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Hong Kong youth
Latest news, features and analysis on Hong Kong youth, with a focus on education, young people’s sense of identity and role in anti-government protests.
Some professionals in Hong Kong are still struggling with the concept of child abuse, according to an NGO. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong professionals brace for tough calls under new child abuse law

Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse Ordinance takes effect on Tuesday, covering over 100,000 people across 25 professions.

Hong Kong housing

Editorial | Hong Kong must tackle the ‘demoralising impact’ of unaffordable housing

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Education in Hong Kong

40 Hong Kong semi-private schools eye more non-locals in education hub push

Good Schools Guide

Technology set to play a bigger role in SEN assessment and intervention

Improved awareness and early detection have seen a rise in special education needs diagnoses, and while the stigma is fading, challenges remain.

The Autism Partnership Foundation uses a retired MTR train to teach children how to ride on public transport. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong society

Smart money: how Hong Kong charity makes finance lessons fun for pupils

Hong Kong charity Talents Foundation, an Operation Santa Claus beneficiary, aims to teach young people how to manage their finances.

Hong Kong

Video | 13-year-old arrested after New Year brawl in Hong Kong

Suspect allegedly kicked and slapped girl, 15, repeatedly at Kwun Tong Promenade for ‘spreading false rumours’ on multiple occasions, police say.

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Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong’s new legislators must strengthen child protection laws

The city’s children need better legal protection from cruelty, sexual grooming and internet advances.

There is a pressing need to criminalise the sexual grooming of children on the internet, along with sexual messaging. Photo: Shutterstock
Social media

Letters | To kick our social media habit, let’s start with the adults

Readers discuss the missing link in efforts to restrict screen time for children, concern over the Jimmy Lai trial and verdict, and rampant illegal parking in Hong Kong.

Good Schools Guide

How outdoor classrooms are shaping young minds, from Denmark to Hong Kong

Malvern College and International College believe in the power of outdoor learning and growing in nature’s classroom to build curiosity and resilience.

Social media

Editorial | Curbs on children’s social media use and screen time must strike a balance

The digital world is part of young people’s lives; there is a need to limit risks without depriving children of the benefits of being online.

A schoolboy looks at his phone in Melbourne on November 27, 2024. Australia will ban young teenagers from social media on December 10, launching a world-first crackdown designed to unglue children from addictive scrolling on the likes of Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Photo: AFP
Mental health

Opinion | Why Hong Kong’s youth must be key part of city’s mental health support

When young people are involved in designing interventions, those interventions are more culturally relevant, better used and more sustainable.

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The number of students struggling with mental health issues rose 27 per cent between 2023 and 2024. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong society

Letters | A kinder, gentler Hong Kong forged in shared pain

Readers praise Hongkongers’ empathetic response to the Tai Po fire tragedy, clarify the workings of the Observatory’s chatbot, and call on Hong Kong to consider a social media ban for adolescents.

Hong Kong fires and safety

Letters | Hong Kong fire must force rethink on use of bamboo scaffolding

Readers discuss the massive fire at a housing estate in Tai Po, and how a clumsy response to sexual abuse can result in re-traumatisation.

Malaysia

Letters | Academic theories deserve rigorous scrutiny, not public shaming

Readers discuss the controversy over a Malaysian academic’s hypothesis about Roman shipbuilding, the Thailand-Cambodia border dispute, and cutting back Hong Kong children’s screen time.

Dr Solehah’s theory – that Romans may have learned shipbuilding techniques from Malay seafarers – deserved rigorous academic scrutiny. Photo: YouTube/Prof Dr Solehah
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Rebound in Hong Kong pupils’ English proficiency is encouraging

Record high scores a sign of teachers’ enhanced post-pandemic support and bode well for the city’s competitiveness.

Pupils take part in the Territory-wide System Assessment, at the Tsuen Wan Trade Association Primary School in Tsing Yi. Photo: Roy Issa
Good Schools Guide

Do faith-based school curricula contribute to academic excellence?

Nurturing compassionate individuals is a key tenet of such schools, from Anfield to Carmel Hong Kong – but how well do they prepare students for life beyond the classroom?

Education

Opinion | In this Age of Disruption, the youth are feeling their way forward

Behold the rise of feelings as a social force as young people everywhere speak more openly about anxiety, fatigue and the search for meaning.

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Education in Hong Kong

2 Australian universities to admit Hong Kong students based on predicted grades

Unprecedented agreement with Queensland University of Technology and Griffith University applies to those from direct subsidy scheme schools.

The new scheme will benefit students sitting the public exams next year. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong society

Letters | Help our children step out of virtual playgrounds into real ones

Readers discuss the need to limit phone and social media use, Hong Kong’s role in easing US-China tensions, and the Australian government’s move to provide free solar power.

Good Schools Guide

How Hong Kong schools are assessing students beyond just grades

Non-academic attributes, from cognitive abilities to social-emotional skills, are being assessed for a more complete profile.

Education in Hong Kong

Letters | Youth resilience starts with strong teacher-student connections

Readers discuss why children’s negative emotions should not be dismissed, and family-friendly measures for Hong Kong.

Pupils go back to school at the start of a new academic year in Sheung Shui in 2023. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong teen among 7 arrested over alleged razor blade intimidation letters

Suspects, aged between 13 and 36 and linked to a controversial online group, held after three victims reported receiving razor blades in the post.

Suspects, aged between 13 and 36, have been arrested on suspicion of criminal intimidation, acts outraging public decency and disorderly conduct in a public place. Photo: Handout
Good Schools Guide

Hong Kong students face rising stress, but experts offer coping strategies

Increasing student stress is cause for alarm for many, but experts are offering coping mechanisms and positive perspectives to improve mental health.

Good Schools Guide

How our gifted young readers can learn to love books

Students excel in reading but lack enthusiasm – so educators are encouraging more joy in reading through parental involvement and efforts to foster a love for the written word.

Suicides in Hong Kong

Video | Why are suicides increasing among Hong Kong students?

Expert says family, school and social life affect students’ stress level most.

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Olympics

Opinion | Greater Bay Area can unite and inspire residents with 2036 Olympic bid

Hosting the games will allow the region’s cities to show global leadership while forging stronger, healthier cross-border connections.

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Olympic gold medalist in fencing Vivian Kong Man-wai (right) interacts with runners after finishing the Honorary Cup event of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Half Marathon on January 5. Photo: Eugene Lee
Malaysia

Letters | Hong Kong can find its a competitive edge in youth empowerment

Readers discuss the benefits of viewing the youth as drivers of change, alleged cases of bullying in Malaysia, and the possible closure of a school in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong society

‘Life changing’: Hong Kong teen flies high under star violinist’s mentorship

Li Ching-po, 15, joined government’s Strive and Rise Programme in 2022 and has gone on to perform in front of President Xi Jinping.

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