The three universities competing to establish Hong Kong’s third medical school will meet authorities later this week to present details of their proposals, the Post has learned.
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The institutions have been flexing their muscles in public ahead of the meeting, with one of the universities announcing on Tuesday that it would partner with a state-owned investment company for its bid.
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Polytechnic University (PolyU) and Baptist University submitted their proposals last month.
Sources said a government task group on the medical school would meet university representatives later in the week.
Authorities earlier said the task group planned to conduct interviews with the contenders in the second quarter to “gain a better understanding of the proposals for making a consolidated consideration”.
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The group is co-chaired by Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau and Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin. Seven experts also serve as advisers, including former Chinese University of Hong Kong president Professor Joseph Sung Jao-yiu and ex-University of Hong Kong president Professor Tsui Lap-chee.