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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.
Low reported cases of youth problem gambling do not necessarily mean the issue is under control. Hong Kong should not legalise basketball betting without investing in youth safeguards and addressing pressures like the link between sports fandom, peer bonding and betting. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong society

Letters | With basketball betting, complacence on youth harms would be a costly mistake

Readers discuss youth gambling risks, suspected botulism cases, and legislating for online safety in Hong Kong.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong advocates on why church sex abuse cases take time to surface

Good Schools Guide

Tackling social media’s impact on teens’ mental health

Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong’s co-hosting of National Games is about much more than sport

It’s also a chance to display Greater Bay Area cooperation and a powerful lesson in civic pride for Hong Kong youth.

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Spectators cheer at the 15th National Games fencing test event, held at Kai Tak Arena’s Sports Hall on June 1. Photo: Edmond So
Education in Hong Kong

Alarm over Hong Kong student suicides, but minister rejects calls for counsellors

Secretary for Education Christine Choi suggests ‘whole-school approach’ to tackle concerns and blames online world for mental health issues.

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong must reform its degree offerings to attract West’s brightest

Universities must evolve and burnish their offerings in the latest disciplines, from AI to cybersecurity, as US crackdowns send more to the East.

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Education in Hong Kong

15 student suicides in Hong Kong so far this year, set to surpass 2024 rate

Education minister to discuss student mental health and support measures at Legislative Council panel meeting on Friday.

There were 28 student deaths by suicide in 2024, down from 32 in 2023. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong society

80% of Hong Kong’s disadvantaged children suffer nutritional imbalance: survey

Insufficient intake of fruits and vegetables, grains, meat and dairy also recorded among 426 children.

Animal welfare in Hong Kong

Letters | Dolphin’s death another wake-up call to phase out animal captivity

Readers discuss better ways for Ocean Park to promote conservation, creativity labs for the young, MTR’s admonishments not to walk on escalators, and the better education system between Hong Kong and Singapore.

Universities in Hong Kong

Letters | Here’s how to market Hong Kong universities to Harvard students

Readers discuss the potential outflow of foreign students from Harvard, Hong Kong’s move to take pedestrians off busy streets, and providing a listening ear to troubled students.

Harvard branded merchandise is displayed in a store in the Cambridge neighbourhood of Boston, home to Harvard University, on May 28. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
Hong Kong society

‘It won’t stop me’: Hong Kong teen battles condition to live ‘ordinary days’

Hayden Yung finds ways to persevere with muscular dystrophy, but experts say targeted help is needed both for children and their carers.

Hayden Yung, 15, suffers from Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Photo: Eugene Lee
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong schools told to add national education elements to more subjects

Education Bureau tells schools to add national education to subjects including English, maths, music, visual arts and PE.

Education in Hong Kong

80% of pupils get Hong Kong schools in their top 3 picks via allocation system

Latest preferable allocation rate marks drop from last year’s 83.7 per cent, with January seeing second-lowest number of pupils join system.

Education in Hong Kong

Letters | Hong Kong students must embrace creativity to compete globally

Readers discuss the need to revamp the education system, the quest for global talent, the ombudsman’s decision to remove part of its records, and a blight on Hong Kong’s countryside.

Students sit for the Diploma of Secondary Education Chinese language exam at a Tai Po school on April 11 last year. Technological disruption, global uncertainties and complex societal shifts demand far more from students than rote memorisation and standardised responses. Photo: Handout
Good Schools Guide

The Hong Kong Outstanding Student Award celebrates stellar secondary student achievements

The award honours students for academic excellence, community service and innovative projects in various fields – more than 160 schools contributed 473 award submissions.

More than 160 schools sent in 473 award submissions. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Diet plight of shoebox children Hong Kong’s shame

Study into youngsters living in Hong Kong’s deplorable subdivided living spaces found that nearly four in five are not getting enough nutrition.

Hong Kong society

Opinion | Ignoring primary school stress a ticking time bomb for Hong Kong

A recent survey reveals families of primary school children are the least happy, highlighting the need for mental health support to start early.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Up to 80% of poor kids in Hong Kong shoebox flats not eating enough healthy foods

World Vision Hong Kong also calls for more education for parents after finding most did not know proper intake levels of vegetables, grains and fruit.

Researchers have urged authorities to step up nutrition education efforts. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Nearly 30% of Hong Kong secondary pupils thought of self-harm, suicide: study

Survey from youth group federation also finds 63.5 per cent of students felt ‘down, depressed or hopeless’ two weeks before being polled.

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Good Schools Guide

Junior astronaut training programmes are sparking interest in space

Hong Kong children have a number of ways they can get involved with international space programmes, which offer them hands-on experiences.

Education in Hong Kong

Students in elite Hong Kong secondary school caught cheating in test

Principal of Queen’s College says results of tests will not count for those in offenders’ class.

Several students at Hong Kong’s oldest government school have been caught cheating in a standardised Chinese history test. Photo: David Wong
Education in Hong Kong

21 Hong Kong teachers punished for improper conduct with students, a 5-year high

Authorities struck off 10 of the 21 teachers last year, while the others received advisory, warning and reprimand letters.

In 2024, a total of 71 teachers were deregistered for a range of offences. Photo: Shutterstock
United States

Editorial | Giving up on Hong Kong’s school dropouts not an option

As more students skip classes, Hong Kong must ensure those children do not become life’s casualties and are offered ways to better themselves.

Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong schools slammed for poor performance despite getting more resources

Lawmaker and government adviser Regina Ip also calls for authorities to set KPIs to track cost-effectiveness of resource allocation to schools.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | After a year’s delay, Hong Kong is ready to roll out waste charging

Readers discuss the favourable conditions for implementing waste charging, the addictive nature of gaming, and making medical care more comfortable.

A resident takes plastic bottles to the Green@Community recycling collection point at Shek Lei Estate in Kwai Ching on January 9. Photo: Jelly Tse
Good Schools Guide

Are Hong Kong’s tiger parents harming their children’s futures?

To lessen the long-term impacts of strict parenting, experts advocate healthier relationships between parents and children.

The term tiger parenting is used to describe parents who are too intensely involved in their children’s lives. Photo: Getty Images
Education in Hong Kong

Letters | Hong Kong schools must combat the roots of toxic masculinity

Readers discuss teaching children how to regulate their own emotions, evaluating the feasibility of smaller classes, and a beloved Hong Kong flower.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong authorities concerned over alleged secret filming of pupil in Shenzhen

Classmates allegedly filmed boy, 13, while he was showering and circulated clip among pupils and on social media.

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