https://www.scmp.com/rss/502151/feed Joanne joined the Post in 2018. She majored in English Literature for her first degree and has a master's degree in Journalism. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Joanne Ma Joanne Ma Twenty-three Hong Kong students have achieved perfect scores - the maximum 45 points - on this year’s International Baccalaureate (IB) examinations, 11 less than last year’s total.  A total of 2,324 candidates from 33 schools completed either the Diploma Programme or the Career-related Programme in Hong Kong this year. While English Schools Foundation (ESF) will reveal their students’ results on Tuesday, other schools have been releasing their results since Monday morning.  At Diocesan Boys’... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3092010/23-hong-kong-students-achieve-perfect-scores-ib-exam?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3092010/23-hong-kong-students-achieve-perfect-scores-ib-exam?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Jul 2020 09:34:50 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma To most Student of the Year (SOTY) linguists, languages spread ideas and bring people together, and that’s what makes them priceless. Recently, a total of 24 shortlisted students in the Cantonese, English and Mandarin categories of the award scheme impressed the judging panel on Zoom with their dedication to and fondness of their respective languages. English Scarlet Poon Lok-ching, one of the finalists in the English category, tells Young Post that she is fascinated by the fluidity of the... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3091708/soty-2019-linguist-candidates-talk-about-what-english?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3091708/soty-2019-linguist-candidates-talk-about-what-english?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 04 Jul 2020 23:30:13 +0000 South China Morning Post,Joanne Ma South China Morning Post,Joanne Ma The city's High Court has upheld a decision by Hong Kong’s examination authority to scrap a controversial history question that asked if “Japan did more good than harm to China” in the early 20th century. On Friday, Mr Justice Russell Coleman dismissed a judicial review application from student Loh Ming-yin over a decision by the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) to invalidate a compulsory question in his university entrance exam on May 14. The judge concluded there was no... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3091759/hong-kong-high-court-upholds-decision-scrap-dse-history?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3091759/hong-kong-high-court-upholds-decision-scrap-dse-history?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Jul 2020 10:38:40 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma Netizens have started inventing creative, alternative slogans and coded messages after the government banned the phrase “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times” on Thursday night. Under the new national security law, the phrase is not allowed, and displaying banners with the slogan can lead to immediate arrest.  One of the newly suggested slogans seen on popular local forum LIHKG was “Withdraw the national security law, Hong Kong here we go again”. “Hong Kong here we go again” is the... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3091661/hong-kong-netizens-invent-new-slogans-after-liberate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3091661/hong-kong-netizens-invent-new-slogans-after-liberate?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Jul 2020 04:48:06 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma The original meaning of the word “gang” was “going”, or “a journey”. It evolved later into “a way” in Middle English and “a set of things or people which go together”. The history of the word reflects the nature of gangs in the sense that they are often united and action-oriented. There are two factors as to why teens join gangs, according to Steve Decker, Scott Decker and Barrik van Winkle in their 1996 book Life in the Gang: namely the pulls and the pushes. Pulls are the reasons that joining a... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/lifestyle/article/3091650/why-do-hong-kong-teenagers-join-gangs-sense-belonging-say?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/lifestyle/article/3091650/why-do-hong-kong-teenagers-join-gangs-sense-belonging-say?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Jul 2020 03:48:02 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma Local pro-democracy political party Demosisto announced it was disbanding on Tuesday. In a Facebook statement, Demosisto said the party had learned of the resignations of secretary-general Joshua Wong as well as standing committee members Nathan Law, Jeffrey Ngo and Agnes Chow this morning. It said the party respected everyone’s personal choices and was grateful for their contributions to Hong Kong’s democracy movement throughout the years. Demosisto also revoked their memberships according to... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3091186/hong-kong-pro-democracy-group-demosisto-disbands?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3091186/hong-kong-pro-democracy-group-demosisto-disbands?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Jun 2020 07:37:02 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma Kylie’s thick black eyeliner stands out in contrast to her pale skin. She is wearing an oversized black T-shirt with a pair of denim shorts as we sit down at Hong Kong Playground Association’s youth centre in Mong Kok. The 15-year-old does not visit the centre much – in fact, this is only the second time she has been here since outreach social worker Lo Ho-yan found her hanging out in a park about six months ago. When Lo met Kylie, she was already part of a teen gang. Before she joined three... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/lifestyle/features/article/3091176/one-hong-kong-teens-life-gang-drinking-smoking-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/lifestyle/features/article/3091176/one-hong-kong-teens-life-gang-drinking-smoking-and?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Jun 2020 07:06:41 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma Hong Kong pro-democracy activists including Joshua Wong Chi-fung have resigned from political organisation Demosisto, saying they would continue to fight in their personal capacities instead. The announcements came after the national security law was passed unanimously by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Tuesday morning. “A tough destiny is laid in front of us … so we must be more courageous. I now announce my resignation as the secretary-general of Demosisto and my... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3091139/national-security-law-joshua-wong-resigns-demosisto?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3091139/national-security-law-joshua-wong-resigns-demosisto?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Jun 2020 03:55:17 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma Student groups are showing their support for the July 1 march, despite the police ban citing the need for social distancing and occurrences of violent rallies in the past.  Student localist groups, previously known as anti-Elab (extradition law amendment bill) concern groups, are calling for fellow secondary students to take part in tomorrow’s protest. They say it might be the last protest of their life considering the looming implementation of the national security law. Student groups such as... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3091054/hong-kong-protests-student-groups-show-support-banned?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3091054/hong-kong-protests-student-groups-show-support-banned?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Jun 2020 10:32:55 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma A 12-year-old student journalist was taken away by the police during a shopping mall protest on Thursday. Netizens had called for a “shopping protest” in Yoho Mall in Yuen Long during the Dragon Boat Festival, a public holiday in Hong Kong, as part of the ongoing pro-democracy protests. As well as chanting the usual protest slogans, some participants also waved a “Hong Kong independence” flag in the mall. The police later started to disperse and arrest people for illegal assembly. The... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3090698/hong-kong-protests-12-year-old-journalist-taken-away?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3090698/hong-kong-protests-12-year-old-journalist-taken-away?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Jun 2020 06:04:09 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma Youth gangs have been making headlines in Hong Kong in recent months. From the infamous On Ting Estate incident, where a 15-year-old girl was slapped and kicked a dozen times by two other teenage girls on the roof of a multistorey car park in January, to some suspected triad members beating a 15-year-old schoolboy unconscious with a fire extinguisher in a video games centre in Mong Kok last month, this may seem like a new phenomenon. It is not. Teams of outreach social workers try to approach... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/lifestyle/article/3090203/hong-kong-social-workers-trust-key-preventing-teen-street?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/lifestyle/article/3090203/hong-kong-social-workers-trust-key-preventing-teen-street?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Jun 2020 04:40:31 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma Iris Lee, 18, Hong Kong International School Yes. I was born in California. I’ve lived in Seoul, Shanghai, Texas, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, and soon Baltimore (in the US). I’ve had to adjust to a new school, culture and environment every few years. While it may seem challenging for a child to grow up in this unstable situation, the experience has helped me to become a global citizen and independent thinker. It has also trained me to communicate effectively with others. First, moving abroad and... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/your-voice/article/3090182/face-does-going-university-abroad-do-more-good-harm?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/your-voice/article/3090182/face-does-going-university-abroad-do-more-good-harm?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Jun 2020 02:53:53 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma Hong Kong student groups said the results of the referendum on class boycotts were satisfactory amid “white terror”, despite not reaching all their targets. The referendum, co-organised by pro-democracy political group Demosisto and student group Hong Kong Secondary School Action Platform asked students to vote on two motions: “I oppose the implementation of the national security law in Hong Kong” and “In view of the serious impact of the national security law on Hong Kong’s autonomy and... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3090107/national-security-law-hong-kong-students-class-boycott?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3090107/national-security-law-hong-kong-students-class-boycott?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Jun 2020 10:14:42 +0000 When Chung Man-lurk, popularly known as James, arrived in Hong Kong from China, in 1947, he would stare wide-eyed, puffing on a cigarette, at the tireless comings and goings of the British colony. Every morning, from his home in Wan Chai, he could hear the distant cries of people haggling in the markets. Outside, peddlers in button-down shirts hurried by, carrying food in baskets swinging from both ends of their shoulder poles. Occasionally, a debonair young man would walk past, turning heads in... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3089581/images-old-hong-kong-seen-through-lens?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3089581/images-old-hong-kong-seen-through-lens?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Jun 2020 06:45:17 +0000 Joanne Ma,South China Morning Post Joanne Ma,South China Morning Post Hong Kong’s Education Bureau have asked school heads to report on their support measures for students and guidance plans for those arrested amid the resurging protests. In a circular issued on Tuesday, the bureau urged schools to nurture positive values and positive thinking among students. It also asked schools to encourage students to develop proper behaviour.  It pointed to police figures showing 40 per cent of cases related to the anti-government protests involved students. Apart from giving... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3089425/hong-kong-protests-education-bureau-asks-schools?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3089425/hong-kong-protests-education-bureau-asks-schools?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Jun 2020 09:30:38 +0000 Joanne Ma,South China Morning Post Joanne Ma,South China Morning Post More than 90 per cent of teachers said the government's approach to education has made them lose their confidence in the future of the field in Hong Kong, a survey by a local teacher’s union found. Conducted by the Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union, the survey also found that 80 per cent of the teachers were worried about potential doxxing and complaints from parents and members of the public because of their personal political stance. More than 70 per cent of the respondents said the... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3089416/majority-hong-kong-teachers-worry-about-governments?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3089416/majority-hong-kong-teachers-worry-about-governments?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Jun 2020 08:50:29 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma Zachary Perez Jones, 15, South Island School Yes. If you look back at history and the world today, you will find countless examples of governments abusing their power. Governments can change dramatically with a single election, and a bit of fear towards them is necessary to keep us aware of what’s going on. It’s healthy to worry about what is happening in your local legislature. A small amount of fear – even in the most liberal countries – makes people stop and think about what laws are being... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/your-voice/article/3089263/face-should-people-be-afraid-their-own-governments?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/your-voice/article/3089263/face-should-people-be-afraid-their-own-governments?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 16 Jun 2020 08:29:25 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma The coronavirus pandemic caused “moderate to extreme” disruption to the learning activities of international students around the globe, a study has revealed. Between April 12 and May 1 this year, Lingnan University conducted an online survey of 583 international higher education students from 26 countries and regions around the world on their physical and psychological well-being. About half of the respondents, or 46 per cent, were research postgraduate students. At the time of the survey, 61... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3089132/lingnan-university-study-says-covid-19-has-had-huge?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3089132/lingnan-university-study-says-covid-19-has-had-huge?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Jun 2020 10:24:55 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma A special programme to help secondary school graduates find a job was  launched by the Labour Department on Tuesday.  The website, “Career Let’s Go”, offers pre-job training until August.  It also helps school leavers get the  latest employment information and plan their careers. The free programme is expected to draw about 5,000 participants. The site also provides details of job fairs organised by the department, including the large-scale job fair on July 21 and 22 at MacPherson Stadium, and... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3088846/hong-kong-labour-department-launches-programme-help?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3088846/hong-kong-labour-department-launches-programme-help?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Jun 2020 10:44:09 +0000 Joanne Ma,Wong Tsui-kai Joanne Ma,Wong Tsui-kai In light of the imminent implementation of the national security law, the Demosisto-backed Hong Kong Secondary School Students Action Platform and local political group Hong Kong on Strike joined hands to call on students and the general public to vote in a “referendum” on June 14. There are two proposed motions on the referendum by the student group, namely: “I oppose the implementation of the National Security Law in Hong Kong”; and “in view of the serious impact of the National Security Law... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3088456/hong-kong-pro-democracy-student-groups-plan-referendum?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3088456/hong-kong-pro-democracy-student-groups-plan-referendum?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Jun 2020 10:36:10 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma A secondary school teacher’s contract has not been renewed, allegedly due to her having a different political stance to the school. In an email sent to Heung To Middle School’s teachers, students and principal Wong Chung-leung on Monday, music teacher Novem Lee Kwan-pui expressed her frustration of the termination of her contract. She said Wong told her via WhatsApp on May 11 that the school would not renew her contract for the coming academic year . “I have time and again asked principal Wong... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3088415/hong-kong-teacher-fired-patriotic-school-over-democracy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3088415/hong-kong-teacher-fired-patriotic-school-over-democracy?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Jun 2020 07:32:20 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma The Secretary for Education, Kevin Yeung Yun-hung, said schools could call the police if students infringe the national anthem law on campus. Yeung spoke to the press on Saturday about the national anthem law in relation to school campuses. When asked about the guidelines given to schools regarding what should or should not be done once the law comes into effect on Friday night, Yeung said when schools feel they are not able to manage the situation, they could call in law enforcement officers to... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3088070/hong-kong-schools-can-call-police-if-students-infringe?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3088070/hong-kong-schools-can-call-police-if-students-infringe?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Jun 2020 10:52:25 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma Last week, Hong Kong’s universities  released information about the most popular programmes selected by students for Band A (top three Jupas choices) this year, and the programmes that saw the strongest competition (most applicants per place in the course). In the latter category was Baptist University’s (HKBU) bachelor of communication in film with a focus on with animation and media arts, with up to 55 people fighting for one spot; and the usual popular choice, the early childhood education... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3087962/universities-release-list-most-competitive-programmes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3087962/universities-release-list-most-competitive-programmes?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Jun 2020 03:13:01 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma Most junior secondary school students are looking forward to returning to school today after a four-month break. Primary Four to Form Two classes resume on Monday. The Education Bureau said in a statement last Friday that the situation relating to the coronavirus outbreak in Hong Kong and the number of confirmed cases has been stable since late April.  But there is concern again with a cluster of local cases reported recently. This is because of 10 cases of infection involving the staff of a... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3087849/junior-secondary-students-return-school-after-covid-19?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3087849/junior-secondary-students-return-school-after-covid-19?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 06 Jun 2020 07:05:46 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma Student groups on Wednesday submitted an application to the High Court for a judicial review on the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority’s (HKEAA) decision to scrap a controversial history question. The Demosisto-backed Hong Kong Secondary School Students Action Platform also said they had asked the court to process their case as soon as possible. They argued the Education Bureau (EDB) had pressured the (HKEAA) to nullify the question for political reasons. “A large number of history... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3087576/student-groups-apply-judicial-review-decision-cancel?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3087576/student-groups-apply-judicial-review-decision-cancel?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Jun 2020 10:01:42 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma For the first time in 30 years, the annual Tiananmen Square candlelight vigil has been banned by police, citing concerns over the spread of the coronavirus.  The historical event is part of Hong Kong’s secondary school curriculum. But given the recent scrapping of an HKDSE history question that touched upon Sino-Japanese relations, some might wonder whether June 4 will remain on the syllabus – and how neutral that information will be. In Hong Kong, the June 4 incident is touched on in primary... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3087500/truth-about-tiananmen-square-crackdown-whats-missing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3087500/truth-about-tiananmen-square-crackdown-whats-missing?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Jun 2020 08:21:15 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma Joy Lee, 17, South Island School Yes, people are slowly forgetting about the Tiananmen Square incident. While attendance at the June 4 vigil has been increasing over the past few years (more than 100,000 showed up last year), I would say that Hongkongers are aware of the incident but losing track of the details. As the years pass, the history of what happened in Tiananmen Square is fading in our memories, including the causes, key events, consequences, and most importantly, the strong emotions... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/your-voice/article/3087544/face-are-hong-kong-people-slowly-forgetting-about-tiananmen?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/your-voice/article/3087544/face-are-hong-kong-people-slowly-forgetting-about-tiananmen?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Jun 2020 07:50:41 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma The Mainland University Study Subsidy Scheme 2020/21 is now open for application, the Education Bureau has announced. The scheme offers a subsidy to Hong Kong students who wish to pursue undergraduate studies in 186 designated mainland institutions, including top universities such as Peking University and Tsinghua University. There are two types of subsidy: “means-tested” and “non-means-tested”. Hong Kong students say they feel guilty when they take breaks from studying Students who have the... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3087013/mainland-university-study-subsidy-scheme-now-open?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3087013/mainland-university-study-subsidy-scheme-now-open?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Jun 2020 10:27:49 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma Fashion is not the only thing dipping greedily into the past for inspiration. While (virtual) runways are showcasing updated 90s looks, photography trends are reaching further back to film photography.  As well as a wide range of mobile apps and Instagram filters that make your digital photos look like they were shot on film, real film cameras are becoming increasingly available. We asked the owner of second-hand film camera shop HKCamera, Lincoln Zeiss Choy, to recommend five beginner-friendly... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/lifestyle/features/article/3086920/5-best-film-cameras-photography-beginners?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/lifestyle/features/article/3086920/5-best-film-cameras-photography-beginners?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Jun 2020 03:45:33 +0000 Doris Wai,Rhea Mogul,Kelly Fung,Wong Tsui-kai,Joanne Ma Doris Wai,Rhea Mogul,Kelly Fung,Wong Tsui-kai,Joanne Ma Form Three to Form Five students expressed mixed feelings about returning to school today, with many worried not just about coronavirus, but the ongoing social unrest in the city. Chan Ho-yan, a 14-year-old Student at the Chinese Foundation Secondary School in Siu Sai Wan, said he was very excited about going back to school. “I’m thrilled because I haven’t seen my friends and teachers for a very long time,” he said. When asked about the general strike today, he said he did not think of joining... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/article/3086261/hong-kong-students-express-their-worries-about-their-studies-covid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/article/3086261/hong-kong-students-express-their-worries-about-their-studies-covid?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 May 2020 02:59:39 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma Pro-democracy student groups in Hong Kong are calling for a boycott of classes on Wednesday, the day set for the second reading of the National Anthem Bill at the city’s legislature. It is also the first day back at school for most senior secondary students amid the coronavirus outbreak. A statement released by the Hong Kong Secondary School Students Action Platform, a student organisation co-founded by groups including Demosisto, Ideologist and Demovanile, said it was alarmed that the Communist... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3086155/hong-kong-protests-pro-democracy-student-groups-call?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3086155/hong-kong-protests-pro-democracy-student-groups-call?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 May 2020 10:39:30 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma Nicholas Ng, 17,  South Island School The second half of last year was a time of political turmoil. One group stood out as the most easily mistaken and vulnerable while doing their  job – reporters, especially younger ones who were stuck in the middle of the conflict. During a time of high tension, a reporter could easily become “collateral damage” while facing an angry protester or an agitated policeman. Younger reporters lack experience and might not know how to handle a dangerous... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/your-voice/article/3086092/face-should-teenagers-aged-under-18-be-banned-reporting?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/your-voice/article/3086092/face-should-teenagers-aged-under-18-be-banned-reporting?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 May 2020 07:37:17 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma Calm returned to Hong Kong after protesters took to the streets on Sunday against Beijing’s plan to introduce a security law to the city.  Many Hongkongers fear the idea will be the end of the city’s freedom; others were worried about how it would work with Hong Kong’s Basic Law. Hong Kong’s security minister John Lee said in a statement that he welcomed the law, after a video of protesters beating a lawyer became public. On Friday, the day the national congress opened, Beijing introduced a plan... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3085974/hong-kong-protests-taiwan-will-provide-necessary?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3085974/hong-kong-protests-taiwan-will-provide-necessary?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 May 2020 10:47:27 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma The Google search results for Hong Kong often consist of countless modern skyscrapers and the colourful city lights that never seem to turn off, ever. Engraved in most people’s minds is the very glamorous side of this urban jungle where opportunities thrive. How many of us are actually aware of the situation behind the scenes? In the heart of one of the richest cities in the world lies a predicament, though concealed, that has remained poignant over the years -- the rift between the rich and the... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/article/3085902/renaissance-college-student-wins-hong-kong-human-rights-arts-prize?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/article/3085902/renaissance-college-student-wins-hong-kong-human-rights-arts-prize?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 May 2020 05:23:06 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma Three historic places in Hong Kong have been declared as monuments under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance. The sites are the masonry bridge of Pok Fu Lam Reservoir; the Tung Wah Coffin Home on Sandy Bay Road; and Tin Hau Temple and its adjoining buildings in Yau Ma Tei, Secretary for Development Michael Wong Wai-lun announced last Friday. Pok Fu Lam Reservoir was the first public reservoir in Hong Kong. Building the reservoir started in 1860. It began supplying water at the end of 1863.... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/article/3085767/three-historic-sites-hong-kong-including-tin-hau-temple-yau-ma-tei?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/article/3085767/three-historic-sites-hong-kong-including-tin-hau-temple-yau-ma-tei?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 23 May 2020 05:09:29 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma Student groups expressed discontent towards the newly-revealed national security law, and said they were adamant that the fight for democracy was not yet over. The Chinese government tabled a resolution on Friday to enable its top legislative body, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), to craft and pass a new national security law tailor-made for Hong Kong, it announced late on Thursday. Sources told the SCMP that the new law would prohibit secessionist and subversive... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3085692/hong-kong-student-groups-express-concern-over-beijings?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3085692/hong-kong-student-groups-express-concern-over-beijings?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 May 2020 10:23:38 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma Nemo Yu, 15, Carmel Secondary School Covid-19 broke out in Hong Kong in January; Hongkongers are now getting free masks from the government. Well, it’s a bit late for that. Firstly, it is believed that in Hong Kong the epidemic has already peaked, and that the spread of the virus has been contained. There had been no locally transmitted cases for 23 days until last Tuesday. All confirmed cases in those 23 days were imported. This suggests that the likelihood of another outbreak of the virus in... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/your-voice/opinion/article/3084978/face-it-too-late-give-reusable-masks-hongkongers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/your-voice/opinion/article/3084978/face-it-too-late-give-reusable-masks-hongkongers?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 May 2020 03:47:38 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma Student groups plan to take legal action against the government regarding the potential cancellation of a HKDSE History question. The question on last Thursday's exam asked whether Japan did more good than harm to China between 1900 and 1945. Hong Kong Secondary School Students Action Platform, formerly known as the Preparatory Platform of Class Boycotts in Secondary Schools, announced they would apply for a judicial review of the Education Bureau (EDB)’s decision to pressure the Hong Kong... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3084908/hk-student-groups-plan-legal-action-against-government?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3084908/hk-student-groups-plan-legal-action-against-government?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 May 2020 11:58:49 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma This year’s HKDSE Geography paper was well-designed with just the right balance between creative and mainstream questions, according to teachers. More than 8,700 candidates sat the exam on Monday. Samuel Chan, an experienced secondary school teacher who has taught the subject for more than 40 years, said that the biggest concern for students this year was the fieldwork-based question which was only introduced last year. Apart from explaining the data collection process for a study on the urban... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/article/3084906/hkdse-2020-nothing-unexpected-geography-exam-it-asks-questions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/article/3084906/hkdse-2020-nothing-unexpected-geography-exam-it-asks-questions?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 May 2020 10:29:56 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma From talking in front of a mirror to an actual camera; from putting herself on the internet to actually going viral; Hanna Vanharanta still sees herself simply as a girl who enjoys making videos that spread good vibes. “It’s very hard to pinpoint the best thing about being a YouTuber because there are just so many [benefits]. From the whole filming process to editing, it’s all amazing,” the 17-year-old tells Young Post. But the fun doesn’t stop there.  Things get even more interesting the second... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/lifestyle/features/article/3084810/hong-kong-youtuber-hanna-vanharanta-talks-about?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/lifestyle/features/article/3084810/hong-kong-youtuber-hanna-vanharanta-talks-about?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 May 2020 03:12:48 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma Tutors said this year’s Business, Accounting and Financial Studies paper featured the most difficult multiple choice questions in the entire history of the exam, while other sections were relatively easy. More than 9,900 candidates took part in the exam on Saturday, as the annual university entrance assessments continue. “I think the difficulty of this year’s multiple choice questions was the highest of all time. It incorporated many new things that students had not encountered before in the... https://www.scmp.com/yp/article/3084712/hkdse-2020-bafs-had-most-difficult-multiple-choice-questions-exams-history?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/article/3084712/hkdse-2020-bafs-had-most-difficult-multiple-choice-questions-exams-history?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 May 2020 10:51:22 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma All RTHK staff and equipment are set to move out of the Education Bureau-owned Education Television Centre in September, after ETV production was dismissed in April. Amen Ng Man-yee, head of corporate communications and standards at Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), told the press on Wednesday that RTHK would like to negotiate with the Education Bureau for a delay of the handover to early next year. Asked if the eviction notice came as a shock, Ng said: “I don’t think ‘shocked’ is the right... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3084332/rthk-told-leave-production-building-after-educational?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3084332/rthk-told-leave-production-building-after-educational?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 May 2020 05:16:29 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma Activists in Hong Kong say the government may have purposefully scheduled the second reading of the National Anthem Bill on the same day as class resumption for secondary school students to “minimise protest crowds”. On Tuesday, Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung Kin-chung said the proposed law would top the list of 10 government bills to be discussed on May 27. The reading coincides with the resumption of classes for Secondary 3 - 5 students, after a long break since the Lunar New Year holiday in... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3084174/hong-kong-protests-activists-say-reading-national-anthem?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3084174/hong-kong-protests-activists-say-reading-national-anthem?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 May 2020 05:44:37 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma Charlotte Fong, 17, International Christian School Things have been much calmer in Hong Kong in recent months after the coronavirus outbreak forced the government to introduce social distancing rules. But people can expect a return to tear gas, pepper spray and vandalised train stations very soon. The city’s pro-democracy movement reached a peak towards the end of last year when protesters took over several university campuses. Their morale was high and there didn’t seem to be an end in sight,... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/your-voice/article/3083984/face-will-2020-pro-democracy-protests-attract-many-people?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/your-voice/article/3083984/face-will-2020-pro-democracy-protests-attract-many-people?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 May 2020 07:24:07 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma Geography is not just about defining certain phenomena. A thorough understanding of different concepts, and the ability to apply them to fieldwork, are the keys to acing the DSE. Last year, a new question type appeared in the paper: the fieldwork-based question. Johnny Yeung, more commonly known as J. Yeung, a tutor at Beacon College, tells Young Post that many students didn’t know how to prepare for it and so most of them did poorly. “According to the exam authority, the average mark for that... https://www.scmp.com/yp/learn/learning-resources/exam-tips/article/3083953/hkdse-2020-geography-exam-tips-and-last?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/learn/learning-resources/exam-tips/article/3083953/hkdse-2020-geography-exam-tips-and-last?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 May 2020 05:42:10 +0000 For women like teenager Rahaf Mohammed, who was granted asylum in Canada after fleeing Saudi Arabia in 2019, injustice was just a part of life in her native homeland.  Here are five rules women and girls have to live by in Saudi Arabia: Male guardianship system Every Saudi woman must have a male guardian - usually her father, husband, brother or even son - whose responsibilities include accompanying her outside the home and making important decisions on her behalf. It’s also compulsory for... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/lifestyle/features/article/3060262/what-life-women-saudi-arabia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/lifestyle/features/article/3060262/what-life-women-saudi-arabia?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 May 2020 05:12:46 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma This year’s Biology HKDSE exam was not as difficult as last year’s, although some questions required students to think one step further, said both a Biology tutor and student. About 13,400 candidates took part in the Biology exam on Monday. “The paper was what we’d expected. It’s nothing too crazy or unfamiliar,” said Michael Ho, a tutor at King’s Glory Education. In Paper One, most of the multiple choice questions were manageable. The last two questions were about pedigree and genetics. If... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3083845/hkdse-2020-biology-easier-last-year-manageable-multiple?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3083845/hkdse-2020-biology-easier-last-year-manageable-multiple?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 May 2020 10:29:06 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma Hong Kong's press freedom had dropped to a record low, according to the Hong Kong Journalists Association’s (HKJA) report on Press Freedom Index 2019. This announcement coincides with the issue of a 13-year-old student reporter being taken away by police in Harbour City whilst volunteering for Student Depth Media, a student-run news organisation set up in February. The report consisted of two sections, one targeting the general public, and the other targeting journalists. Altogether 1,022... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3083833/hong-kongs-press-freedom-drops-record-low-due-personal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3083833/hong-kongs-press-freedom-drops-record-low-due-personal?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 May 2020 09:15:06 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma With the first batch of schools set to reopen on May 27, here’s what you need to know about the new  back-to-school arrangements, after four months of learning at home. The Education Bureau recently wrote to all schools in Hong Kong outlining how half-day classes will be run, together with measures that will be taken to lower the chance of Covid-19 infections spreading in schools. For example, students must now sit in single rows, only facing the front of the classroom.  This means no group... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3083565/education-bureau-sends-social-distancing-rules-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3083565/education-bureau-sends-social-distancing-rules-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 May 2020 10:29:10 +0000 Joanne Ma Joanne Ma Biology isn’t just the study of endless concepts and terms; it’s also about how we can apply this knowledge to our everyday lives. Ahead of this year’s Biology HKDSE, Young Post spoke to Michael Ho, a star tutor from King’s Glory Education, for tips on how to ace the May 11 exam. Paper 1 (Section A) comprises 36 multiple-choice questions, while in Section B, there are 10 long questions and one essay question. Ho says that students should ideally spend one minute on each multiple-choice question.... https://www.scmp.com/yp/learn/learning-resources/article/3082870/hkdse-2020-top-tips-expert-biology-exam?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/learn/learning-resources/article/3082870/hkdse-2020-top-tips-expert-biology-exam?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 May 2020 03:50:22 +0000