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EdTalk Martin Campion

WNHK: the ‘why not Hong Kong?’ dilemma

11 Sep 2018 - 11:33am 11

EdTalk Katrina Rozga

Soft skills can smooth the way to career and life success

7 Sep 2018 - 10:00am 1

EdTalk Anita Shum

Joining the dots holds the key to boosting Mandarin skills

6 Sep 2018 - 11:57am 2

EdTalk Joshua Mok

Greater Bay Area must be as ‘liveable’ as Hong Kong

21 Aug 2018 - 2:54pm 7

The future looks bright for Hong Kong’s scientists and scholars

31 Aug 2018 - 7:12pm 7

Blowing Water Luisa Tam

Hong Kong children are stressed – and their parents make it worse

16 Jul 2018 - 11:14pm 9

Blowing Water Luisa Tam

Time to out LGBT-themed books in Hong Kong to fight prejudice

3 Jul 2018 - 5:48pm 61

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How to prevent youth suicide in Hong Kong

8 Sep, 8:12pm 1

Hong Kong

Why medical sector reform is now an issue of social inequality

7 Sep, 9:45am 5

Letters

How fear helps Hong Kong’s tutorial empires thrive

2 Sep, 7:31am 2

Law and Crime

Exam leak case against celebrity tutor on hold over legal uncertainty

31 Aug, 5:50pm

Letters

Tip for parents: being a lawyer or doctor is not a path for all

19 Aug, 4:26pm 1

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Opinion

It’s time to stop funding student unions

20 Sep, 10:44pm 3

Education

HKU chief: ‘Campus should not be a platform for political advocacy’

19 Sep, 9:42pm 25

Education

Engineer Otto Poon donates HK$100 million to PolyU for smart city research

10 Sep, 9:47pm 27

Letters

Universities play vital role in building a happier Hong Kong

9 Sep, 2:01pm 1

Politics

Students’ antagonising calls for independence leave Lam fighting fires

9 Sep, 9:17pm 26

Hong Kong

Why medical sector reform is now an issue of social inequality

7 Sep, 9:45am 5

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Hong Kong must respect ‘one country’ to keep ‘two systems’

6 Sep, 6:13am 18

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Law and Crime

Mother admits violating Hong Kong order that son, 11, attend school

20 Sep, 5:58pm

Opinion

Why Hong Kong's local school system fails Western expats

19 Sep, 6:49am 17

Society

Trump’s policies may make it harder for US to find Chinese teachers

16 Sep, 10:18pm 15

Letters

Why Hong Kong should learn teaching methods from Singapore

16 Sep, 1:30pm

Letters

Hong Kong parents pushy? A Bollywood film explains why

16 Sep, 8:03am

Society

Chinese school caught feeding pupils nothing more than plain noodles

14 Sep, 5:36pm 9

Professor Zhang Xiang said the campus should not become a platform for political advocacy. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

HKU chief: ‘Campus should not be a platform for political advocacy’

Mainland China-born scientist Professor Zhang Xiang declares school’s opposition to idea of city’s independence.

19 Sep 2018 - 9:42pm 25 More on Hong Kong localism and independence

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Tech is up as tomorrow’s students switch MBA likes

18 Sep 2018 - 11:40am

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Hong Kong schools to close another day due to typhoon damage

17 Sep 2018 - 9:09pm 12

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Can Hong Kong’s inclusive education marry non-local curricula?

14 Sep 2018 - 2:31pm 1

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Former head of primary school arrested over fake recruitment papers

14 Sep 2018 - 4:53pm

More international school students are considering Hong Kong for their undergraduatedegree alongside their overseas choices. Photo: Roy Issa/SCMP

WNHK: the ‘why not Hong Kong?’ dilemma

11 Sep 2018 - 11:33am 11

An increase in the number of youngsters in full-time education choosing to end their lives highlights the competitive pressures many face, HKU professor says

More young Hongkongers are killing themselves ‘due to competitive society’

11 Sep 2018 - 3:55pm

(From left) PolyU Foundation chairwoman Dr Katherine Ngan, Chan Tze-ching, Otto Poon and university president Professor Timothy Tong at an appreciation ceremony. Photo: Handout

Engineer Otto Poon donates HK$100 million to PolyU for smart city research

10 Sep 2018 - 9:47pm 27

Steve Ho Sung-chi teaches at the Education University and is composer in residence for the Hong Kong Children's Choir. Photo: Nora Tam

Meet the McDull songwriter who blends Canto-pop with classical music

8 Sep 2018 - 2:16pm

Soft skills are defined as key skills to getting along and working with others.

Soft skills can smooth the way to career and life success

7 Sep 2018 - 10:00am 1

The liaison office’s previous open day, in April. Photo: Edward Wong

Beijing’s representatives in Hong Kong invite teachers to open day for first time

6 Sep 2018 - 11:32pm 15

There have been three episodes at universities in Hong Kong where student leaders and professors have clashed over the right to discuss independence. Photo: David Wong

Student leader cries foul over Education University’s speech antics

5 Sep 2018 - 9:47pm 20

(From left): Asian Games medallists Chau Yee-ping, Eric Kwok, Shek Wai-hung, Leo Au, Choi Wan-yu and Li Ching-wan. Photo: Felix Wong

University’s flexible methods pay off for Asian Games medallists

5 Sep 2018 - 8:04am

Violation of a youngster’s privacy could leave the victim with post-traumatic stress disorder, a child psychologist warned. Photo: Jonathan Wong

More than five in 10 Hong Kong secondary school pupils victims of ‘doxxing’

5 Sep 2018 - 6:16am 19

Chief executive hits out at youngsters who ‘spread untrue statements’ at campus events, with Baptist University student union leader comparing government’s reaction to Taiwan’s crackdown on political protesters more than 70 years ago

Speak up against separatist ideas, Hong Kong leader urges students

4 Sep 2018 - 11:34pm 116

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Hong Kong’s world wushu champion Jada He is born to fight

6 Sep 2018 - 11:48am 1

A banner put up by Chinese University’s student union against president and vice chancellor Rocky Tuan is seen on the campus on Monday. Photo: David Wong

Students cautioned on independence by top Hong Kong officials

3 Sep 2018 - 11:30pm 36

Cross-border pupils arrive at Tsuen Wan Trade Association Primary School in Tsing Yi on the first day of school. Photo: Dickson Lee

School sees fewer cross-border pupils – and ‘effect getting stronger’

4 Sep 2018 - 1:12am 7

Liu Pengtao made a “super stem cell”, capable of developing a wider range of other human cells. Photo: Winson Wong

What a renowned lab’s arrival could do for Hong Kong medical innovation

3 Sep 2018 - 4:32pm 2

CUHK president and vice-chancellor Rocky Tuan. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Student deaths spur CUHK to teach resilience and overcoming adversity

4 Sep 2018 - 10:30am 4

Education sector lawmaker Ip Kin-yuen warns ‘depressed campus’ problem cannot be taken lightly as results of polls released ahead of new school year

Depression rife among teachers and pupils, studies find

2 Sep 2018 - 10:55pm 17

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Giving children control over their learning

6 Sep 2018 - 11:49am 2

Students enjoying their lunch at Father Cucchiara Memorial School, Cheung Ching Estate in Tsing Yi. Photo: David Wong

Hong Kong kids eating less salt, sugar and fat but too much protein

30 Aug 2018 - 1:44pm 4

Children’s ability to learn Mandarin is boosted by quiz sessions and cultural courses that help them identify with the Mandarin language.

Joining the dots holds the key to boosting Mandarin skills

6 Sep 2018 - 11:57am 2

The Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority in Lai King, where candidates will be able to sit the ACT exam. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

ACT test for US university admissions goes digital in Hong Kong

27 Aug 2018 - 10:33am 1

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology’s outgoing president Tony Chan said political storms of Occupy movement and recent calls for city’s independence from China had put universities ‘between rock and hard place’

Hong Kong’s politics a challenge, says third man to leave top university job

26 Aug 2018 - 11:50am 8

NGO founded by Hong Kong billionaire and standing committee delegate, Hui Wing-mau, aims to deepen teenagers’ understanding of national history and culture as well as strengthen their sense of pride in being Chinese

Slogans and sightseeing ... will Xian tour make Hong Kong teens patriotic?

27 Aug 2018 - 10:30am 42

One pupil’s parents said experience made son more confident and independent – but the Education Bureau did not approve

Gap year at 12: how Hong Kong parents took pressure off children

25 Aug 2018 - 11:10pm 13

Schools in Hong Kong always go beyond the curriculum requirements and offer more to students.

Schools enjoy flexibility within the overall curriculum to include additional or alternative courses

24 Aug 2018 - 10:04am