A man wipes his eyes after yet another weekend of tear gas on the streets of Hong Kong, on October 6. Photo: AP
Opinion
Opinion
Beneath the Hong Kong protests, a mental-health time bomb is ticking as fear and mistrust grow
- Hong Kong, with its high suicide rate, has long been ill-equipped to deal with its mental health issues. The unbearable pressures of the ongoing protests could make that challenge the city’s biggest yet
A man wipes his eyes after yet another weekend of tear gas on the streets of Hong Kong, on October 6. Photo: AP