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SCMP Reporter

A drama series - produced by a group of students from a Tai Po secondary school and now posted on YouTube - explores love and the ups and downs of relationships.
The six-part programme, All About Love, was penned by Chun Fung-ying, former screenwriter and a teacher at HKRSS Tai Po Secondary School.
It is directed by Chun and her drama students, with a cast comprising the school's senior formers.  The drama has attracted hundreds of viewers  daily since its first episode  appeared on YouTube in late October.
'Hong Kong's educators rarely talk about love or teach students how to handle their emotions. But love is a very important subject in life,' says Ms Chun.
'The early stage of a relationship is usually sweet. But many problems, such as personality differences and varying attitudes towards life,  gradually arise.
'I experienced similar frustrations when I was a student and  my school  did not teach me how to deal with my feelings.
'I could not talk about these problems with my family, who believed that  secondary school students should not date.'
Ms Chun says she's sad that some teenagers commit suicide or hurt others because of love.
'They are young. They don't understand that apart from love, there are many other things in life,' she says.
'If they can get through that [fatal] moment, they will discover that it's a big world.
'Relationships are only a part of their lives, and there will be others down the road waiting for them.
'It 's a huge  mistake for teenagers to put an end to life.'
The drama revolves around three plots - a student couple struggling to make the right choice for their  future; a student secretly in love with one of her senior schoolmates;  and a student  whose boyfriend is dating other girls at the same time.
'The script includes stories from my students.  About 70 per cent of the content is from real life,'  says Ms Chun.
The students say taking part in the drama has helped them become mature.
Seventh-former Ceci Man Sze-man plays the girl whose boyfriend is cheating on her.
Ceci says she has come to realise that love is not a competition.
'Love is not a game  about who wins or  loses. Some teens worry about who will end a relationship first,' she says.   'When there's a problem, couples should sit down and talk about it. If it doesn't work out, they should break up calmly rather than stay together.'
Ceci's classmate Leung Kin-fung, who has helped with the production, says to love a person is to  accept  them as they are rather than making them change.  'Being rejected is not the end of the world. There are many possibilities in life, and teens should open up instead of cut themselves off from the rest of the world,' says Kin-fung.
Cindy Chan Tsz-ying, another student featured in the drama, says it's important to take a relationship seriously.
Otherwise, both could get hurt in the end.
'I have a friend whose longest relationship lasted only one month,'  says Cindy.
'This is very unhealthy because responsibility comes with love.'
Check out the drama series at www.youtube.com/hkrssdrama



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