Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form . Submissions should not exceed 400 words, and must include your full name and address, plus a phone number for verification. TVB’s first LGBT-friendly reality show, Boyscation , is proof that despite the national security law, Hong Kong is still a freer and more open society than some people in the West might imagine. The participants in the dating show appear to be a diverse mix from different walks of life. There are some moving stories. It would seem TVB has done well. But I call on progressive readers to consider what could have been done better here, so as not to do any further damage to the community. Hong Kong is still a society that cleaves to divisions of social class, gender, education, occupation, where you live, etc. The reality show is positive in that it has gathered men from different backgrounds. One participant is a senior lecturer at one of Hong Kong’s most prestigious universities. Another is in the catering profession. Yet another works in the entertainment industry. Clearly, the production team is keen to dispel stereotypes and this is something we should celebrate. But it remains questionable whether the show promotes a genuine cause for social justice and upholds minority rights – or if it reinforces certain stereotypes of the minority. After all, going by their jobs and professed interests, the show’s participants present a far more leisurely bourgeois picture than the average Hongkonger. I embrace diversity and plurality, but we should think twice in case we add to unhelpful misconceptions about the community. Dr Henry Kwok, Griffith University, Australia Let’s have a food waste law to rescue food I refer to the letter, “Make food waste reduction scheme more rewarding” ( December 18 ), and agree with your correspondents that more incentives are required to reduce food waste in Hong Kong. While taking a General Education course on public policy at Baptist University as a virtual exchange student, I learned about Dr Daisy Tam’s project to crowdsource food rescue and how she developed Breadline, a public digital platform enabling volunteers to rescue food from local shops based on real-time information. Similar apps have been developed in Japan where the government aims to halve food waste by 2030. For example, the Tabete app allows users to order discounted meals from participating restaurants to rescue food that is about to be wasted because it is near closing time. In 2019, Japan passed a law promoting reduction in food loss and waste, to create awareness of the problem. Since 2016, France has required its supermarkets to donate unsold food to charities and food banks, banning them from throwing it away or simply destroying it. The Hong Kong government should consider passing similar legislation to reduce food waste in the city and support food rescue projects. Yuri Suzuki, Tokyo