Money – that’s what Hong Kong women want, survey finds
While it is a cliché that money can’t buy happiness, Hong Kong women have rated it as the most important factor for their well-being, according to a poll by YWCA released on Sunday. The second most...
View ArticleReview: soprano Anna Netrebko at height of her powers in Hong Kong debut
No star shines brighter in today’s operatic world than Anna Netrebko. Not since Maria Callas has any diva created such an impact. The Russian-born soprano started her career under Valery Gergiev’s...
View ArticleHong Kong should welcome the trend of citizen-led court watchdogs, not see...
A “court watch” programme – set up to monitor judges to ensure they do not abuse the powers entrusted...
View ArticleYuan rises sharply to 10-week high on Fed rate pause but Hong Kong still...
The yuan rose sharply on Thursday after the Federal Reserve’s downward revision of its expectations for interest rate increases sent the US dollar down against other currencies, but Hong Kong’s central...
View ArticleHong Kong Disneyland raises eyebrows with sudden resignation of managing...
Hong Kong Disneyland dropped a bombshell on Monday evening, announcing that managing director Andrew Kam had resigned “for personal reasons” and would...
View ArticleYoung, rich and well-connected: Hong Kong and mainland China rank high in...
Hong Kong and the mainland are among markets with the highest proportion of millennial entrepreneurs in the world, and those in the city might well earn more than their global counterparts, a recent...
View ArticleYoung, wealthy and well-connected: Hong Kong and mainland China rank high in...
Hong Kong and the mainland are among markets with the highest proportion of millennial entrepreneurs in the world, and those in the city might well earn more than their global counterparts, a recent...
View ArticleSpecial needs drama promotes understanding (City University of Hong Kong)
(Source: City University of Hong Kong) A stage play performed by students and alumni majoring in social work and psychology from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) aimed to promote a greater...
View ArticleFears for Hong Kong students after fifth suicide at Chinese University since...
A third-year Chinese University medical student took her own life yesterday – the fifth suicide at the Sha Tin institution in the six months since the start of the academic year. Two other students at...
View ArticleIn Hong Kong, too many young lives are being cut short by loss of trust and...
We weep with the city as we learn of the tragedies of young people ending their own lives. Even one is too many, let alone 20. We, too, were once young. We...
View ArticleHong Kong can’t go it alone, says Li Ka-shing
Hong Kong’s richest man, Li Ka-shing, said the idea of independence from the mainland was far-fetched and the conditions do not exist for the city to go it alone. Speaking to media after his two...
View ArticleHow Hong Kong can survive – even thrive – amid a decline in demand from...
According to the just-published outline of the 13th five-year plan, China’s average annual rate of growth will slow from 7.8 per cent in the previous five years to over 6.5 per cent, and per capita...
View Article03-03-2016: WANTED! Hong Kong Candidates for Orchestra Assistant Conductor...
(Source: Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Deborah Hennig Director of Marketing Tel: (852) 2721 9035 Email: deborah.hennig@hkphil.org Becky Lee Media Relations...
View ArticleBook now for The Merchant of Venice, Hong Kong Sevens kick-off party and...
The Merchant of Venice British actor Jonathan Pryce will lead the cast of The Merchant of Venice, an upcoming Globe Theatre production that will come to Hong Kong in September. The star of Wolf Hall...
View ArticleI overcame the pain, says student award winner
Student of the Year winners – past and present – addressed the tragic and topical issue of youth suicide yesterday. Proving her mettle in overcoming difficulties, this year’s grand prize winner, Cheng...
View ArticleStudent suicides in Hong Kong signal distressing lack of mental health...
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...
View Article‘It seemed like a dark world to me’: one Hong Kong mother tells her story of...
When her daughter took her own life seven years ago, Elaine (using a pseudonym) said it was as if the world around her just stopped. Her daughter had developed signs of mental illness when she was 18...
View ArticleChinese University of Hong Kong steps up efforts to help students following...
The Chinese University is to step up its counselling service under emergency measures worked out after the institution lost another of its students to suicide over the weekend. A psychiatrist will be...
View ArticleLocalism is becoming a force to be reckoned with in Hong Kong politics
The outcome of the Legislative Council by-election on Sunday may not have come as a surprise at first glance. Barrister Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu successfully defeated Democratic Alliance for Betterment and...
View ArticleTeam of psychologists to help depressed Hong Kong pupils after four suicides...
Schools will receive better student-counselling support from a team of psychologists provided by the government after four pupils committed suicide in five days. This is one of the measures the...
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