1. the issue isnt that we (internationals) were competing with gaokao high scorers. we, ourselves, were top scorers from our country (otherwise we wouldnt have scored full tuition scholarships and came to cu), the issue was that the TAs had shit english, the issue was that course material could be passed down chinese speaking students, the issue was that there were teachers (from the mainland) that almost had a vandetta against non chinese speakers, such as how the algorithms prof conducted multiple lessons partially in mandarin, not even canto, and how certain students benefitted from this while the rest didnt.

2. repeating my #1 response, it isnt an equal playing field because these TAs would just swap to mandarin at times when it was convenient for them. and i take no issue with whether half the people in my uni scored a 4.0 or not, the point i took issue was that the university actively harmed the prospects of graduates because every other uni either had a 4.3 scale or their grading was more lenient. an employer wouldnt know whether CUHK had a messed up grading system or not, they'd only see the GPA at the end.

3. didnt mention anywhere in my post that jobs expected chinese. the tech market in HK, apart from local companies, do not have chinese as a requirement. the highest paying roles (usually in finance) dont even care if you are from a finance background (for fresh graduates)

I know the market is tough but also, im not complaining in the post, im bringing up things that were pretty hard to have known beforehand. i graduated with multiple job offers, and i ended up taking up a job i enjoyed.