{"id":2257,"date":"2026-02-10T16:07:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T08:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/bssc-in-government-and-public-administration-gpad\/admissions\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T16:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T08:07:09","slug":"admissions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/sc\/bssc-in-government-and-public-administration-gpad\/admissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Admissions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section block-name=\"banner\" class=\"relative\">\n    <div class=\"bg-banner-gradient w-full h-full absolute left-0 top-0 z-[1]\"><\/div>\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/wp-content\/themes\/cuhk-sgps\/public\/images\/our-mission\/mission-banner.png\" alt=\"BSSc in Government and Public Administration (GPAD)\"\n        class=\"w-full aspect-[1920\/480] object-cover min-h-[400px]\" \/>\n\n    <div class=\"container py-5 md:py-10 lg:py-[60px] w-full h-full flex items-end absolute 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