Q How can the Hungry Ghost Festival rice distribution be made safer?
The cruel tragedy of the elderly woman who died for her share of free rice and the frequent occurrences of stampedes in Hong Kong for handouts of rice bags - as if we are in a tsunami-affected region - suggests that the boom in our economy is not a productive one reaching a cross-section of the community, but a speculative one that is centred on filling the pockets of the few and mighty.
The gap between the rich and the poor is widening and the population of people below the poverty line is increasing.
Nalini Daswani, New York
Q How can the public help to slow global warming?
Slowing global warming should be done on a daily basis. In fact, most of us have some idea about how to protect our environment, but why has so little action been taken? If we do not wake up to the danger, the pollutants will ruin our home soon. On an individual level, we can all try to use fewer plastic bags and travel by public transport instead of driving cars. For companies, they can use environmentally friendly materials to make their products.