Hong Kong targets ‘top talent’ as Harvard faces international student ban

Hong Kong has called on the city's universities to open their doors to those affected by Donald Trump's attempted ban on foreign students

Hong Kong's education bureau has called on the city's universities to attract top talent" by opening their doors to those affected by the Trump administration's attempt to ban Harvard from enrolling international students.

Last week the Trump administration revoked Harvard's Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification, effectively banning the university from accepting foreign students. A US federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the government from enforcing the ban, which would have reportedly forced students currently enrolled and not graduating this year to transfer to another institution or lose their legal status and visa.