Hong Kong welcomes Harvard students facing threat of Trump ban

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Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee on Tuesday (May 27) invited students from Harvard University to continue their studies in Hong Kong, as the United States moved to restrict the university's foreign student enrolment.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Harvard University students have been invited to continue their studies in Hong Kong,

00:06following moves by the United States to restrict the university's foreign student enrollment.

00:11Well, Hong Kong will welcome any students who have been discriminated by the U.S. policy,

00:20who face difficulties to study or continue their studies in the U.S. universities.

00:28We welcome them to come to Hong Kong to continue their studies in our universities.

00:35The Hong Kong SAR government, together with the eight UGC-subsidized universities,

00:45will do all our best to facilitate and assist any students

00:53who suffered from this discriminated and unfair treatment so that they will find a way to study in Hong Kong.

01:04Hong Kong's Education Bureau urged local universities to protect student interests

01:10and attract top talent following the Harvard enrollment ban.

01:13The U.S. ban, enacted under U.S. President Donald Trump's administration,

01:18revoked Harvard's ability to enroll foreign students, starting in the 2025-2026 school year.

01:25Although a federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order,

01:29the status of international students remains uncertain.

01:33Mr.S. ban, include the U.S. as leadership,

01:36the U.S. student, organization,

01:38a teacher embraced the U.S. department.

01:39The U.S. student is one of the greatest issues to the

01:43students in the year's Excuse-époque pilot.

01:44The U.S. student, a teacher,

01:48community and knowledge are separate from other institutions,

01:50the U.S. student.

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