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Will the Hong Kong government’s new minimum wage increase be enough?

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  • Each week, two of our readers debate a hot topic in a showdown that doesn’t necessarily reflect their personal viewpoints
  • This round, they debate whether the rise in minimum wage after a four-year freeze will be enough to help the city’s lowest-paid workers
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CompetitionsBrain Game

Brain Game: What mascot would you create for Hong Kong? (Round 8)

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  • Our writing competition starts with 10 students who are eliminated one at a time based on your votes and YP Editors’ picks – who will you choose?
  • This week, contestants design a mascot for Hong Kong, from a cartoon ‘milk tea’ Chinese dolphin to a hybrid rabbit and panda
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LifestyleEnvironment

Green group says to reuse Lunar New Year red packets, send e-lai-see

by Sue Ng
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  • Hong Kong NGO Greeners Action aims to collect 8 million used red packets by February 27 for its Lai See Reuse and Recycle Programme
  • Every week, Talking Points gives you a worksheet to practise your reading comprehension with questions and exercises about the story we’ve written
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Letters to the EditorsFrom YP readers

Your Voice: Stop gun violence in the US (short letters)

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  • This week, one student writes about the recent mass shootings in California and the need for stronger gun laws in the United States
  • Another teen talks about how wearing a mask can make it difficult to read a person’s emotions and harm interpersonal relationships
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Letters to the EditorsFrom YP readers

Your Voice: Mica and the exploitation behind shiny make-up (long letters)

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  • Many children in developing countries do the dangerous work of mining mica, the mineral that adds a natural shine to cosmetics, writes one student
  • Another reader discusses how we can repair connections with friends, classmates and family members after years of Covid-19 restrictions
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Your VoiceTop 10

Top 10: What’s the best thing you ever bought in a convenience store?

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  • Students share the coolest and most interesting things they bought at the shop, from a superhero umbrella to Japanese rice balls
  • This week’s question: How do you get a good night’s sleep?
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Hong KongCoronavirus

Coronavirus: all borders between mainland China, Hong Kong to reopen from Monday

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  • PCR tests dropped for cross-border travellers with no history to overseas places in past week
  • Chief Executive John Lee announced details at press conference following HKMAO statement, says he has ‘fulfilled election promise’
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LivingAsking for a Friend

Help! How do I get my parents to stop comparing me to other people?

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  • Each week, we respond to a question from our readers and give advice and resources they can turn to
  • This week, we help a student being pressured by their family to be more like their friends
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GlobalFor teens

Ancient Egyptians made mummies using ingredients from as far as Southeast Asia

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  • While many substances came from the Mediterranean, archaeologists were surprised to find gum from the dammar tree, which grows only in tropical Southeast Asia
  • Need for mummification materials may have been an early driver of globalisation and trade
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LifestyleSocial issues

A YouTuber cured 1,000 blind people for a video. But is it performative altruism?

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  • MrBeast is famous for his charitable endeavours and recently paid for eye surgery for 1,000 people, on top of gifting them cars and money for university
  • While many have praised his actions, they question the ethics behind filming his good acts to have content for his channel, calling it ‘dehumanising’
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Hong Kong

Cross-border students return to in-person classes in Hong Kong after 3-year hiatus

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  • Some students chose to begin class ahead of government’s schedule, which would exempt them from travel quotas, opting instead to return on first day of term
  • PCR tests every 48 hours remain headache for families who hope authorities will soon announce exemptions
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AsiaChina

Coronavirus: Beijing has hit ‘temporary herd immunity’, health official says

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  • Number of people seeking treatment for Covid-19 at major hospitals fell by over 40 per cent between January 23 and 29 compared to the previous week, newspaper reports
  • Authorities said the number of daily Covid deaths nationwide had fallen by nearly 80 per cent since the start of January
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EnvironmentTechnology

Climate change conspiracies surge on social media, reports say

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  • Analysis counted 1.1 million tweets or retweets using strong climate-sceptic terms in 2022, nearly twice the figure for 2021
  • US-based campaign group blamed Musk, who reinstated numerous banned Twitter accounts and allowed users to pay for a blue tick
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Hong KongEducation

Infected Hong Kong students no longer required to sit for DSE in special centres

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  • Education Bureau had set up special centre at Penny’s Bay quarantine facility last year for students who were infected with Covid-19 or close contacts of patients
  • Sources say arrangement will be scrapped for exams in April, but bureau yet to announce whether students who test positive for Covid will sit alongside their peers
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