https://www.scmp.com/rss/22/feed See our letters page for the views on the news from SCMP readers en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Letters Letters 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. Hong Kong’s healthcare sector is caught in a perplexing paradox. Recent fresh nursing and physiotherapy graduates face job-hunting difficulties, sparking heated debates over local employment prospects and non-local recruitment. While officials point out that foreign-trained... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3373197/hong-kong-cant-afford-lose-healthcare-workers-it-trained https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3373197/hong-kong-cant-afford-lose-healthcare-workers-it-trained Sat, 07 Nov 2026 03:30:08 +0000 Letters Letters Your coverage of the Democratic midterm sweep captures the immediate partisan aftermath: potential budget gridlock, executive probes and familiar party posturing. However, analysing this political realignment strictly through traditional partisan lines misses a far more consequential dynamic: a generational shift inside the Democratic Party that is replacing legacy Cold War internationalism with domestic-first realism. The incoming Democratic caucus represents a sharp break from the party’s... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3373356/how-will-younger-democratic-caucus-reshape-americas-china-policy https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3373356/how-will-younger-democratic-caucus-reshape-americas-china-policy Fri, 06 Nov 2026 03:30:05 +0000 Letters Letters 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. The public concern surrounding TVB’s anniversary drama This City Never Sleeps invites us to reflect on the role television plays in our community. Following viewer complaints to the Office of the Communications Authority over a prime-time stripping scene, many Hongkongers are... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3373089/tvbs-latest-blockbuster-falls-short-hong-kongs-community-values https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3373089/tvbs-latest-blockbuster-falls-short-hong-kongs-community-values Thu, 05 Nov 2026 03:30:15 +0000 Letters Letters As a survivor, researcher and child sexual abuse expert, I view a recent High Court sentencing hearing with profound concern. A 22-year-old man who pleaded guilty to 12 charges involving four child victims was sentenced to an effective term of just 10 years’ imprisonment. From the evidence retrieved, there were up to nine victims in total, but some could not be identified. The abuse only came to light after a 14-year-old victim took her own life – a tragic reality reflecting Talk Hong Kong’s... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3373068/how-10-year-child-abuse-sentence-exposes-hong-kongs-legal-gaps https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3373068/how-10-year-child-abuse-sentence-exposes-hong-kongs-legal-gaps Wed, 04 Nov 2026 03:30:06 +0000 Letters Letters 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. The deadly blaze at Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court exposed structural weaknesses in Hong Kong’s maintenance regime for ageing buildings, fire safety management and cross-departmental coordination. Responding fully to the independent inquiry’s findings, the Hong Kong government is... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3372970/safety-reforms-strike-causes-tai-po-fire-tragedy https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3372970/safety-reforms-strike-causes-tai-po-fire-tragedy Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:30:09 +0000 Letters Letters 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. When governments make decisions about housing, transport, climate resilience, urban planning or economic development, consultations typically involve industry leaders, professionals, academics and community groups. Yet one group is often absent from these conversations:... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3372662/if-children-are-hong-kongs-future-policymakers-should-listen-them https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3372662/if-children-are-hong-kongs-future-policymakers-should-listen-them Mon, 02 Nov 2026 03:30:08 +0000 Letters Letters 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. Having recently moved to Germany to take up a university research fellowship, I have had the opportunity to experience European society first-hand. I appreciate the relaxed pace of life, environmental quality and social protections. Yet I also notice structural problems that Hong... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3372659/what-hong-kong-can-learn-europes-problems https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3372659/what-hong-kong-can-learn-europes-problems Sun, 01 Nov 2026 03:30:10 +0000 Letters Letters 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. At the UN biodiversity conference Cop17 in Yerevan, a challenge has come into focus: the world has biodiversity targets, but ensuring they have an effect on real decisions remains hard. Nearly four years after countries adopted the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework,... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3372657/resilience-competitiveness-why-hong-kong-needs-talk-about-nature-first https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3372657/resilience-competitiveness-why-hong-kong-needs-talk-about-nature-first Sat, 31 Oct 2026 03:30:08 +0000 Letters Letters 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. Hong Kong’s first five-year plan sets a striking target: local innovation expenditure should rise from 1.63 per cent of gross domestic product in 2024 to 3 per cent after 2030 – nearly double. The city has five universities in the top 100 and is home to national key laboratories... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3372508/5-year-plan-has-set-hong-kongs-innovation-target-will-businesses-step https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3372508/5-year-plan-has-set-hong-kongs-innovation-target-will-businesses-step Fri, 30 Oct 2026 03:30:07 +0000 Letters Letters 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. The price of brent crude oil topped US$116 a barrel this week, its highest level since April, after attacks on tankers threatened Gulf supplies. In a previous letter published in these pages (“Hong Kong’s high fuel prices warrant scrutiny”, April 18), we reported the results of... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3372379/rising-oil-prices-boost-appeal-evs-hong-kong-commercial-drivers https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3372379/rising-oil-prices-boost-appeal-evs-hong-kong-commercial-drivers Thu, 29 Oct 2026 03:30:07 +0000 Letters Letters 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. Hong Kong’s primary healthcare development is at a critical crossroads. While the government’s first five-year plan aims to build a sustainable system and expand community health services, our healthcare framework remains rigidly doctor-led. This over-reliance creates a major... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3372279/hong-kong-not-well-served-doctor-led-primary-healthcare-model https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3372279/hong-kong-not-well-served-doctor-led-primary-healthcare-model Wed, 28 Oct 2026 03:30:06 +0000 Letters Letters 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. Where I grew up in Kalimantan, we call it libur asap, the “smoke holiday”, when the haze gets too thick for school. This year, as Singapore and Malaysia choke on the same smoke, it is easy to ask why Indonesia doesn’t simply stop burning. The honest answer is that the palm oil... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3372142/solution-asean-haze-starts-helping-oil-palm-smallholders https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3372142/solution-asean-haze-starts-helping-oil-palm-smallholders Tue, 27 Oct 2026 03:30:19 +0000 Letters Letters 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. The report, “Could Northern Metropolis draw educational leasing from Hong Kong’s Grade A office sector?” (October 2), highlights growing education sector demand for commercial space and the potential of the Northern Metropolis. As educational institutions think about where to... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3371849/northern-metropolis-chance-rethink-educational-spaces https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3371849/northern-metropolis-chance-rethink-educational-spaces Mon, 26 Oct 2026 03:30:22 +0000 Letters Letters 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. I refer to “Going ‘car-lite’: why more Singaporeans are quitting driving” (October 3). Singapore has shown that with investment in transport hardware, people will choose public transport when it is fast, reliable and convenient. According to recent figures, 70 per cent of... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3371848/hardware-and-software-both-matter-car-lite-city https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3371848/hardware-and-software-both-matter-car-lite-city Sun, 25 Oct 2026 03:30:10 +0000 Letters Letters 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. At a time of regional and global change, the Philippines is entering a period of significant economic opportunity. Its expanding consumer market, established role in regional supply chains, infrastructure needs and transition towards cleaner and more advanced industries are... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3371847/philippines-hong-kong-can-contribute-together-more-productive-asia https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3371847/philippines-hong-kong-can-contribute-together-more-productive-asia Sat, 24 Oct 2026 03:30:12 +0000 Letters Letters 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. As China hosts Apec 2026 under the theme “Building an Asia-Pacific Community to Prosper Together”, the focus is on three pillars: openness, innovation and cooperation. Cutting across these priorities is the transformative force of artificial intelligence (AI), and the urgent... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3371712/education-key-equitable-digital-transformation https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3371712/education-key-equitable-digital-transformation Fri, 23 Oct 2026 03:30:26 +0000 Letters Letters 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. Student protests in France prompt me to reflect on a wider problem in Western politics: although democracy promises representation and equal citizenship, many young people feel excluded from economic security and political influence. On October 6, students, teachers and parents... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3371603/young-westerners-are-wondering-whether-democracy-delivers-real-change https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3371603/young-westerners-are-wondering-whether-democracy-delivers-real-change Thu, 22 Oct 2026 03:30:19 +0000 Letters Letters 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. I refer to “Hong Kong’s Generation Y unhappiest amid housing and economic pressures, poll finds” (October 6). As a 40-ish millennial, I found myself nodding in agreement that my happiness level is medium at best, given the mounting economic pressure and self-perceived midlife... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3371440/are-we-chasing-right-kind-happiness-hong-kong https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3371440/are-we-chasing-right-kind-happiness-hong-kong Wed, 21 Oct 2026 03:30:24 +0000 Letters Letters 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. Hong Kong’s ethnic minority youth are an integral part of our community. The Government’s recent measures on language training, employment support and community care teams are sincere and welcome. They reflect a genuine commitment to inclusion and social cohesion. Many were born... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3371342/3-small-steps-strengthen-minority-integration-hong-kong https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3371342/3-small-steps-strengthen-minority-integration-hong-kong Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:30:07 +0000 Letters Letters 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. Search for almost any K-pop, C-pop or J-pop star on a video platform and, sooner or later, you will hear them sing a song they never recorded. The voice sounds like theirs. It was built by an artificial intelligence model trained on their recordings and posted by someone who... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3371098/hong-kong-must-ensure-independent-artists-have-control-over-their-voice https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3371098/hong-kong-must-ensure-independent-artists-have-control-over-their-voice Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:30:05 +0000 Letters Letters 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. In many families, parents can breathe a little easier once their child turns 18. But for caregivers of children with special educational needs (SEN), parental challenges only increase and often multiply as the years go on. Love 21 Foundation recently surveyed 210 families caring... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3371099/hidden-crisis-faces-caregivers-neurodiverse-children-hong-kong https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3371099/hidden-crisis-faces-caregivers-neurodiverse-children-hong-kong Sun, 18 Oct 2026 03:30:06 +0000 Letters Letters 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. The deadly floods along the Nepal-Tibet border in August marked the second major deluge in little more than a year. The recurrence highlights a fundamental challenge for climate adaptation in mountain regions, that disasters in these environments unfold through complex physical... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3371100/hong-kong-climate-change-no-longer-distant-headline https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3371100/hong-kong-climate-change-no-longer-distant-headline Sat, 17 Oct 2026 03:30:07 +0000 Letters Letters 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. The retirement of the historic Yellow Bus, the shuttle which ferried passengers between San Tin and the old Huanggang Port for nearly three decades, drew crowds of nostalgic commuters and enthusiasts for its final run. This follows a familiar, bittersweet pattern. From the phased... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3370896/its-seriously-time-hong-kong-greenlight-transport-museum https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3370896/its-seriously-time-hong-kong-greenlight-transport-museum Fri, 16 Oct 2026 03:30:07 +0000 Letters Letters 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. As Hong Kong’s enhanced civil service appraisal system begins to take effect, the government has an opportunity to clarify not only the consequences of underperformance but also what sustained excellence can lead to. More rigorous appraisal is justified. The Civil Service Bureau... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3370810/how-hong-kongs-civil-service-can-inspire-excellence https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3370810/how-hong-kongs-civil-service-can-inspire-excellence Thu, 15 Oct 2026 03:30:07 +0000 Letters Letters 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. Hong Kong has become a sought-after regional education hub, drawing mainland and foreign students to its universities. Rising international enrolment has intensified demand for student housing, with on-campus places insufficient and rents near university districts buoyant. Some... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3370715/mind-hong-kongs-dorm-boom-today-doesnt-become-tomorrows-oversupply https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3370715/mind-hong-kongs-dorm-boom-today-doesnt-become-tomorrows-oversupply Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:30:07 +0000 Letters Letters 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. In early October, driven by a sharp deterioration in geopolitical conditions, China’s major oil refineries reportedly suspended refined petroleum exports to all regions except Hong Kong and Macau. According to data from commodities analytics firm Kpler, the country’s commercial... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3370524/hidden-costs-chinas-energy-security https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3370524/hidden-costs-chinas-energy-security Tue, 13 Oct 2026 03:30:05 +0000 Letters Letters 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. Over several decades, China has risen to become one of the most potent powers in the space race. In October 2024, China released a national mid- and long-term development programme for space science. Since then, China has made significant strides. In 2025, it conducted 92 space... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3370278/us-china-space-race-heats-watch-out-patent-law https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3370278/us-china-space-race-heats-watch-out-patent-law Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:30:05 +0000 Letters Letters 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. Hong Kong’s first five-year plan should not be judged simply by its resemblance to mainland planning, nor by the number of targets it contains. Its real test is whether long-term policy coordination can strengthen the qualities that make Hong Kong internationally... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3370265/5-year-plan-must-preserve-what-makes-hong-kong-distinctive https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3370265/5-year-plan-must-preserve-what-makes-hong-kong-distinctive Sun, 11 Oct 2026 03:30:07 +0000 Letters Letters 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. The artificial intelligence race is often regarded as a purely technical issue. It is a prisoner’s dilemma instead. As algorithms play a larger role in domains ranging from credit scoring to military operations, the main risk stems not from malfunctioning code but from... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3370258/we-trust-ai-we-must-trust-each-other https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3370258/we-trust-ai-we-must-trust-each-other Sat, 10 Oct 2026 03:30:06 +0000 Letters Letters 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. I refer to the letter, “Hong Kong’s mental health narrative must instil a sense of hope” (September 23). Your correspondent is right. Hope is not simply a personal emotion. It is a social resource shaped by the environments we inhabit, the relationships we build and the futures... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3370153/hong-kong-should-invest-natural-infrastructure-harvest-hope https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3370153/hong-kong-should-invest-natural-infrastructure-harvest-hope Fri, 09 Oct 2026 03:30:09 +0000 Letters Letters 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. World Sight Day falls on October 8 this year. It is a timely reminder that protecting sight should be part of how we think about ageing well, not something we consider only after vision begins to fade. Hong Kong is a fast-ageing society, but vision is still too often overlooked... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3369970/dont-overlook-eye-health-hong-kong-ages https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3369970/dont-overlook-eye-health-hong-kong-ages Thu, 08 Oct 2026 03:30:08 +0000 Letters Letters 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. Education is widely described as the catalyst for breaking barriers and ending intergenerational struggle. However, Hong Kong’s school system, where systemic barriers remain entrenched, continues to marginalise ethnically diverse children. Instead of believing in their capacity... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3369860/hong-kongs-ethnically-diverse-communities-must-drive-solutions-youth https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3369860/hong-kongs-ethnically-diverse-communities-must-drive-solutions-youth Wed, 07 Oct 2026 03:30:06 +0000 Letters Letters 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. The latest meetings between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping ended, yet again, with little to show in the way of a breakthrough. What grabbed international headlines was the pageantry, from Trump’s unprecedented greeting of Xi on the tarmac to a personal... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3369758/trump-xi-meeting-mattered-more-was-first-apparent https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3369758/trump-xi-meeting-mattered-more-was-first-apparent Tue, 06 Oct 2026 03:30:06 +0000 Letters Letters 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. Last month, Hong Kong had been promoting its role as a financing and professional services hub for Belt and Road Initiative expansion. Tanzania offers a useful reminder that signing deals is only the beginning. More than 6,000 participants attended Hong Kong’s Belt and Road... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3369527/tanzania-could-offer-test-hong-kongs-belt-and-road-ambitions https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3369527/tanzania-could-offer-test-hong-kongs-belt-and-road-ambitions Mon, 05 Oct 2026 03:30:09 +0000 Letters Letters 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. I am writing in response to the op-ed, “3 easy wins to modernise Hong Kong’s education system” (September 4), particularly its argument that assessment must adapt to artificial intelligence. The most useful change would not be another rule telling students whether artificial... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3369523/why-universities-asia-shouldnt-be-reaching-ai-detectors https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3369523/why-universities-asia-shouldnt-be-reaching-ai-detectors Sun, 04 Oct 2026 03:30:05 +0000 Letters Letters 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. The adoption of the Phnom Penh Declaration at last week’s international conference on online scams contains welcome language on international cooperation and victim protection. However, the 11-point statement ultimately leaves some of the hardest questions unanswered. Its... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3369521/phnom-penh-declaration-online-scams-short-details https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3369521/phnom-penh-declaration-online-scams-short-details Sat, 03 Oct 2026 03:30:09 +0000 Letters Letters 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. What did we actually learn from US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s two days of diplomacy in Washington? Perhaps less than the ceremony suggested – but more than what first appeared to be the case. There were grand words, handshakes, a state dinner and... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3369433/outcome-trump-xi-summit-was-quieter-grand-bargain https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3369433/outcome-trump-xi-summit-was-quieter-grand-bargain Fri, 02 Oct 2026 03:30:08 +0000 Letters Letters 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. The chief executive’s latest policy address proposes to set up an “AI City Brain”, an integrated management system that links and consolidates relevant big data collected by departments with city governance matters. I strongly welcome this. With extreme weather becoming more... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3369279/hong-kong-need-not-build-its-ai-city-brain-scratch https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3369279/hong-kong-need-not-build-its-ai-city-brain-scratch Thu, 01 Oct 2026 03:30:07 +0000 Letters Letters 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. Recently, Iran announced seven conditions for restarting negotiations with the United States. As it did in the failed memorandum of understanding signed earlier, Iran has made ending the conflict in Lebanon the first condition. Iran is no longer treating Lebanon only as a... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3369157/why-lebanon-crucial-irans-negotiations-us https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3369157/why-lebanon-crucial-irans-negotiations-us Wed, 30 Sep 2026 03:30:07 +0000 Letters Letters 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. A pat on the back, ties in matching purple, a three-course state dinner and an ocean of handshakes and smiles: the vibes between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump at the White House last week couldn’t have been better. Beyond the widely covered 479-member... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3369041/core-message-trump-xi-summit-couldnt-be-clearer https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3369041/core-message-trump-xi-summit-couldnt-be-clearer Tue, 29 Sep 2026 03:30:06 +0000 Letters Letters 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. Hong Kong still lacks workers, yet many university graduates are finding it increasingly difficult to land their first job. The Labour and Welfare Bureau’s latest midterm manpower projection shows the city’s overall labour shortfall narrowing to about 130,000 by 2028, down from... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3368802/youth-lose-jobs-ai-hong-kong-must-act https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3368802/youth-lose-jobs-ai-hong-kong-must-act Mon, 28 Sep 2026 03:30:07 +0000 Letters Letters 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. I refer to the report, “China’s pension fund doubles offshore exposure in quest for higher returns” (September 3). As China’s national pension reserve diversifies its sizeable asset allocation, Hong Kong stands to benefit. Hong Kong’s role as a gateway between mainland China and... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3368771/hong-kong-efficient-enough-deploy-long-term-mainland-chinese-capital https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3368771/hong-kong-efficient-enough-deploy-long-term-mainland-chinese-capital Sun, 27 Sep 2026 03:30:08 +0000 Letters Letters 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. Hong Kong’s ambition to become Asia’s “mega-event city” is being undermined by a glaring weakness: rampant ticket scalping. The Trevor Noah shows at MacPherson Stadium in October are the latest example. Tickets vanished quickly, only to reappear on resale platforms at many times... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3368761/trevor-noah-shows-underline-need-action-hong-kong-scalping https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3368761/trevor-noah-shows-underline-need-action-hong-kong-scalping Sat, 26 Sep 2026 03:30:08 +0000 Letters Letters Hong Kong’s first five-year plan contains welcome targets for energy, carbon emissions, air pollution and water quality. Yet when it turns to the Northern Metropolis – the city’s main platform for innovation and new industrialisation – green development largely disappears as an organising principle. That separation could prove costly. The Northern Metropolis is a rare chance to design a new urban and industrial system from the ground up. Decisions now about its buildings, power supply, transport... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3368591/make-northern-metropolis-hong-kongs-zero-carbon-test-bed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3368591/make-northern-metropolis-hong-kongs-zero-carbon-test-bed Fri, 25 Sep 2026 03:30:07 +0000 Letters Letters 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. As policymakers, business leaders and sustainability experts gathered for Hong Kong Green Week 2026 earlier this month, much attention focused on artificial intelligence as a driver of innovation, productivity and economic growth. Yet one critical issue risks being overlooked:... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3368472/hong-kong-must-grapple-water-implications-ai-race https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3368472/hong-kong-must-grapple-water-implications-ai-race Thu, 24 Sep 2026 03:30:07 +0000 Letters Letters 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. I read the chief executive’s policy address delivered last week from its first page to its last and one word never appears: hope. Its 11 mental health measures are all about coping. Two gaps stand out. First, the missing middle. Four of the 11 measures target students, teachers... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3368351/hong-kongs-mental-health-narrative-must-instil-sense-hope https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3368351/hong-kongs-mental-health-narrative-must-instil-sense-hope Wed, 23 Sep 2026 03:30:05 +0000 Letters Letters 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. In Hong Kong, a child’s education can be planned before the child can talk. The 2026 Yidan Prize laureates give that instinct an evidence base: factors shaping how well children learn are in motion long before their first day of class. Professor Paul W. Glewwe, the laureate for... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3367999/what-hong-kong-educators-can-learn-yidan-prize-winners https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3367999/what-hong-kong-educators-can-learn-yidan-prize-winners Mon, 21 Sep 2026 03:30:06 +0000 Letters Letters 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. Traditionally, the rationales for using “good” English with precision have been well explained. First, as George Orwell argued in his essay “Politics and the English Language”, the decline of standards in politics and that in the use of English can reinforce each other: our... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3367878/english-usage-trump-effect-neednt-be-last-word https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3367878/english-usage-trump-effect-neednt-be-last-word Sun, 20 Sep 2026 03:30:06 +0000 Letters Letters 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. Last month, American educator Ronald Sakolsky travelled back to China’s Mu Us Desert for an emotional reunion with national “model worker” Yin Yuzhen, 26 years after he raised US$5,000 to help her plant trees. Watching the two embrace amid the towering canopy they built together,... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3367970/why-chinese-farmers-reunion-us-teacher-moved-me-tears https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3367970/why-chinese-farmers-reunion-us-teacher-moved-me-tears Sat, 19 Sep 2026 03:30:05 +0000 Letters Letters 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. With education designated as a growth engine in Hong Kong’s new development blueprint, the planned Northern Metropolis university town faces a pivotal moment. Artificial intelligence (AI) is dismantling the foundations of traditional learning. Simply expanding science,... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3367844/northern-metropolis-can-offer-clean-slate-educational-innovation https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3367844/northern-metropolis-can-offer-clean-slate-educational-innovation Fri, 18 Sep 2026 03:30:05 +0000