Hong Kong moves up to No 5 in ranking of best cities for international students
The city also tops Singapore in Asia in terms of affordable tuition fees, safety and living quality
Hong Kong has moved up two places to become the world's fifth-best city for international students, according to London-based institution-assessment agency QS Quacquarelli Symonds' annual report.
The city lost out to four European and Australian cities - Paris, Melbourne, London, and Sydney, which took the first to fourth places respectively.
Hong Kong's overall score of 387 beat Sydney's by just one point. Paris scored 412.
Hong Kong also replaced Singapore as the best city for students in Asia. The Lion City, the world's No 3 in last year's report, slid to 15th this year.
The agency - which is expected to release its full report today - found that Hong Kong outperformed Singapore in terms of student make-up, affordable tuition fees, safety and living quality.
Other Asian cities in this year's top 10 are Tokyo and Seoul, which ranked seventh and 10th, respectively. In its report highlights yesterday, QS Quacquarelli Symonds ranked Taipei 25th, one place above Beijing. Shanghai came in 32nd.