Shared Burden, Shared Responsibility Professor Stephen Cheung Yan leung's call for greater government investment in shared infrastructure at the Northern Metropolis university towns has struck a chord among educators and policymakers.
The private Saint Francis University head argues that authorities should contribute more towards facilities jointly used by institutions in this megadevelopment, raising questions about the distribution of financial responsibility between the public sector, higher education institutions, and developers.
While universities like Saint Francis have demonstrated their willingness to invest in new campuses, there is a compelling argument for spreading the cost of shared infrastructure across multiple stakeholders.