in use is “Subsidised physiotherapy places slashed by third amid graduate job crunch”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
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 academic year, amid a jobs crunch for graduates. A physiotherapy association backed the reduction to avoid worsening unemployment in the sector, saying…
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Subsidised physiotherapy places slashed by third amid graduate job crunch
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