https://www.scmp.com/rss/315572/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Hong Kong students are a long way from living in la-la land. There’s not much room for dreams: just pass the exams and win some awards, then you’ll have more to cram onto the resume, they are often told. So Colleen Lee Ka-ling faced a tough challenge when she stood this Wednesday on stage at Heung To Secondary School in Tseung Kwan O, tasked with inspiring her Form Five audience into believing that musical dreams do come true if you just work hard and never give up. The 36-year-old Lee is a... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2087933/never-too-late-pursue-your-musical-dreams-hong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2087933/never-too-late-pursue-your-musical-dreams-hong?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 Apr 2017 09:57:05 +0000 Three of four students attaining perfect scores in this year’s Diploma of Secondary Education exams have chosen to study medicine or dentistry at university, with one opting for law. Their decisions continue a trend seen last year, when 10 out of 11 top scorers chose courses in medicine, law or business. Fung Wai-wah, president of the Professional Teachers’ Union, said many Hongkongers saw professions in these fields as ensuring a stable future, a handsome income and social status, which was why... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1989189/hong-kongs-star-performers-dse-exams-eye-familiar?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1989189/hong-kongs-star-performers-dse-exams-eye-familiar?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Jul 2016 00:30:45 +0000 Clashes broke out during campaigning in the Legislative Council New Territories East by-election, for which voting ended at 10.30pm. A total of 430,000 people voted in the by-election, representing a turnout rate of 46.1 per cent, lower than the 53.9 per cent in the 2012 Legco election. At about 7pm, a 30-minute scuffle between pedestrians and supporters of Civic Party candidate Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu outside Tai Wai MTR station prompted police to threaten to use pepper spray at least twice as a... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1918089/clashes-break-out-shortly-polls-close-new-territories-east?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1918089/clashes-break-out-shortly-polls-close-new-territories-east?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Feb 2016 07:00:15 +0000 More than 276,336 voters cast their ballots in the first 10 hours of polling for the Legislative Council’s New Territories East geographical constituency by-election on Sunday as the seven candidates made last-ditch efforts to rally support. The accumulative turnout rate stood at 29.39 per cent as of 5.30pm, lower than the 32.21 per cent recorded in the first 10 hours of polling in the 2012 Legco election. The by-election, which will end at 10.30pm on Sunday, will fill the seat vacated by former... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1918042/vigorous-campaigning-continues-new-territories-east-election?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1918042/vigorous-campaigning-continues-new-territories-east-election?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Feb 2016 03:16:00 +0000 Amid blue lights hanging from the ceiling, booms from inflatable sticks and cheering fans, you might think you were at a concert, but this particular crowd is watching large screens of people playing video games. Around 2,200 Hongkongers attended the second Hong Kong E-Sports Tournament Grand Finals, a two-day video game contest at the Kowloon Bay International Trade and Exhibition Centre last weekend. That’s twice as many people as last year, the first time that Hong Kong had a competitive... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/technology/article/1585036/new-spectator-sport-video-games-draws-thousands-hongkongers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/technology/article/1585036/new-spectator-sport-video-games-draws-thousands-hongkongers?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Sep 2014 07:15:45 +0000