https://www.scmp.com/rss/522381/feed Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) is a public, self-financing university located in Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Established in 1989, it has evolved from a distance learning institution into a comprehensive university, becoming Hong Kong’s first University of Applied Sciences in 2024. HKMU’s primary mission is to provide flexible, affordable, and quality higher education, focusing on practical and professional programmes that meet societal and industry needs. It offers a wide range of... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/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, and must include your full name and address, plus a phone number for verification Gaginang – Teochew for “our own people” – is how we Teochew or Chiu Chow people refer to ourselves. Originally from the Chaoshan region of China, we are now a global diaspora, with many living in... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3319958/teochew-diaspora-has-role-play-amid-thailand-cambodia-conflict?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3319958/teochew-diaspora-has-role-play-amid-thailand-cambodia-conflict?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Jul 2025 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, and must include your full name and address, plus a phone number for verification One afternoon in Mong Kok, I watched a mother place a milk tea beside her daughter, who sat quietly with her laptop closed. No lecture, no judgment – just quiet understanding. That small gesture... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3318717/younger-hongkongers-are-taking-it-slow-and-steady-good?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3318717/younger-hongkongers-are-taking-it-slow-and-steady-good?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 20 Jul 2025 03:30:10 +0000 Elizabeth Cheung Elizabeth Cheung Hong Kong children who feel they lack study and play areas at home have poorer mental health and academic results, a poll has found. Survey results published on Monday also showed that about 40 per cent of children living in subdivided flats said they did not have enough of the spaces at home, a rate that was higher than those in other types of housing. Hong Kong Metropolitan University and the Society for Community Organisation (SoCO) jointly conducted the poll. “We hope to look into what... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3317259/hong-kong-children-cramped-flats-have-poorer-mental-health-survey?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3317259/hong-kong-children-cramped-flats-have-poorer-mental-health-survey?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Jul 2025 11:09:44 +0000 Joyce Yip Joyce Yip Kendrick Lamar’s 2024 hit “Not Like Us” crescendoed, the two battle-ready competitors faced off, and the final round of the Red Bull Dance Your Style university qualifier was under way. Among the 16 contestants at The Burrow in San Po Kong in April, the race for the crown came down to the sultry shoulder rolls and eccentric arm twirls of Chlorine, a whacker repping the red team, and the dips and twitches of Wing, the popper in blue. The two teams’ flags fluttered over the rambunctious crowd of... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3315621/these-youths-are-making-us-question-everything-we-knew-about-street-dance?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3315621/these-youths-are-making-us-question-everything-we-knew-about-street-dance?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Jun 2025 04:45:07 +0000