Most local dailies (including the Standard, Sky Post, HKET, Ta Kung Pao, among others) reported the annual the HKU Public Opinion Programme Survey on the Public Ranking of Universities in Hong Kong. In one of the polls that interviewed over 1,200 local residents, HKUST has claimed the top spot in the public perception for the first time since the survey started in 2001. Meanwhile, graduates of HKUST ranked top three in the eyes of employers.
Link to the published result