Co-authored by Kelvin Lee, business student at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Less than three days apart, two students aged 15 and 20 tragically took their lives. The former was a Form 4 student who excelled in track and field; the latter, a high-achieving third-year medical student at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. As students and parents grapple with the spate of suicides since the beginning of the academic year, much attention has been placed on the stressful environment fostered by parents and educators. After all, pre-university students are expected to go to school from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., spend an additional two hours at tutorial school and, on top of it all,...
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